1625-0018 60-Day FRN

[Federal Register: April 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 68)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-0209]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0018

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request

(ICR) and Analysis to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of

information: 1625-0018, Official Logbook. Before submitting this ICR to

OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before June 9, 2008.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2008-

0209] please use only one of the following means:

(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.

(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (DMF) (M-30), U.S. Department

of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

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(3) Hand delivery: DMF between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is

202-366-9329.

(4) Fax: 202-493-2251.

The DMF maintains the public docket for this notice. Comments and

material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in

this notice as being available in the docket, will become part of this

docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140

on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket on the Internet

at http://www.regulations.gov.

A copy of the complete ICR is available through this docket on the

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are

available from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters

(Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-

0001. The telephone number is 202-475-3523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of

Information Management, telephone 202-475-3523, or fax 202-475-3929,

for questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program

Manager, Docket Operations, 202-366-9826, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this information

collection request should be granted based on it being necessary for

the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the

Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical

utility of the collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of

the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of information subject to the collections; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of collections on respondents, including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. We will post all comments received, without

change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will include any personal

information you provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their

DMF. Please see the paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy'' below.

Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the

docket number [USCG-2008-0209], indicate the specific section of the

document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each

comment. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail

address, or other contact information in the body of your document so

that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.

You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, mail,

fax, or delivery to the DMF at the address under ADDRESSES; but please

submit them by only one means. If you submit them by mail or delivery,

submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches,

suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail

and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a

stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all

comments and material received during the comment period. We may change

the documents supporting this collection of information or even the

underlying requirements in view of them.

Viewing comments and documents: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to

view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the

docket. Enter the docket number [USCG-2008-0209] in the Search box, and

click, ``Go>>.'' You may also visit the DMF in room W12-140 on the West

Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC,

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments

received in dockets by the name of the individual submitting the

comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an

association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Privacy

Act Statement of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11,

2000 (65 FR 19477), or by visiting http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

Information Collection Request

Title: Official Logbook.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0018.

Summary: The Official Logbook contains information on the vessel's

crew, drills, and operations conducted during the voyage. Official

Logbook entries identify all particulars of the nature of the voyage,

including the name of the ship, official number, port of registry,

tonnage, names, merchant mariner document numbers of the master and

crew, and class of ship. In addition, it also contains entries for the

vessel's drafts, maintenance of watertight integrity of the ship,

drills/inspections, crew list with report of character, a summary of

laws applicable to logbooks, and miscellaneous entries.

Need: Sections 11301 through 11303 of Title 46 of the United States

Code (U.S.C.) require most merchant vessels to have and maintain an

Official Logbook, or face penalties. See Coast Guard regulations 46 CFR

35.07-5, 78.37-3, 97.35-3, 109.431, 131.610, 196.35-3 and 197.480 as

examples that reflect the requirements for various types of vessels or

facilities. The Official Logbook contains information about the vessel,

voyage, and crew. Lack of these particulars would make it difficult for

a seaman to verify vessel employment and wages, and for the Coast Guard

to verify compliance with laws and regulations concerning vessel

operations and safety procedures. The Official Logbook serves as an

official record of recordable events transpiring at sea such as births,

deaths, marriages, disciplinary actions, etc. Absent the Official Log,

there would no official civil record of these events. The courts accept

log entries as proof that the logged event occurred. If this

information were not collected, the Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel

Safety Program would suffer, as there would be no official record of

U.S. merchant vessel voyages. Similarly, those seeking to prove that a

logable event occurred would not have any record available.

Forms: Official Logbook, CG-706B.

Respondents: Federal agency maritime casualty investigators, Coast

Guard inspectors, and shipping companies.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 1,750 hours a year.

Dated: March 28, 2008.

D.T. Glenn,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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