1625-0019 30-Day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]

[Notices]

[Pages 49036-49037]

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

[FR Doc No: 2017-22912]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0104]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0019

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: 1625-0019, Alternative Compliance for International and

Inland Navigation Rules. 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

November 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2017-0104] 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. 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

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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-2017-0104], and must be received by November 22,

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).

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: 1625-0019.

Previous Request for Comments

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

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (82 FR 37463, August 10, 2017)

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: Alternative Compliance for International and Inland

Navigation Rules--33 CFR 81 through 89.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0019.

Summary: The information collected provides an opportunity for an

owner, operator, builder, or agent of a unique vessel to present their

reasons why the vessel cannot comply with existing International/Inland

Navigation Rules and how alternative compliance can be achieved. If

appropriate, a Certificate of Alternative Compliance is issued.

Need: Certain vessels cannot comply with the International

Navigation Rules (see 33 U.S.C. 1601 through 1608; 28 U.S.T. 3459, and

T.I.A.S. 8587) and Inland Navigation Rules (33 U.S.C. 2001 through

2073). The Coast Guard thus provides an opportunity for alternative

compliance. However, it is not possible to determine whether

alternative compliance is appropriate, or what kind of alternative

procedures might be necessary, without this collection.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Vessel owners, operators, builders and agents.

Frequency: One-time application.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 230

hours to 207 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual

number of responses.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 35,

as amended.

Dated: October 12, 2017.

James D. Roppel,

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

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