1625-0010 30-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018)]

[Notices]

[Pages 64349-64351]

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

[FR Doc No: 2018-27105]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0490]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0010

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 an extension

of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0010,

Defect/

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Noncompliance Report and Campaign update Report; without change. 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

January 14, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2018-0490] to the Coast Guard using the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at https://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 https://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-2018-0490], and must be received by January 14,

2019.

Submitting Comments

We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking

Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be

submitted using https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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: 1625-0010.

Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (83 FR 29130, June 22, 2018)

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

One comment was unrelated to this information collection request. The

other comment was written by an employee of a recreational boat

manufacturer, who provided the Coast Guard with some information on how

the reports assist manufacturers in compliance. The commenter said that

the two forms, Defect/Noncompliance Report (CG-4917) and the Campaign

Update Report (CG-4918), provide the manufacturer with the tools

necessary to report and track defect notifications, as well as recalls.

Additionally, the commenter opinioned that the burden time estimate on

this ICR are reasonable and that the forms are helpful. The comment

suggested that we can improve the process by allowing online

submissions and an email notification system that notifies

manufacturers when the forms are coming due. The Coast Guard accepts

these forms electronically through email, but does not currently have

the capacity to create and monitor an online portal or email

notification for these forms. We may reconsider this possibility in the

future. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

Title: Defect/Noncompliance Report and Campaign Update Report.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0010.

Summary: Manufacturers whose products contain defects that create a

substantial risk of personal injury to the public or fail to comply

with an applicable Coast Guard safety standard are required to conduct

defect notification and recall campaigns in accordance with 46 U.S.C.

4310. Regulations in 33 CFR 179 require manufacturers to submit certain

reports to the Coast Guard concerning progress made in notifying owners

and making repairs.

Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 4310(d) and (e); and 33 CFR 179.13 and

179.15, the manufacturer shall provide the Commandant of the Coast

Guard with an initial report consisting of certain information about

the defect notification and recall campaign being conducted and follow

up reports describing progress. Upon receipt of information from a

manufacturer indicating the initiation of a recall, the Recreational

Boating Product Assurance Branch assigns a recall campaign number, and

sends the manufacturer CG Forms CG-4917 and CG-4918 for supplying the

information.

Forms: CG-4917, Defect/Noncompliance Report and CG-4918, Campaign

Update Report.

Respondents: Manufacturers of boats and certain items of

``designated'' associated equipment (inboard engines, outboard motors,

sterndrive engines or an inflatable personal flotation device approved

under 46 CFR 160.076).

Frequency: Quarterly.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 207

hours to 166.5 hours a year due to the change in the average number of

recall campaigns conducted during the last 21 years.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: December 11, 2018.

James D. Roppel,

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

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