30 Day Federal Register

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2012)]

[Notices]

[Pages 35703-35704]

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

[FR Doc No: 2012-14548]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2012-0173]

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 an extension

of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0048,

Vessel Reporting Requirements. Our ICR describes 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 July

16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2012-0173] 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 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:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov.

A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the Internet

at http:[sol][sol]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 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. 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 2012-0173], and must be received by July 16,

2012. We will post all comments received, without change, to

http:[sol][sol]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-

2012-0173], 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:[sol][sol]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 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:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2012-0173'' in the

``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery,

submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8[frac12] 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.

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Viewing Comments and Documents

To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this Notice as

being available in the docket, go to

http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box,

which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box

insert ``USCG-2012-0173'' 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:[sol][sol]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: 1625-0048.

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 (77 FR 18253, March 27, 2012)

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.

Information Collection Requests

Title: Vessel Reporting Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0048.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for profit organizations.

Abstract: Owners, Charterers, Managing Operators, or Agents of U.S.

vessels must immediately notify the Coast Guard if they believe the

vessel may be lost or in danger. The Coast Guard uses this information

to investigate the situation and, when necessary, plan appropriate

search and rescue operations.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains 137 hours per

year.

Dated: June 7, 2012.

R.E. Day,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 2012-14548 Filed 6-13-12; 8:45 am]

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