1625-NEW 30-Day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2013)]

[Notices]

[Pages 52939-52941]

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

[FR Doc No: 2013-20787]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2013-0222]

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 approval

for the following collection of information: 1625--NEW, U.S. Coast

Guard Non-Appropriated Fund Employment Application. 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

September 26, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2013-0222] 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

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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.

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

at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from:

COMMANDANT (CG-612), ATTN: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, US COAST

GUARD, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE. SE., STOP 7710, WASHINGTON DC

20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of

Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532 or fax 202-475-3929, for

questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Barbara Hairston, 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 2013-0222], and must be received by September

26, 2013. 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-

2013-0222], 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-2013-0222'' 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-2013-0222'' 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 Number: 1625--NEW.

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 (78 FR 26798, May 8, 2013)

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

Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Information Collection Requests

Title: U.S. Coast Guard Non-Appropriated Fund Employment

Application.

OMB Control Number: 1625--NEW.

Type of Request: New collection.

Respondents: Public applying for positions with the USCG Non-

Appropriated Fund Workforce.

Abstract: The employment application is needed to allow individuals

without resumes and/or computers access to apply for employment in the

Coast Guard non-appropriated fund (NAF) workforce. Application needed

to fill the void created when the OPM form OF-612, Optional Application

for Federal Employment was cancelled.

Forms: CG-1227B, U.S. Coast Guard Non-appropriated Fund Employment

Application.

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Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden 5544 hours.

Dated: August 20, 2013.

R.E. Day,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 2013-20787 Filed 8-26-13; 8:45 am]

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