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OMB Control No: 2133-0555	ICR Reference No: 202605-2133-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202201-2133-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/MARAD	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Mariner Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/11/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	5,162	690
Time Burden (Hours)	1,721	247
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	5,162	690	4,472
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,721	247	1,474
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: OMB 2133-0555 (Mariner Survey Pretest) is being revised and renamed (Mariner Survey), to reflect the transition from a pretest survey to a full biennial voluntary survey of merchant mariners. Since the implementation of this survey, the total respondents, responses, and burden hours increased from 690, 690, and 247 hours to 5,162, 5,162, and 1,721 hours respectively. Additionally, there were minor changes to clarify some of the survey questions, while the Cognitive Interview instrument was eliminated.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $135,050

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: Kevin Lau 202 366-4623

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