At MARAD's
request, OIRA is approving this new collection for one year. When
MARAD renews this collection, it will seek comment on the entirety
of the collection on both its 60- and 30-day notices prior to
approval.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
200
0
0
4,800
0
0
0
0
0
Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 54102, the
Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Maritime
Administrator, may designate eligible and qualified training
entities as Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce
Training and Education (CoE). Interested covered training
institutions will voluntarily apply to MARAD with sufficient
information to demonstrate they meet the designation criteria. Even
though the collection is voluntarily, it is also required to obtain
and/or retain benefits. The MARAD application procedure and program
details will be available to the public on its website
https://www.maritime.dot.gov/education/maritime-centers-excellence.
US Code:
46
USC 54102 Name of Law: Financial Assistance Program
This is a new collection. This
collection of information is necessary to implement Section 3507 of
the National Defense Authorization Act of 2018, Public Law 115–91
(the ‘‘Act”), codified at 46 U.S.C. 54102, which provided the
Secretary of Transportation with the discretionary authority to
designate eligible and qualified entities as CoEs. CoE designations
will serve to assist the maritime industry in obtaining and
maintaining the highest quality workforce.
$641,200
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Nuns Jain 757 322-5802
nuns.jain@dot.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.