1625-0040 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]

[Notices]

[Pages 62079-62080]

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

[FR Doc No: 2015-26283]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0694]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0040

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

(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of

its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0040,

Application for Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC), Application for

Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate, Application for Merchant Mariner

Medical Certificate for Entry Level Ratings, Small Vessel Sea Service

Form, DOT/USCG Periodic Drug Testing Form, Disclosure Statement for

Narcotics, DWI/DUI, and/or Other Convictions, Merchant Mariner Medical

Certificate, Recognition of Foreign Certificate. Our ICR describes the

information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this

ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before December 14,

2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2015-0694] to the Coast Guard using the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public

participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.

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

at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally,

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copies are available from: COMMANDANT (CG-612), ATTN: PAPERWORK

REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, U.S. COAST GUARD, 2100 2ND STREET SW., STOP

7101, WASHINGTON, DC 20593-7101.

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 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. In response to

your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an

extension of approval for the Collection. 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-2015-0694], and

must be received by December 14, 2015.

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).

Information Collection Request

Title: Application for Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC),

Application for Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate, Application for

Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate for Entry Level Ratings, Small

Vessel Sea Service Form, DOT/USCG Periodic Drug Testing Form,

Disclosure Statement for Narcotics, DWI/DUI, and/or Other Convictions,

Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate, Recognition of Foreign

Certificate.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0040.

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

Application for Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate, Application for

Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate for Entry Level Ratings, Small

Vessel Sea Service Form, DOT/USCG Periodic Drug Testing Form,

Disclosure Statement for Narcotics, DWI/DUI, and/or Other Convictions,

contain 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, propulsion mode and power of the vessels,

dates of service, capacity in which the applicant served, and on what

waters; and disclosure documentation for narcotics, DWI/DUI, and/or

other convictions.

Need: Title 46 United States Code (U.S.C.) subtitle II, part E,

title 46 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) part 10, subpart B, and

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and

Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW Convention) and the

STCW Code, including the STCW Final Rule (Docket No. USCG-2004-17914)

published on December 24, 2013, requires MMC and Medical Certificate

applicants to apply at one of the Coast Guard's seventeen Regional

Examination Centers located nationwide. MMC's are established for

individuals who are required to hold a credential under subtitle II.

The Coast Guard has the responsibility of issuing MMC's and Medical

Certificates to applicants found qualified as to age, character, habits

of life, experience, professional qualifications, and physical fitness.

The instruments contained within OMB Control No. 1625-0040 serve as a

means for the applicant to apply for a MMC and Medical Certificate.

Forms: CG-719B, Application for Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC);

CG-719C, Disclosure Statement for Narcotics, DWI/DUI, and/or Other

Convictions; CG-719K, Application for Merchant Mariner Medical

Certificate; CG-719K/E, Application for Merchant Mariner Medical

Certificate for Entry Level Ratings; CG-719S, Small Vessel Sea Service

Form; CG-719P, DOT/USCG Periodic Drug Testing Form.

Respondents: Applicants for MMC, whether original, renewal,

duplicate, raise of grade, or a new endorsement on a previously issued

MMC. Applicants for Medical Certificates include National and STCW

credentialed mariners, and first-class pilots.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains at 47,444

hours a year (CG-719B = 8,475 hours, CG-719C = 1,413 hours, CG-719K =

16,440 hours, CG-719K/E = 2,283 hours, CG719P = 4,708 hours, and CG-

719S = 14,125 hours).

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

chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: October 5, 2015.

Thomas P. Michelli,

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

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