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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2012)]

[Notices]

[Pages 1942-1944]

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

[FR Doc No: 2012-400]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-1014]

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 Information Collection Requests (ICRs),

abstracted below, 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. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only

impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before

February 13, 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) and/or to OIRA. To avoid

duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following means:

(1) Online: (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulations.gov. (b) To OIRA by email via: [email protected] .

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

W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) To

OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk Officer

for the Coast Guard.

(3) Hand Delivery: To DMF 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: (a) To DMF, (202) 493-2251. (b) To OIRA at (202) 395-6566.

To ensure your comments are received in a timely manner, mark the fax,

attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.

The DMF maintains the public docket for this Notice. Comments and

material

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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, U.S. Coast

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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 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. These comments will help OIRA determine whether to approve

the ICRs 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 2011-1014], and must be received by February 13,

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. 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 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.

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 Numbers: 1625-0028 and 1625-0069.

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).

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 68772, November 7, 2011)

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited one comment. The

commenter asked the Coast Guard to consider revising the submission

format to reflect the content, a subject heading that does the same and

condense the redundant verbiage.

Much of the language in these Information Collection Requests is

mandated by statute and regulations of the Office of Management and

Budget. That language must remain in the Notices. The Coast Guard

acknowledges that it goes to great lengths to inform the public of the

various means of submission of comments to the docket and how these

comments can be viewed in the public docket. We also feel that it is

desirable to inform potential submitters of the Privacy Act

ramifications of these comments. The Coast Guard will consider the

content of this comment in future revisions to our ICRs to OMB.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Course Approval and Records for Merchant Marine Training

Schools.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0028.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Merchant marine training schools.

Abstract: 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.

Forms: None.

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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.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Owners and operators of certain vessels.

Abstract: This collection requires the master of a vessel to

provide information that details the vessel operator's ballast water

management efforts. Forms: CG-5662.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 60,727 hours a year.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: December 23, 2011.

R.E. Day,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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