1625-0112_Inst_r6_2021-cvc

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. COAST GUARD

Enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness via Electronic Transmission of Vessel Transit Data

OMB No. 1625-0112 Exp: 08/31/2022

Who must comply?	Owners and operators of certain vessels engaged on international voyages and certain self-propelled, commercial vessels in U.S. navigable waters.
What is this collection about?	The Coast Guard (CG) collects, stores, and analyzes data transmitted by Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) equipment to enhance maritime domain awareness (MDA), maritime safety and mobility. Awareness and threat knowledge are critical for managing daily activity, securing the maritime domain and the key to preventing adverse events. Domain awareness enables the early identification of potential threats and enhances appropriate responses, including vessel traffic management and interdiction at an optimal distance with capable prevention forces.
Where do I find the requirements for this information?	See TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS at—https://www.eCFR.gov. Select Part 169, Subpart C, for LRIT, and, Part 164, Section 164.46 for AIS.
When must information be submitted to the Coast Guard?	For LRIT, the information must be submitted to the CG every 6 hours when a vessel is engaged on an international voyage. For AIS, the equipment the information is submitted automatically at variable intervals based on the vessels speed; the equipment must be updated periodically to reflect new voyage information (e.g., destination & ETA).
How is the information submitted?	The information is automatically transmitted electronically using LRIT or AIS equipment.
What happens when incomplete information is received?	The CG will review the information for completeness. Only if there is a major problem with the information transmitted will the CG contact the vessel.
For additional information, contact--	The CG Navigation Center at https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ [‘Contact Us’ tab]; via telephone at 1-866-944-5748 (LRIT) or 1-703-313-5900 (AIS); or email at [email protected] or [email protected] (for AIS).

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

The Coast Guard estimates that the average burden per response for this report varies per information collection—about 5 minutes for an AIS voyage update; and about 20 minutes for an AIS or LRIT unit initialization. You may submit any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate or any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Commandant (CG-CVC), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20593-7501 or Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1625-0112), Washington, DC 20503.