1625-0011

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2018)]

[Notices]

[Pages 9009-9010]

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

[FR Doc No: 2018-04272]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0952]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0011

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: 1625-0011, Applications for Private Aids to Navigation and

for Class I Private Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed

Structures. 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 April

2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2017-0952] 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-2017-0952], and must be received by April 2,

2018.

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 website'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: 1625-0011.

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 58819, December 14,

2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited one

comment. The commenter stated that it's their belief that the current

system of the Coast Guard with respect to the new owner or

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transfer of ownership, should be at the discretion of the system that

has always been in place. Coast Guard response: Nothing about the

private aid to navigation process is changing and therefore we have not

revised this information collection request in response to the comment.

Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

Title: Applications for Private Aids to Navigation and for Class I

Private Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0011.

Summary: Under the provision of 14 U.S.C. 81, the Coast Guard is

authorized to establish aids to navigation. 14 U.S.C. 83 prohibits

establishment of aids to navigation without permission of the Coast

Guard. 33 CFR 66.01-5 provides a means for private individuals to

establish privately maintained aids to navigation. Under 43 U.S.C.

1333, the Coast Guard has the authority to promulgate and enforce

regulations concerning lights and other warning devices relating to the

promotion of safety of life and property on artificial islands,

installations, and other devices on the outer continental shelf

involved in the exploration, development, removal, or transportation of

resources there from. 33 CFR 67.35-1 prescribes the type of aids to

navigation that must be installed on artificial islands and fixed

structures. Under the provision of 33 U.S.C. 409, the Secretary of

Homeland Security is mandated to prescribe rules and regulations for

governing the marking of sunken vessels. This authorization was

delegated to the Commandant of the Coast Guard under Department of

Homeland Security Delegation number 0170 and the marking of sunken

vessels are set out in 33 CFR part 64.11. To change any regulation, 5

U.S.C. 553 requires rule making to be published in the Federal Register

and that the notice shall include a statement of time, place, and

nature of public rule making proceedings. The information collected for

the rule can only be obtained from the owners of sunken vessels. The

information collection requirements are contained in 33 CFR 66.01-5,

and 67.35-5.

Need: The information on these private aid applications (CG-2554

and CG-4143) provides the Coast Guard with vital information about

private aids to navigation and is essential for safe marine navigation.

These forms are required under 33 CFR 66 & 67. The information is

processed to ensure the private aid is in compliance with current

regulations. Additionally, these forms provide the Coast Guard with

information which can be distributed to the public to advise of new, or

changes to private aids to navigation. In addition, collecting the

applicant's contact information is important because it allows the

Coast Guard to contact the applicant should there be a discrepancy or

mishap involving the permitted private aid to navigation. Certain

discrepancies create hazards to navigation and must be responded to and

immediately corrected or repaired.

Forms: CG-2554, Private Aids to Navigation Application, and CG-

4143, Application for Class I Private Aids to Navigation on Artificial

Islands and Fixed Structures.

Respondents: Owners of private aids to navigation.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 2,000

hours to 1,709 hours a year due to a decrease in the number of

respondents.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: February 26, 2018.

James D. Roppel,

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

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