The Ports and Waterways Safety Act
authorizes the Coast Guard to require pre-arrival messages from any
vessel entering a port or place in the United Sates. This
information is required to control vessel traffic, develop
contingency plans and enforce regulations. Vessel owners and
operators may apply for a waiver of rules.
The estimated annual burden
remains unchanged. There is no proposed change to the reporting
requirements of this collection. The reporting requirements remain
unchanged. The following item listed below is a change to the
collection: • Corrected the number of responses from 171,016 to
164,144 so that responses equal the estimated number of NOA and
waiver requests. • The Coast Guard has updated printable
instructions for this collection of information (i.e., the addition
of the OMB expiration date, and in the burden statement (footer)
the update of the CG's mailing address).
$3,005,025
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
David Du Pont 202
372-1497
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.