Licensing and Manning Requirements for Officers on Towing Vessels

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30 Day Federal Register.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-20
1625-0078 60-Day FRN.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-20
1625-0062_StatA.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-09-17
1625-0078_SS_r1_2010.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-01-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
20601	New Applicants Instruction	Modified
182750	Companies Instruction	Modified
182749	Existing Applicants Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1625-0078	ICR Reference No: 201009-1625-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200706-1625-005
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCG	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Licensing and Manning Requirements for Officers on Towing Vessels
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 05/11/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/17/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2011
Responses	16,316	0	19,764
Time Burden (Hours)	16,770	0	19,764
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Licensing and manning requirements ensure that towing vessels operating on the navigable waters of the U.S. are under the control of licensed officers who meet certain qualification and training standards.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 46 USC Part 10 Name of Law: Shipping
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 59278	09/27/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 80512	12/22/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
New Applicants
Existing Applicants
Companies

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	16,316	19,764	0	0	-3,448	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,770	19,764	0	0	-2,994	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The change in burden is an ADJUSTMENT due to a change (i.e., decrease) in the mariner and company populations. There is quite a bit of variance within the reported population of the towing vessel industry. First, many companies that operate towing vessels organize into subsidiary levels by geography, area of operation, or other ways. Some reports count all of the subsidiary companies along with the parent company, but we have chosen to just count the parent company. Second, there is normal fluctuation within the towing vessel population due to new companies, consolidation, and companies going out of business. Third, with the economic downturn, we expect the rate of industry business failures to be higher than in a typical year. Because of these factors, the population is lower than we reported in the last supporting statement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $129,168

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 02/17/2011

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