1625-0082 30-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)]

[Notices]

[Pages 48835-48836]

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

[FR Doc No: 2017-22707]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0126]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0082

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: 1625-0082, Navigation Safety Information and Emergency

Instructions for Certain Towing Vessels. 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 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2017-0126] 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:

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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-2017-0126], and must be received by November 20,

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: 1625-0082.

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 34960, July 27, 2017)

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). We received two comments from a

commenter to the 60-day Notice. The first comment was about the

navigation charts and publications requirements for small towing

vessels that operate on inland waters. The commenter stated that the

requirements for these vessels should not be the same as the

requirements for vessels on other voyages. We agree. 33 CFR 164.72

prescribes fewer publication carriage requirements for vessels engaged

in towing exclusively on Western Rivers than for those that operate

elsewhere (towing or otherwise). Furthermore, the Coast Guard has

allowed electronic carriage of some publications further reducing

burden (see Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 01-16).

The second comment was about the Muster List and Emergency

Instructions requirements. The commenter stated that we should take

into account various levels of risk, and not apply the rules to all

towing vessels. Again, we agree. The Muster List and Emergency

Instructions requirements in 33 CFR 199.80 do not apply to towing

vessels inspected under 46 CFR Subchapter M. These requirements apply

to towing vessels inspected under 46 CFR Subchapter I on international

voyages. The comments result in no changes to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

Title: Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions for

Certain Towing Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0082.

Summary: Navigation safety regulations in 33 CFR part 164 help

assure that the mariner piloting a towing vessel has adequate

equipment, charts, maps, and other publications. For inspected towing

vessels, under 46 CFR 199.80 a muster list and emergency instructions

provide effective plans and references for crew to follow in an

emergency situation.

Need: The purpose of the regulations is to improve the safety of

towing vessels and the crews that operate them.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners, operators and masters of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from

345,620 hours to 369,980 hours a year due to an increase in the

estimated annual number of respondents.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: October 12, 2017.

James D. Roppel,

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

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