[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 246 (Thursday, December 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 72140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33352]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-1999-6669]
Information Collection Available for Public Comments and
Recommendations
Action: Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) intentions to
request approval for three years of an existing information collection
entitled, ``Maritime Administration Service Obligation Compliance
Report and Merchant Marine Reserve, U.S. Naval Reserve (USNR), Annual
Report.''
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before February 22, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor E. Jones, Jr., Director, Office
of Maritime Labor, Training and Safety, MAR-250, Room 7302, Maritime
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590, telephone
number: 202-366-5755 or fax 202-493-2288. Copies of this collection can
be obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: ``Maritime Administration Service Obligation
Compliance Report and Merchant Marine Reserve, U.S. Naval Reserve
(USNR), Annual Report.''
Type of Request: Approval of an existing information collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.
Form Number: MA-930.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the date of approval.
Summary of Collection of Information: Every student and graduate of
the USMMA and subsidized State maritime academy student and graduate
incurs a mandatory service obligation in the U.S. merchant marine.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collection is
necessary to determine if a graduate of the USMMA or subsidized State
maritime academy graduate is complying with the requirement to submit
annually a form to MARAD. This form is used to determine if a graduate
has complied with the terms of the service obligation for that year.
Description of Respondents: Every student and graduate of the USMMA
and subsidized State maritime academy student incurs a mandatory
service obligation in the U.S. merchant marine.
Annual Responses: 3000 responses.
Annual Burden: 1500 hours.
Comments: Signed written comments should refer to the docket number
that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted to the
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20590. Comments may also be submitted by electronic
means via the Internet at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Specifically,
address whether this information collection is necessary for proper
performance of the function of the agency and will have practical
utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this
burden, and ways to enhance quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected. All comments received will be available
for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., et.
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version
of this document is available on the World Wide Web at http://
dms.dot.gov.
Dated: December 20, 1999.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-33352 Filed 12-22-99; 8:45 am]
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