[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 13048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6359]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-99-5194]
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's) intentions to
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved
information collection.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before May 17, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crawford Ellerbe, Office of Maritime
Labor, Training and Safety, MAR-250, Maritime Administration, 400
Seventh St., S.W., Room 7302, Washington, D.C. 20590. Telephone: 202-
366-5755, or FAX 202-493-2288. Copies of this collection can also be
obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation/
Request for Deferment of Service Obligation.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0510.
Form Numbers: MA-355; MA-528; MA-742; MA-828; and, MA-942.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 1999.
Summary of Collection of Information: This information collection
is essential for determining if a student or graduate of the United
States Merchant Marine Academy(USMMA) or subsidized student or graduate
of a State Maritime Academy has a waivable situation preventing them
from fulfilling the requirements of a service obligation contract
signed at the time of their enrollment in a Federal maritime training
program.
Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is
necessary for MARAD to determine if waivers and deferments of the
service obligation may be granted.
Description of Respondents: Students and graduates of the U.S.
Merchant Marine Academy and subsidized students or graduates of the
State Maritime Academies who request waivers of service obligations.
Annual Responses: 75
Annual Burden: 20 minutes each or 25 hours total.
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, D.C. 20590. 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.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: March 11, 1999.
Joel C. Richard,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-6359 Filed 3-15-99; 8:45 am]
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