1625-NEW 30-day FR Notice

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

[Notices]

[Pages 49039-49040]

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

[FR Doc No: 2017-22916]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0129]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625--New

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

the following collection of information: 1625--New, GOCOASTGUARD.COM

Prospect Questionnaire, Chat Now Questionnaire, and The Officer Program

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

November 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2017-0129] 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-2017-0129], 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--New.

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 33140, July 19, 2017)

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.

Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

Title: GOCOASTGUARD.COM Prospect Questionnaire, Chat Now

Questionnaire, and Officer Program Application.

OMB Control Number: 1625--New.

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Summary: This collection contains the recruiting Web site:

gocoastguard.com Prospect Questionnaire (CGRC-1130), the Officer

Program Application (CGRC-1131), and the Chat Now Questionnaire (CGRC-

1132) that are used to screen active duty and reserve enlisted and

officer applicants.

Need: The information is needed to initiate the recruiting and

commissioning of active duty and reserve, enlisted and officer members.

Title 14 U.S.C. 468 authorizes the United States Coast Guard to recruit

personnel for military service. The information requested on the

gocoastguard.com Web site is collected in accordance with section 503

of Title 10 U.S.C. and may be used to identify and process individuals

interested in applying for enlistment or commission into the United

States Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve.

Forms: Prospect Questionnaire (CGRC-1130), the Officer Program

Application (CGRC-1131), and the Chat Now Questionnaire (CGRC-1132).

Respondents: Approximately 50,000 applicants apply annually to

initiate the screening process.

Frequency: On occasion. Applicants may apply more than once, by

initially completing the Chat Now Questionnaire (CGRC-1132) to answer

questions on eligibility and may apply for both enlisted and officer

programs through the Prospect Questionnaire (CGRC-1130) and/or Officer

Program Application (CGRC-1131).

Hour Burden Estimate: This is a new collection. The estimated

annual burden is 25,000 annual hours.

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.

[FR Doc. 2017-22916 Filed 10-20-17; 8:45 am]

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