Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; 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. Chapter 35), 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 September 8, 1997 [62 FR 47235].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Crawford Ellerbe, 202/366-2643,

Office of Maritime Labor, Training and Safety, Maritime Administration,

MAR-250, Room 7302, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

Title: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Application for Admission and

Pre-Candidate Application.

OMB Number: 2133-0010.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals desiring to become students at the

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Abstract: This collection consists of form KP-3-4 (Pre-Candidate

Application), and KP-2-65 (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Application for

Admission). These forms are completed by individuals wishing to be

admitted as students to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and are

reviewed by staff members of the Academy.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 12,500.

Number of Respondents: 2,500.

Needs and Users: The collected information is necessary to perform

the reviews required in order to permit payment of Maintenance and

Repair subsidy.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT 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 November 20, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clerance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-31302 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]

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