1625-0113 60-Day Federal Register Notice

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)]

[Notices]

[Pages 8334-8335]

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

[FR Doc No: 2015-03192]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2015-0005; OMB Control Numbers 1625--(0032, 0043, 0044, 0081,

0113)]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request

(ICRs) 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: 1625-0032, Vessel

Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements under Title 46 U.S.

Code; 1625-0043, Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR subchapter P;

1625-0044, Outer Continental Shelf Activities--Title 33 CFR subchapter

N; 1625-0081, Alternate Compliance Program; and 1625-0113, Crewmember

Identification Documents. Our ICRs describes the information we seek to

collect from the public. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA, the

Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before April 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2015-0005] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate

submissions, please use only one of the following means:

(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.

(2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

(3) Hand delivery: Same as mail 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: 202-493-2251. To ensure your comments are received in a

timely manner, mark the fax, to 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-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 202-372-8405,

for questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Cheryl Collins, 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 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. In response to your comments, we may revise these ICRs or

decide not to seek approval of revisions of the Collections. We will

consider all comments and material received during the comment period.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of

the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2015-0005], and

must be received by April 20, 2015. 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-

2015-0005], 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 your 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-2015-0005'' in the

``Search'' 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 ``Search'' box

insert ``USCG-2015-0005'' 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

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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.

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).

Information Collection Requests

1. Title: Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting

Requirements Under Title 46 U.S.C.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0032.

Summary: This collection of information requires owners, operators,

agents or masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post

various forms as part of the Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety

Program.

Need: The Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program

regulations are found in 46 CFR, including parts 2, 26, 31, 71, 91,

107, 115, 126, 169, 176 and 189 as authorized in Title 46 U.S.C. A

number of reporting and recordkeeping requirements are contained

therein.

Forms: CG-841, CG-854, CG-948, CG-949, CG-950, CG-950A, CG-2832.

Respondents: Owners, operators, agents and master of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,601

hours to 1,642 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual

number of respondents.

2. Title: Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR subchapter P.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0043.

Summary: This collection of information allows the master, owner,

or agent of a vessel affected by these rules to request a deviation

from the requirements governing navigation safety equipment to the

extent that there is no reduction in safety.

Need: Provisions in 33 CFR chapter I, subchapter P, allow any

person directly affected by the rules in that subchapter to request a

deviation from any of the requirements as long as it does not

compromise safety. This collection enables the Coast Guard to evaluate

the information the respondent supplies, to determine whether it

justifies the request for a deviation.

Forms: NONE.

Respondents: Master, owner, or agent of a vessel.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 2,447

hours to 2,110 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual

number of responses.

3. Title: Outer Continental Shelf Activities--Title 33 CFR

subchapter N.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0044.

Summary: The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended,

authorizes the Coast Guard to promulgate and enforce regulations

promoting the safety of life and property on OCS facilities. These

regulations are located in 33 CFR chapter I, subchapter N.

Need: The information is needed to ensure compliance with the

safety regulations related to OCS activities. The regulations contain

reporting and recordkeeping requirements for annual inspections of

fixed OCS facilities, employee citizenship records, station bills, and

emergency evacuation plans.

Forms: CG-5432.

Respondents: Operators of facilities and vessels engaged in

activities on the OCS.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 6,304

hours to 8,407 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual

number of responses.

4. Title: Alternate Compliance Program.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0081.

Summary: This information is used by the Coast Guard to assess

vessels participating in the voluntary Alternate Compliance Program

(ACP) before issuance of a Certificate of Inspection.

Need: Sections 3306 and 3316 of 46 U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard

to establish vessel inspection regulations and inspection alternatives.

Part 8 of 46 CFR contains the Coast Guard regulations for recognizing

classification societies and enrollment of U.S.-flag vessels in ACP.

Forms: NONE.

Respondents: Owners and operators of U.S.-flag inspected vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 176 hours

to 152 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual number of

respondents.

5. Title: Crewmember Identification Documents.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0113.

Summary: This information collection covers the requirement that

crewmembers on vessels calling at U.S. ports must carry and present on

demand an identification that allows the identity of crewmembers to be

authoritatively validated.

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 70111 mandated that the Coast Guard establish

regulation about crewmember identification. The regulations are in 33

CFR part 160 subpart D.

Forms: NONE.

Respondents: Crewmembers and operators of certain vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 30,275

hours to 34,293 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated time

to acquire an acceptable identification document.

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

35, as amended.

Dated: February 6, 2015.

Thomas P. Michelli,

U.S. Coast Guard, Chief Information Officer, Acting.

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