1625-0003 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 165 (Monday, August 30, 2021)]

[Notices]

[Pages 48434-48435]

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

[FR Doc No: 2021-18580]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0629; Control Number 1625-0003]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB

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 of an

extension for the following collection of information: 1625-0003,

Recreational Boating Accident Report; 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 October 29,

2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2021-0629] 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://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

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(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-2021-0629], and

must be received by October 29, 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 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

submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System

of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).

Information Collection Request

Title: Recreational Boating Accident Report.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0003.

Summary: The Coast Guard Boating Accident Report form is the data

collection instrument that ensures compliance with the implementing

regulations and Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(b) that requires the Secretary to

collect, analyze and publish reports, information, and statistics on

marine casualties.

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(a) requires a uniform marine casualty

reporting system, with regulations prescribing casualties to be

reported and the manner of reporting. The statute requires a state to

compile and submit to the Secretary (delegated to the Coast Guard)

reports, information, and statistics on casualties reported to the

State. Implementing regulations are contained in Title 33, Code of

Federal Regulations, SUBCHAPTER S--BOATING SAFETY, PART 173--VESSEL

NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING, Subpart C--Casualty and

Accident Reporting and Part 174--STATE NUMBERING AND CASUALTY REPORTING

SYSTEMS, Subpart C--Casualty Reporting System Requirements, and Subpart

D--State reports.

States are required to forward copies of the reports or

electronically transmit accident report data to the Coast Guard within

30 days of their receipt of the report as prescribed by 33 CFR 174.121

(Forwarding of casualty or accident reports). The accident report data

and statistical information obtained from the reports submitted by the

State reporting authorities are used by the Coast Guard in the

compilation of national recreational boating accident statistics.

Forms: CG-3865, Recreational Boating Accident Report.

Respondents: Federal regulations (33 CFR 173.55) require the

operator of any uninspected vessel that is numbered or used for

recreational purposes to submit an accident report to the State

authority when:

(1) A person dies; or

(2) A person is injured and requires medical treatment beyond first

aid; or

(3) Damage to the vessel and other property totals $2,000 or more,

or there is a complete loss of the vessel; or

(4) A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that

indicate death or injury.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains unchanged at

2,500 hours a year.

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

35, as amended.

Dated: August 24, 2021.

Kathleen Claffie,

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

[FR Doc. 2021-18580 Filed 8-27-21; 8:45 am]

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