The Maritime Administration MARAD invites public comments on our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget OMB approval to renew an information collection in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0549 Centers of Excellence CoE for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education Annual Application for Designation is used to determine the eligibility of certain qualified training entities to apply for CoE designation. Due to a change in the CoE program designation duration the total responses respondents and burden hours for this collection have reduced since the last renewal. We are required to publish this notice in the