30 Day Federal Register

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

[Notices]

[Pages 35701-35703]

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

[FR Doc No: 2012-14540]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2012-0082]

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 approval of a

revision to the following collections of information: 1625-0012,

Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariner and 1625-0040, Application

for Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC), Merchant Mariner Medical

Certificate Evaluation Report, Small Vessel Sea Service Form, DOT/USCG

Periodic Drug Testing Form, and Merchant Mariner Evaluation of Fitness

for Entry Level Ratings, Merchant Mariner Credential, Merchant Mariner

Medical Certificate, Recognition of Foreign Certificate.

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 July

16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2012-0082] 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://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: 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,

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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 2012-0082], and must be received by July 16,

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-

2012-0082], 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 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-2012-0082'' 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.

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-2012-0082'' 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: 1625-0012 and 1625-0040.

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 17081, March 23, 2012)

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

Information Collection Requests

1. Title: Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariner.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0012.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Shipping companies, masters or individuals in charge

of a vessel.

Abstract: Title 46, United States Code, 10311 requires each master

or individual in charge of a vessel, for each merchant mariner being

discharged from the vessel to prepare a Certificate of Discharge to

Merchant Mariners and two copies. These documents are used to establish

evidence of sea service aboard U.S. flagged merchant vessels for

merchant mariners to upgrade their credentials, establish proof of

eligibility for union and other benefits, and in litigation where

vessel service is an issue.

Forms: CG-718A.

Burden Estimate The estimated burden has decreased from 2,443 hours

to 1,478 hours.

2. Title: Application for Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC),

Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate Evaluation Report, Small Vessel

Sea Service Form, DOT/USCG Periodic Drug Testing Form, Merchant Mariner

Evaluation of Fitness for Entry Level Ratings, Merchant Mariner

Credential, Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate, Recognition of

Foreign Certificate.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0040.

Type of Request Revision of a currently approved collection

Respondents: Applicants for Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC),

whether original, renewal, duplicate, raise of grade, or a new

endorsement on a previously issued MMC. Applicants for Medical

Certificates to include Standards of Training, Certification and

Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) endorsed credentialed mariners, and

first-class pilots as defined in the proposed rules, Implementation of

the Amendments to the International Convention on STCW for Seafarers,

1978, and Changes to Domestic Endorsements (Docket No. USCG-2004-

17914).

Abstract: The Application for Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC),

Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate Evaluation Report, Small Vessel

Sea Service Form, DOT/USCG Periodic Drug Testing Form, and Merchant

Mariner Evaluation of Fitness for Entry Level Ratings, contains the

following information: signature of applicant and supplementary

material required to show that the mariner meets the mandatory

requirements for the credential or medical certificate sought; proof of

applicant passing all applicable vision, hearing, medical, and/or

physical exams; negative chemical test for dangerous drugs; discharges

or other documentary evidence of sea service indicating the name,

tonnage, and propulsion power of the vessels, dates of service,

capacity in which the applicant served, and on what waters.

Forms: CG-719B, CG-719K, CG-719S, CG-719P, CG-719K/E, CG-4610, CG-

4610A, and CG-4610B.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 54,416

hours to 57,083 hours a year.

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

chapter 35, as amended.

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Dated: June 6, 2012.

R.E. Day,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 2012-14540 Filed 6-13-12; 8:45 am]

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