[Federal Register: June 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 105)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

 
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The nature of the 
information collection is described as well as its expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
March 16, 1999 [64 FR 13048].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 2, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crawford Ellerbe, Office of Maritime 
Labor, Training and Safety, MAR-250, Maritime Administration, Room 
7302, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-
5755 or FAX 202-493-2288. Copies of this collection can also be 
obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title: Request for Waiver of Service Obligation/Request for 
Deferment of Service Obligation.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0510.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: 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.
    Form (s): MA-355; MA-528; MA-742; MA-828; and MA-942.
    Abstract: This information collection is essential for determining 
if a student or graduate of the U.S. 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 75.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on May 27, 1999.
Joel C. Richard
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-13949 Filed 6-1-99; 8:45 am]
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