[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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