[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3152-3153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01014]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2015-1097]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0027
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 approval of
revisions to the following collection of information: 1625-0027, Vessel
Documentation. 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 March 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2015-1097] 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, 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 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 approval of
revisions of 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-2015-1097], and
must be received by March 21, 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).
Information Collection Request
Title: Vessel Documentation.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0027.
Summary: The information collected will be used to establish the
eligibility of a vessel to: (a) be documented as a ``vessel of the
United States'', (b) engage in a particular trade, and/or (c) become
the object of a preferred ship's mortgage. The information collected
concerns citizenship of owner/applicant and build, tonnage and markings
of a vessel.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. Chapters 121, 123, 125 and 313 requires the
documentation of vessels. A Certificate of Documentation is required
for the operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as evidence of
vessel nationality, and permits a vessel to be subject to preferred
mortgages.
Forms: CG-1258, Application for Initial, Exchange, or Replacement
of Certificate of Documentation/Redocumentation; CG-1258, Section A--
Additional Vessels; CG-1258, Section H--Additional Owners; CG-1258,
Section L--Attachment to Limited Liability Company; CG-1258, Section
L--Attachment to Partnership; CG-1258, Section L--Attachment to Joint
Venture or Association; CG-1258, Section L--Attachment to Trust
Arrangement; CG-1261, Builder's Certification and First Transfer of
Title; CG-1270, Certificate of Documentation; CG-1280, Vessel Renewal
Notification Application for Renewal; CG-1340, Bill of Sale; CG-1356,
Bill of Sale by Government Entity Pursuant to Court Order or
Administrative Degree of Forfeiture; CG-4593, Application, Consent, and
Approval for Withdrawal of Application for Documentation or Exchange of
Certificate of
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Documentation; CG-5542, Optional Application for Filing; CG-7042,
Authorization for Credit Card Transactions; and CG-7043, Abstract of
Title/Certified COD Request.
Respondents: Owners/builders of yachts and commercial vessels of at
least 5 net tons.
Frequency: Annually.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from
67,882 hours to 77,619 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: January 12, 2016.
Thomas P. Michelli,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2016-01014 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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