Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection

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#  Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection

**AGENCY:**

Maritime Administration (MARAD).

**ACTION:**

Notice and request for comments.

**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 is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A *Federal Register* Notice with a 60-day comment  period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on November 29, 2013 ( *Federal Register* 71713, Vol. 78, No. 230).

**DATES:**

Comments must be submitted on or before April 14, 2014.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Michael Romstadt, Training Instructor (Firefighting), Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W28-302, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone (419) 259-6362 or email: *[email protected].*

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

*Title:* Supplementary Training Course Application.

*OMB Control Number:* 2133-0030.

*Type of Request:* Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection.

*Abstract:* Section 1305(a) of the Maritime Education and Training Act of 1980 indicates that the Secretary of Transportation may provide maritime-related training to merchant mariners of the United States and to individuals preparing for a career in the merchant marine of the United States. Also, the U.S. Coast Guard requires a firefighting certificate for U.S. merchant marine officers. This collection provides the information necessary for the maritime schools to plan their course offerings and for applicants to complete their certificate requirements.

*Affected Public:* U.S. Merchant Marine Seamen, both officers and unlicensed personnel, and other U.S. citizens employed in other areas of waterborne commerce.

*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 500.

*Estimated Number of Responses:* 500.

*Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 25.

*Addresses:* Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 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.

**Authority:**

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:93.

Dated: March 10, 2014.

Julie P. Agarwal,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.