1625-0128 30-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 98 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]

[Notices]

[Pages 27860-27861]

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

[FR Doc No: 2021-10830]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0179]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0128

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: 1625-0128,

Prospect Questionnaire, Chat Now Questionnaire, and the Officer Program

Application; 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: You may submit comments to the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before

June 23, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the Coast Guard should be submitted using the

Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for

docket number [USCG-2021-0179]. Written comments and recommendations to

OIRA for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30

days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

Find this particular information collection by selecting

``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using

the search function.

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-6P), 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: A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy

Management, telephone 202-475-3528, 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-2021-0179], and must be received by June 23,

2021.

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 to the Coast Guard will

be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will

include any personal information you have provided. For more about

privacy and submissions to the Coast Guard in response to this

document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,

March 11, 2020). For more about privacy and submissions to OIRA in

response to this document, see the https://www.reginfo.gov, comment-

submission web page. 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: 1625-0128.

Previous Request for Comments

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

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (86 FR 14332, March 15, 2021)

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: Prospect Questionnaire, Chat Now Questionnaire, and the

Officer Program Application.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0128.

Summary: This collection contains the recruiting website

gocoastguard.com Prospect Questionnaire (CGRC-1130), Chat Now

Questionnaire (CGRC-1132), and the Officer Program Application (CGRC-

1131) that are used to screen active duty, reserve, enlisted, and

officer applicants.

Need: The information is needed to initiate the recruiting and

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

14 U.S.C. 2701 authorizes the United States Coast Guard to recruit

personnel for military service. The information requested on the

gocoastguard.com website 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: Online Application plus hard copy of the Prospect

Questionnaire (CGRC-1130), and/or the Officer Program Application

(CGRC-1131) if a prospect does not use gocoastguard.com, but contacts a

recruiter directly.

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Respondents: Approximately 50,000 applicants apply annually to

initiate the screening process.

Frequency: 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: The estimated burden remains 97,686 hours a

year.

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

35, as amended.

Dated: May 18, 2021.

Kathleen Claffie,

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

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