[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71068-71069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27680]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2019-0205]


Request for Comments on the Approval of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Merchant Marine Medals and Awards

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on 
our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval to renew an information collection. The information to be 
collected will be used by MARAD personnel to process and verify 
requests for service awards. We are required to publish this notice in 
the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. MARAD-
2019-0205] through one of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Search using the above DOT docket number and follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 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.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the Department's performance; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the Department to 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; 
and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the 
quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or 
include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this 
information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deveeda Midgette, 202-366-2354, Office 
of Sealift Support, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Merchant Marine Medals and Awards.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0506.

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    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: This collection of information provides a method of 
awarding merchant marine medals and decorations to masters, officers, 
and crew members of U.S. ships in recognition of their service in areas 
of danger during the operations by the Armed Forces of the United 
States in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Operation Desert Storm.
    Respondents: Master, officers and crew members of U.S. ships.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 550.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 550.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 550.
    Frequency of Response: Annually,

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.93.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: December 18, 2019.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-27680 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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