Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Information To Determine Seamen's Reemployment Rights-National Emergency, 20568 [2020-07678]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 71 / Monday, April 13, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2020–0064]
Request for Comments of a Previously
Approved Information Collection:
Information To Determine Seamen’s
Reemployment Rights—National
Emergency
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 7, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rodney McFadden, 202–366–2647,
Office of Maritime Labor and Training,
Maritime Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Information to Determine
Seamen’s Reemployment Rights—
National Emergency.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0526.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Background: This collection is needed
in order to implement provisions of the
Maritime Security Act of 1996. These
provisions grant re-employment rights
and other benefits to certain merchant
seamen serving aboard vessels used by
the United States during times of
national emergencies. The Maritime
Security Act of 1996 establishes the
procedures for obtaining the necessary
MARAD certification for re-employment
rights and other benefits.
Respondents: U.S. merchant seamen
who have completed designated
national service during a time of
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maritime mobilization need and are
seeking re-employment with a prior
employer.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 10.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated time per Respondent: 1 hr.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 10.
Public Comments Invited: 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: April 8, 2020.
By order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2020–0062]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
VICARIOUS (Catamaran); Invitation for
Public Comments
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.build requirements of the coastwise
trade laws to allow the carriage of no
more than twelve passengers for hire on
vessels, which are three years old or
more. A request for such a waiver has
been received by MARAD. The vessel,
and a brief description of the proposed
service, is listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket Number
MARAD–2020–0062 by any one of the
following methods:
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Search
MARAD–2020–0062 and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility is in the West
Building, Ground Floor of the U.S.
Department of Transportation. The
Docket Management Facility location
address is: U.S. Department of
Transportation, MARAD–2020–0062,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building, Room W12–140, Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except on
Federal holidays.
Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your
comments, we recommend that you
include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a
telephone number in the body of your
document so that we can contact you if
we have questions regarding your
submission.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
specific docket number. All comments
received will be posted without change
to the docket at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, see the section
entitled Public Participation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel VICARIOUS is:
—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: ‘‘I
intend to take passengers out for pleasure
cruises. Both day charter and overnight.’’
—Geographic Region Including Base of
Operations: ‘‘New Jersey, New York
(excluding New York Harbor), Connecticut,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Maine’’ (Base of Operations:
Newport, RI)
—Vessel Length and Type: 48′ catamaran
The complete application is available
for review identified in the DOT docket
as MARAD–2020–0062 at https://
www.regulations.gov. Interested parties
may comment on the effect this action
may have on U.S. vessel builders or
businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag
vessels. If MARAD determines, in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388, that the issuance of the waiver will
have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.vessel builder or a business that uses
U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
waiver will not be granted. Comments
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2020-0064]
Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Information To Determine Seamen's Reemployment Rights--
National Emergency
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 7, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney McFadden, 202-366-2647, Office
of Maritime Labor and Training, Maritime Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Information to Determine Seamen's Reemployment Rights--
National Emergency.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0526.
Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Background: This collection is needed in order to implement
provisions of the Maritime Security Act of 1996. These provisions grant
re-employment rights and other benefits to certain merchant seamen
serving aboard vessels used by the United States during times of
national emergencies. The Maritime Security Act of 1996 establishes the
procedures for obtaining the necessary MARAD certification for re-
employment rights and other benefits.
Respondents: U.S. merchant seamen who have completed designated
national service during a time of maritime mobilization need and are
seeking re-employment with a prior employer.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated time per Respondent: 1 hr.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10.
Public Comments Invited: 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: April 8, 2020.
By order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-07678 Filed 4-10-20; 8:45 am]
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