30 Day Frn

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]

[Notices]

[Pages 78286-78287]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2011-32231]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0902]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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

U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR),

abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of a

revision to the following collection of information: 1625-0004, United

States Coast Guard Academy Application and Supplemental Forms. 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 January 17,

2012.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2011-

0902], 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 (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200

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

(3) Hand deliver: Same as mail address above, between 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 the

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 the docket on the Internet

at http://www.regulations.gov.

A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the Internet

at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, a copy is available from:

Commandant (CG-611), Attn Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast

Guard, 2100 2nd St. SW., STOP 7101, Washington, DC 20593-7101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office

of Information Management, telephone (202) 475-3652, 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

This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to

OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard

collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains

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information describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's

likely burden on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity

of the Collection, and other important information describing the

Collections. There is one ICR for each Collection.

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be

granted based on the collection 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 collection; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of the collections on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or other forms of information

technology. These comments will help OIRA determine whether to approve

the ICR referred to in this Notice.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the

OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number

of this request, [USCG 2011-0902], and must be received by January 17,

2012. 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

``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.

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

docket number [USCG-2011-0902], indicate the specific section of the

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

comment. You may submit your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use

only one of these means. If you submit a comment online via

www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received by the Coast Guard

when you successfully transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver,

or mail your comment, it will be considered as having been received by

the Coast Guard when it is received at the DMF. We recommend you

include your name, mailing address, an email 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. To submit your comment online, go

to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2011-0902'' in the

``Keyword'' box. 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 and will address them

accordingly.

Viewing Comments and Documents

To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this Notice as

being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, click

on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted in

blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2011-0902'' and click

``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.

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.

OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain after the comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice

of Action on each ICR will become available via a hyperlink in the OMB

Control Number: [1625-0004].

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

regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of the

Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (76 FR 62426, October 7, 2011)

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request

Title: United States Coast Guard Academy Application and

Supplemental Forms.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0004.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Approximately 4,500 applicants apply annually to the

U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Abstract: This collection contains the application and all

supplemental forms required to be considered as an applicant to the

U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Forms: CGA-14, CGA-14A, CGA-14B, CGA-14C, CGA-14D.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 8,100

annual hours to 6,750 annual hours.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: December 12, 2011.

C.A. Mathieu,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command,

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 2011-32231 Filed 12-15-11; 8:45 am]

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