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OMB Control No: 2133-0550	ICR Reference No: 202511-2133-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-2133-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/MARAD	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Maritime Administration (MARAD) Mariner Preparedness Exercise (PrepEx) Survey (MARAD Mariner PrepEx Survey)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/05/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/30/2025
Terms of Clearance: The agency will work to see if there are ways to improve sampling through cooperation with USCG or other data sources.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2026
Responses	1,750	0	1,523
Time Burden (Hours)	146	0	127
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,750	1,523	227
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	146	127	19
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: During the most recent administration of this survey in April 2025, 1,463 mariners were needed to crew the 48 ships in the RRF fleet. MARAD anticipates that the RRF fleet will increase from 48 ships (as of July 2025) to 57 ships by the end of FY 2026. Therefore, the number of mariners needed to crew a projected RRF fleet of 57 ships will increase to no more than 1,750.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Michael DaPonte 202 366-7627

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