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BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P 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. 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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