1625-0038 30-Day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]

[Notices]

[Pages 21361-21362]

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

[FR Doc No: 2016-08223]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0915]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0038

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 of a

revision to the following collection of information: Plan Approval and

Records for Tank Vessels, Passenger Vessels, Cargo and Miscellaneous

Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical School Vessels and

Oceanographic Research Vessels--46 CFR Subchapters D, H, I, I-A, R and

U. 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 May

11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2015-0915] 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: 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. 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-2015-0915], and must be received by May 11,

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: 1625-0038.

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 80788, December 28,

2015) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).

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That Notice elicited no comments. Accordingly, no changes have been

made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

Title: Plan Approval and Records for Tank Vessels, Passenger

Vessels, Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling

Units, Nautical School Vessels and Oceanographic Research Vessels--46

CFR Subchapter D, H, I, I-A, R and U.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0038.

Summary: This collection requires the shipyard, designer or

manufacturer for the construction of a vessel to submit plans,

technical information and operating manuals to the Coast Guard.

Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 331 and 3306, the Coast Guard is responsible

for enforcing regulations promoting the safety of life and property in

marine transportation. The Coast Guard uses this information to ensure

that a vessel meets the applicable standards for construction,

arrangement and equipment under 46 CFR Subchapters D, H, I, I-A, R and

U.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Shipyards, designers and manufacturers of certain

vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 3,589

hours to 6,671 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual

number of responses.

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

35, as amended.

Dated: April 1, 2016.

Thomas P. Michelli,

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

[FR Doc. 2016-08223 Filed 4-8-16; 8:45 am]

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