1625-0004 30-Day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]

[Notices]

[Pages 1635-1636]

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

[FR Doc No: 2016-00524]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0468]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0004

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 approval for

reinstatement, with change, of the following collection of information:

1625-0004, United States Coast Guard Academy Application and

Supplemental Forms. 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

February 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2015-0468] to the Coast Guard using the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you

may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:

(1) Email: [email protected].

(2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,

attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.

(3) Fax: 202-395-6566. To ensure your comments are received in a

timely manner, mark the fax, attention Desk Officer for the Coast

Guard.

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, U.S. 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.

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

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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-2015-0468], and must be received by February 12,

2016.

Submitting Comments

We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be

submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate

instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public

comments, are in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and

can be viewed by following that Web site's instructions. Additionally,

if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will

be notified when comments are posted.

We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted

without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any

personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the

docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal

Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal

Register (70 FR 15086).

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: 1625-0004.

Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (80 FR 42510, July 17, 2015)

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 Request

1. Title: United States Coast Guard Academy Application and

Supplemental Forms.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0004.

Summary: This collection contains the application and all

supplemental forms required to be considered as an applicant to the

U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Need: The information is needed to select applicants for

appointment as Cadet, U.S. Coast Guard to attend the U.S. Coast Guard

Academy.

Forms: CGA-14, English Instructor Evaluation; CGA-14A, High School

Transcript; CGA-14B, Math Instructor Evaluation and CGA-14D, Physical

Fitness Examination (PFE) Scoring Form.

Respondents: Approximately 2,500 applicants apply annually to the

U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Frequency: Applicants must apply only once per year. There are no

recordkeeping requirements for this collection of information.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from

24,250 hours to 21,750 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated

number of annual respondents.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: December 30, 2015.

Thomas P. Michelli,

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

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