1625-0040 30-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]

[Notices]

[Pages 3757-3759]

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

[FR Doc No: 2018-01448]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0694]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0040

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, without change, of the following collection of

information: 1625-0040, Application for Merchant Mariner Credential

(MMC), Application for Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate,

Applications 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 Certificates, Recognition of

Foreign Certificate. 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 26, 2018.

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. 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.

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

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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. 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-2015-0694], and must be received by February 26,

2018.

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 website'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: 1625-0040.

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 62079, December 14,

2015) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited one

comment.

We did receive one comment on the earlier submission of this ICR.

The commenter requested that we provide more detail on the progress of

an application while it is being processed. Although this is not a

comment directed at the collection, we do provide the following

response.

Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collections. The

Coast Guard provides process guides and general requirements to assist

with the applications required for a Merchant Mariner. These are

available upon the National Maritime Center (NMC) website at

www.uscg.mil/nmc.

These guides detail the processes that are followed for the

evaluation of merchant mariners. Furthermore, during the mariner

evaluation process, the applicants are provided email updates (if email

address is provided) detailing the status of their application(s).

The Coast Guard published a second 60-day Notice (82 FR 49639,

October 26, 2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). This was done due

to the length of time that elapsed since posting of the initial 60-day

Notice. That Notice elicited no comment. Accordingly, no changes have

been made to the Collection.

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,

contains 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. MMCs are established for

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

The Coast Guard has the responsibility of issuing MMCs 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.

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Respondents: Applicants for MMC, whether original, renewal,

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

MMC. Applicants for Medical Certificates to include National and STCW

credentialed mariners, and first-class pilots.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 47,444 hours a

year (CG-719B = 8,475, CG-719K = 16,440 hours, CG-719K/E = 2,283 hours,

CG-719-S = 14, 125 hours, CG-719P = 4,708 hours, and CG-719C = 1,413).

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: January 11, 2018.

James D. Roppel,

Acting Chief, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Information Management.

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