1625-0020 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]

[Notices]

[Pages 49636-49637]

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

[FR Doc No: 2017-23304]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0902]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0020

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request

(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of

its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0020,

Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas, and Safety Zones; without

change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the

public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting

comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before December 26,

2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

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number [USCG-2017-0902] to the Coast Guard using the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public

participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.

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. In response to

your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an

extension of approval for the Collection. We will consider all comments

and material received during the comment period.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of

the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2017-0902], and

must be received by December 26, 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).

Information Collection Request

Title: Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas, and Safety

Zones.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0020.

Summary: The Coast Guard collects this information only when

someone seeks a security zone, regulated navigation area, or safety

zone. It uses the information to assess the need to establish one of

these areas.

Need: Section 1226 and 1231 of 33 U.S.C. and 50 U.S.C. 191 and 195,

and parts 6 and 165 of 33 CFR give the Coast Guard Captain of the Port

(COTP) the authority to designate security zones in the U.S. for as

long as the COTP deems necessary to prevent damage or injury. Section

1223 of 33 U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe rules to

control vessel traffic in areas he or she deems hazardous because of

reduced visibility, adverse weather, or vessel congestion. Section 1225

of 33 U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to establish rules to allow the

designation of safety zones where access is limited to authorized

persons, vehicles, or vessels to protect the public from hazardous

situations.

Forms: Not applicable.

Respondents: Federal, State, and local government agencies, owners

and operators of vessels and facilities.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 413

hours to 178 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: October 16, 2017.

James D. Roppel,

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

[FR Doc. 2017-23304 Filed 10-25-17; 8:45 am]

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