1625-0003 30-Day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]

[Notices]

[Pages 80785-80787]

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

[FR Doc No: 2015-32644]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0629]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0003

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 an extension

of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0003,

Boating Accident Report. Our ICR describe 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

January 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2015-0629] 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, 2100 2nd Street SW., 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 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

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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-2015-0629], and must be received by January 27,

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: 1625-0003.

Previous Request for Comments

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

Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (80 FR 45670, July 31,

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

comments.

Comment #1: Mark Brown: Mr. Brown is the Boating Law Administrator

in Oklahoma. He suggests that before the Boating Accident Report (BAR)

is updated, items incorporated in the proposed rulemaking on Accident

Reporting be included. The BAR form is approved by OMB on a triennial

basis, and that approval expires soon. We are seeking to renew the

approval of the BAR form based on the current accident reporting

requirements. The proposed rulemaking to which the commenter refers

will likely change the requirements for accident reporting if it is

adopted. However, since the proposed rulemaking on Accident Reporting

is still being developed and no final resolution has been determined,

we cannot use any potential changes that the accident reporting

rulemaking may propose. Therefore the BAR will remain as is. If the

accident reporting rulemaking proposes changes to accident reporting

requirements that will necessitate changes to the BAR form, those

changes will be incorporated in the rulemaking and will be submitted to

OMB for its approval.

Comment #2: Clifford Inn: Mr. Inn represents a State and enters

data into the Boating Accident Report Database (BARD). He's suggesting

adding an additional field under the existing ACCIDENT DETAILS to allow

a field for the registration number of another vessel (the 2nd in an

accident involving two vessels). Although, a good suggestion, it is our

feeling that the BAR need not be changed at this time as there are

other means when inserting into BARD to do what Mr. Inn suggests.

Comments #3: National Association of State Boating Law

Administrators (NASBLA): NASBLA represents the recreational boating law

officials in the 50 states and six territories. They claim that at this

time, two factors limit their ability to respond to this Notice in a

more comprehensive and meaningful way. Firstly, they claim that

terminology may change depending on the results of a notice of proposed

rulemaking on Accident Reporting. However, until the notice of proposed

rulemaking is published and finalized, no changes will be made to the

BAR as explained under COMMENT #1. The next iteration of the BAR may

need changes if the rulemaking, when finalized, makes it appropriate.

Secondly, they refer to another Federal Register notice (docket number

USCG-2015-0753) dealing with the updating of the Boating Accident

Manual (COMDTINST M16782.1). However, this ICR must go on, in spite of

any problems the COMDTINST may encounter. They further state that

commenting on this particular docket would not be particularly useful

and might even be rendered obsolete by the time the Federal Register

Notice regarding BAR form changes is issued. As such, no changes will

be made to the BAR ICR as a result of these comments.

Comment #4. Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental

Protection: Connecticut supports an extension of the currently approved

collection: 1625-0003, Boating Accident Report. However, they also feel

the forms may need to be updated to ensure conformity with terminology

and other changes to the casualty report content authorized in the

final rule and consistent with COMDINST M16782.1. However, as stated in

the response to NASBLA, the BAR will not be changed at this time.

Comment #5. Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Ohio's comments

are consistent with those of the National Association of State Boating

Law Administrators (ID: USCG-2015-0629-0004) and as such the comments

above relative to NASBLA's submission apply to Ohio.

After considering all the above comments, no changes have been made

to the collection for the reasons explained in the responses to the

comments.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Boating Accident Report.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0003.

Summary: The Coast Guard Boating Accident Report form is the data

collection instrument that ensures compliance with the implementing

regulations and Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(b) that requires the Secretary to

collect, analyze and publish reports, information, and statistics on

marine casualties.

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(a) requires a uniform marine casualty

reporting system, with regulations prescribing casualties to be

reported and the manner of reporting. The statute requires a State to

compile and submit to the Secretary (delegated to the Coast Guard)

reports, information, and statistics on casualties reported to the

State. Implementing regulations are contained in Title 33, Code of

Federal Regulations, SUBCHAPTER S--BOATING SAFETY, PART 173--VESSEL

NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING, Subpart C--Casualty and

Accident Reporting and Part 174--STATE NUMBERING AND CASUALTY REPORTING

SYSTEMS, Subpart C--Casualty Reporting System Requirements, and Subpart

D--State reports.

States are required to forward copies of the reports or

electronically transmit accident report data to the Coast Guard within

30 days of their receipt of the report as prescribed by 33 CFR 174.121

(Forwarding of casualty or accident reports). The accident report data

and statistical information obtained from the reports submitted by the

state reporting authorities are used by the Coast Guard

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in the compilation of national recreational boating accident

statistics.

Forms: CG-3865, Recreational Boating Accident Report; CG-3865-SP,

Reporte Del Accident En Barcos De Recreaci[oacute]n (Spanish Version).

Respondents: Federal regulations (33 CFR 173.55) require the

operator of any uninspected vessel that is numbered or used for

recreational purposes to submit an accident report to the State

authority when:

(1) A person dies; or

(2) A person is injured and requires medical treatment beyond first

aid; or

(3) Damage to the vessel and other property total $2,000 or more,

or there is a complete loss of the vessel; or

(4) A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that

indicate death or injury.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains 2,500

hours a year.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: December 21, 2015.

Thomas P. Michelli,

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

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