60 Day FRN

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2011)]

[Notices]

[Pages 52338-52339]

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

[FR Doc No: 2011-21342]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0750]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget

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

Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of

revisions to the following collection of information: 1625-0006,

Shipping Articles. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect

from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is

inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before October 21,

2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2011-0750] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate

submissions, please use only one of the following means:

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

(2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

(3) Hand delivery: 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. To ensure your comments are received in a

timely manner, mark the fax, to attention Desk Officer for the Coast

Guard.

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, copies are available from:

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

Guard, 2100 2nd Street, 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 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 Collection. 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

Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection;

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information

subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the

Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information technology. In response to

your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek approval of

revisions of the Collection. We will consider all comments and material

received during the comment period.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of

the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2011-0750], and

must be received by October 21, 2011. 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-

2011-0750], indicate the specific section of the document to which each

comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. If you submit a

comment online via http://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 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 hand 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-2011-0750''

in the ``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand

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

comments 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-2011-0750'' and click

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

You may also visit the DMF in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the

DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590,

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

holidays.

Privacy Act

Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a Privacy Act statement

regarding Coast Guard public dockets in

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the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Request

Title: Shipping Articles.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0006.

Summary: Title 46 United States Code Sec. Sec. 10302 and 10502 and

Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 14.201 require applicable

owners, charterers, managing operators, masters, or individuals in

charge to make a shipping agreement in writing with each seaman before

the seaman commences employment. Additionally, 46 CFR 14.313 requires

shipping companies to submit Shipping Articles to the Coast Guard:

Three years after the article was generated; upon going out of business

or merger with another company; or upon request by the Coast Guard.

Upon receipt and acceptance, Shipping Articles are transferred and

archived at the Federal Records Center in Suitland, Maryland.

Need: This collection provides verification, identification,

location and employment information of U.S. merchant mariners: (1) To

Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies for use in criminal

or civil law enforcement purposes, (2) to shipping companies, (3) to

labor unions, (4) to seaman's authorized representatives, (5) to

seaman's next of kin, and (6) whenever the disclosure of such

information would be in the best interest of the seaman or his/her

family.

Forms: CG-705A.

Respondents: Shipping companies.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 18,000 hours a year.

Dated: August 16, 2011.

R.E. Day,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 2011-21342 Filed 8-19-11; 8:45 am]

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