1625-0086 30-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2017)]

[Notices]

[Pages 34318-34319]

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

[FR Doc No: 2017-15400]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0801]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0086

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, with change, of the following collection of information:

1625-0086, Great Lakes Pilotage. 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 August

23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2016-0801] 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 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-2016-0801], and must be received by August 23,

2017.

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).

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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: 1625-0086.

Previous Request for Comments

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

Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (81 FR 85984, November 29,

2016) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no

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

Information Collection Request

Title: Great Lakes Pilotage.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0086.

Summary:The Office of Great Lakes Pilotage is seeking a revision of

OMB's current approval for Great Lakes Pilotage data collection

requirements for the three U.S. pilot associations it regulate. This

revision would require continued submission of data to an electronic

collection system. This system is identified as the Great Lakes

Electronic Pilot Management System which will eventually replace the

manual paper submissions currently used to collect data on bridge

hours, vessel delay, vessel detention, vessel cancellation, vessel

movement, pilot travel, revenues, pilot availability, and related data.

This revision ensures the required data is available in a timely manner

and allows immediate accessibility to data crucial from both an

operational and rate-making standpoint.

Need: To comply with the statutory and regulatory requirements

respecting the rate-making and oversight functions imposed upon the

agency.

Forms: CG-4509, Application for Registration as United States

Registered Pilot.

Respondents: The three U.S. pilot associations regulated by the

Office of Great Lakes Pilotage and members of the public applying to

become Great lakes Registered Pilots.

Frequency: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-annually,

Annually, On occasion; Frequency dictated by marine traffic levels and

association staffing.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 18

hours to 19 hours a year.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: July 18, 2017.

Marilyn Scott-Perez,

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

[FR Doc. 2017-15400 Filed 7-21-17; 8:45 am]

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