[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68772-68773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28717]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2011-1014]
Information Collection Requests 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 Information Collection Requests
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of
its approval for the following collections of information: 1625-0028,
Course Approval and Records for Merchant Marine Training Schools and
1625-0069, Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks
Entering U.S. Waters. Our ICRs describe the information we seek to
collect from the public. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA, the
Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before January 6,
2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2011-1014] 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.
Copies of the ICRs are 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, US 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 these ICRs should be
granted based on the Collections 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 the Collections on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. In response to your comments, we may revise these ICRs or
decide not to seek approval for the Collections. 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-2011-1014], and
must be received by January 6, 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-
2011-1014], 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-2011-1014'' 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-2011-1014'' 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 the January 17, 2008, issue of
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Information Collection Requests.
1. Title: Course Approval and Records for Merchant Marine Training
Schools.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0028.
Summary: The information is needed to ensure that merchant marine
training schools meet minimal statutory requirements. The information
is used to approve the curriculum, facility and faculty for these
schools.
Need: Section 7315 of 46 U.S.C. authorizes an applicant for a
license or document to substitute the completion of an approved course
for a portion of the required sea service. Section 10.302 of 46 CFR
contains the Coast Guard regulations for course approval.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Merchant marine training schools.
Frequency: Five years for reporting; one year for recordkeeping.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 97,260 hours a year.
2. Title: Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks
Entering U.S. Waters.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0069.
Summary: This collection requires the master of a vessel to provide
information that details the vessel operator's ballast water management
efforts.
Need: The information is needed to ensure compliance with 16 U.S.C.
4711 and the requirements in 33 CFR part 151, subparts C and D
regarding the management of ballast water, to prevent the introduction
and spread of aquatic nuisance species into U.S. waters. The
information is also used for research and periodic reporting to
Congress.
Forms: CG-5662.
Respondents: Owners and operators of certain vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 60,727 hours a year.
Dated: October 31, 2011.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-28717 Filed 11-4-11; 8:45 am]
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