1625-NEW 60-Day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)]

[Notices]

[Pages 53451-53452]

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

[FR Doc No: 2019-21775]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0753]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-NEW

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 approval for the

following collection of information; 1625-NEW, Merchant Mariner

Credentialing--Job Task Analysis. 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 6,

2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2019-0753] to the Coast Guard using the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at https://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 https://

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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. Consistent with

the requirements of Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and

Controlling Regulatory Costs, and Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the

Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Coast Guard is also requesting comments

on the extent to which this request for information could be modified

to reduce the burden on respondents.

In response to your comments, we may revise the this ICR or decide

not to seek 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-2019-0753], and

must be received by December 6, 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).

Information Collection Request

Title: Merchant Mariner Credentialing--Job Task Analysis.

OMB Control Number: 1625-NEW.

Summary: The Coast Guard's Merchant Mariner Credentialing Program

establishes the requirements for the issuance of a Merchant Mariner

Credential (MMC) with the officer or rating endorsements necessary for

employment on U.S. flagged vessels. To improve the credentialing

process, inform future decisions, and ensure the Coast Guard maintains

standards reflecting changes in technology, the Coast Guard is

conducting a Job Task Analysis (JTA) for each officer and rating

endorsement issued on an MMC. Information shall be collected through

focus group discussions and the administration of surveys.

Participation is voluntary.

Need: The Coast Guard issues credentials to merchant mariners in

accordance with 46 CFR Subchapter B. Screening and assessing applicants

for competency ensure they do not present a safety or security risk,

they are medically qualified to serve, and that they have the training

and experience to serve in the position for which they are applying.

The JTA shall inform the training and assessment processes.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Merchant mariners and shoreside personnel.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 3,060 hours annually.

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

35, as amended.

Dated: October 1, 2019.

James D. Roppel,

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

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