1625-0035 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]

[Notices]

[Pages 45267-45268]

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

[FR Doc No: 2018-19326]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0792]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget

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: 1625-0035,

Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical, Engineering and

Navigation Equipment, Construction and Materials & Marine Sanitation

Devices (33 CFR part 159); 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 November 5,

2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2018-0792] 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-2018-0792], and

must be received by November 5, 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).

Information Collection Request

Title: Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical,

Engineering and Navigation Equipment, Construction and Materials &

Marine Sanitation Devices (33 CFR part 159).

OMB Control Number: 1625-0035.

Summary: This information is used by the Coast Guard to ensure that

regulations governing specific types of safety equipment, material and

Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs) installed on commercial vessels and

pleasure craft are met. Manufacturers are required to submit drawings,

specifications, and laboratory test reports to the Coast Guard before

any approval is given.

Need: Tile 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, and 4302 authorize the Coast

Guard to establish safety equipment and material regulations. Title 46

CFR parts 159 to 164 prescribe these requirements. Title 33 U.S.C. 1322

authorizes the Coast Guard to establish MSD regulations. Title 33 CFR

part 159 prescribes these rules. NVIC 8-01 (Chg 2) prescribes the

standards for navigation equipment. This information is used to

determine whether manufacturers are in compliance with Coast Guard

regulations. When the Coast Guard

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approves any safety equipment, material or MSD for use on a commercial

vessel or pleasure craft, the manufacturer is issued a Certificate or

Approval.

Forms: CGHQ-10030, Certificate of Approval.

Respondents: Manufacturers of safety equipment, materials and

marine sanitation devices.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from

118,594 hours to 114,586 hours a year due to a decrease in the

estimated annual number of responses.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: August 30, 3018.

James D. Roppel,

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

[FR Doc. 2018-19326 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am]

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