[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 189 (Thursday, October 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47899-47900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19297]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0828]


Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: MARAD Exercise Breakout Survey

AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: MARAD invites public comments on its intention to request 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information 
collection in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
proposed collection OMB 2133-0550 titled MARAD Exercise Breakout Survey 
is being renamed ``MARAD Mariner Preparedness Exercise Survey (Mariner 
PrepEx Survey)'' to reflect the new name of the exercise program, which 
includes this survey. Since the last renewal, survey questions 1 and 2 
are being updated to include additional modes of communication that may 
be restricted, while mariners are actively supporting Department of 
Defense Missions aboard MARAD ships. There was also an increase in the 
totals for respondents, responses, and burden hours. MARAD is required 
to publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2025-
0828 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Search 
using the above DOT docket number and follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments.
     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.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this rulemaking.

    Note:  All comments received will be posted without change to 
www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided.

    Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of 
information is reasonable for the Department's

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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 lessened 
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: Michael DaPonte, 202-366-7627, 
Division of Sealift Operations and Emergency Response (MAR-612), 
Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: MARAD) Mariner Preparedness Exercise Survey (Mariner PrepEx 
Survey).
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0550.
    Type of Request: Extension with change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The Mariner PrepEx Survey is a component of MARAD's 
Mariner Preparedness Exercise Program. The survey will be conducted on 
a voluntary basis and provide vital information to the Ready Reserve 
Force (RRF) program. Periodic surveying is necessary in view of the 
dynamics that affect the RRF program, which include changes in the RRF 
fleet composition, readiness status, ship location, as well as changes 
to the seafaring manpower base. The survey is an integral part of the 
Mariner Preparedness Exercise Program and is designed to gauge 
mariner's training and military experience levels, willingness to 
participate in time of national need, and awareness of working in a 
contested environment.
    Respondents: Merchant Mariners.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,750.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,750.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.0833 (5 minutes).
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 145.83/146 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once Annually.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 
as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administration.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-19297 Filed 10-1-25; 8:45 am]
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