60 Day Frn

[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.

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