Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for Admission

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#  Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for Admission

**AGENCY:**

Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of Transportation.

**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 February 18, 2015 ( *Federal Register* 8755, Vol. 80, No. 32).

**DATES:**

Comments must be submitted on or before June 8, 2015.

**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.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

*Title:* U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for Admission.

*OMB Control Number:* 2133-0010.

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

*Abstract:* The collection consists of Parts I, II, and III of Form KP 2-65 (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application). Part I of the form is completed by individuals wishing to be admitted as students to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

*Affected Public:* Individuals desiring to become students at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

*Forms:* KP 2-65.

*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 2,500.

*Estimated Number of Responses:* 2,500.

*Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 12,500.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

**Authority:**

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93

Dated: May 4, 2015.

Thomas M. Hudson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.