1625-0120 30-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]

[Notices]

[Pages 4227-4228]

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

[FR Doc No: 2018-01779]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0009]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0120

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: 1625-0120, U.S. Coast Guard Non-appropriated Fund

Employment Application. 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 March

1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2017-0009] 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: Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of

Information Management, telephone

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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-2017-0009], and must be received by March 1,

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: [Insert OMB #s separated by a comma].

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 48836, October 20, 2017)

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited two comments

that were unrelated to the 60-day Notice. Accordingly, no changes have

been made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

Title: U.S. Coast Guard Non-appropriated Fund Employment

Application.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0120.

Summary: The USCG Non-Appropriated Fund Employment Application form

is used to collect applicant qualification information associated with

vacancy announcements. The form allows individuals to apply for

employment opportunities with the Coast Guard Non-appropriated Fund

(NAF) workforce and fills the gap created by the cancellation of the

Optional Application for Federal Employment, Form OF-612, OMB No. 3206-

0219.

Need: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of

Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 3301, and 3304. The

Optional Application for Federal Employment, Form OF-612, was cancelled

and the information is now collected in USA Jobs. The NAF personnel

system does not utilize USA Jobs because of the high cost and high

turnover rate and thus relied heavily on form OF-612 for applicants.

Forms: CG-1227B, Non-Appropriated Fund Employment Application.

Respondents: Public applying for positions with the USCG Non-

appropriated Fund Workforce.

Frequency: Per vacancy announcements.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 8,400

hours to 3,837 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual

number of respondents.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: January 25, 2018.

James D. Roppel,

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

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