Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR

describes the nature of the information collection and its expected

burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following collection of information was

published on August 12, 1996 [FR 61, 41819-41820].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Weaver, Information Collection

Clearance Officer, Maritime Administration, MAR-318, Room 7301, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-5755 or

fax 202-366-3889. Copies of this collection can also be obtained from

that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Title: Maritime Administration Service Obligation Compliance Report

and Merchant.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously

approved information collection for which approval has expired.

OMB Control Number: 2133-0509.

Affected Public: Every student and graduate of the USMMA and

subsidized State maritime academy student.

Abstract: 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 Service Obligation

Compliance Report form to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). This

form is used to determine if a graduate has complied with the terms of

the service obligation for that year.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1500 hours.

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.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-10046 Filed 4-17-97; 8:45 am]

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