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2133-0010 201106-2133-001
Historical Active 200805-2133-003
DOT/MARAD 2133-0010
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for Admission
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 11/18/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/30/2011
Before the next application cycle starting in March 2012, MARAD shall revise the race/ethnicity questions to comport with OMB guidelines. Amongst other things, the race and ethnicity questions should be separate, with the ethnicity question coming first. The choices should be amended too; for example, “Black” should be changed to “Black or African-American” and “Hispanic” to “Hispanic or Latino.” Finally, the race instructions should tell the respondent to “Select one or more.” The complete guidelines can be found on the OIRA website at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg_1997standards/. MARAD shall also amend the burden estimate listed on the application to explain how much burden is for the applicant and how much is for the school official. Currently the form seems to indicate the applicant will need to commit five hours, when in fact his or her burden is less than that. MARAD shall not collect application data next cycle until it makes these changes, and the agency shall submit the revised application to OMB for review in January, 2012. During this current review, MARAD moved the cost of the application process to question 13, monetized the time burden in question 12, and uploaded the complete application.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
03/31/2012 36 Months From Approved 11/30/2011
2,500 0 2,500
12,500 0 12,500
0 0 0