Course Record For Merchant Mariner

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. COAST GUARD

Course Approval and Records for Merchant Marine Training Schools

OMB No. 1625-0028 Exp: 01/31/2012

Who must comply?	Merchant mariner training schools teaching approved courses.
What is this collection about?	This information is used by the Coast Guard (CG) to ensure training courses and programs meet minimum standards for Coast guard approval.
Where do I find the requirements for this information?	46 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 10
When must information be submitted to the Coast Guard?	When a merchant mariner training school requires course approval from the U.S. Coast Guard.
How is the information submitted?	In written or electronic form. The contact list for information submission can be found at: http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/.
What happens when complete information is received?	Respondents will be informed by Coast Guard that they meet the minimum training requirements.
For additional information, contact--	Your local REC, or the NMC. For REC info, visit— http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/rec_information.asp .; For the NMC, visit— http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/default.asp .

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

The Coast Guard estimates that the average burden per response for this report varies per information collection—about 21 hours per course approval request; 40 hours for course recordkeeping; up to 206 hours for quality standards system manual development. You may submit any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate or any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Commandant (CG-522), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2^nd St. SW Stop 7126, Washington D.C. 20593-7126 or Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1625-0040), Washington, DC 20503.