1625-0112 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]

[Notices]

[Pages 7196-7197]

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

[FR Doc No: 2022-02566]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0049]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0112

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 an extension of

its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0112,

Enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness via Electronic Transmission of

Vessel Transit Data; 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 April 11, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2022-0049] 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. 3501 et seq., 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

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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-2022-0049], and

must be received by April 11, 2022.

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: Enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness via Electronic

Transmission of Vessel Transit Data.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0112.

Summary: The Coast Guard collects, stores, and analyzes data

transmitted by Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) and

Automatic Identification System (AIS) to enhance maritime domain

awareness (MDA). Awareness and threat knowledge are critical for

securing the maritime domain and the key to preventing adverse events.

Data is also used for marine safety and environmental protection

purposes 46 U.S.C. 70114 and 70115 authorize the Secretary of the

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish the AIS and LRIT

requirements. This authority is delegated by the Secretary to the Coast

Guard via the Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1,

Revision No. 01.2. (II)(97.j and k).

Need: To ensure port safety and security and to ensure the

uninterrupted flow of commerce.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners or operators of certain vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 52,728 hours a

year.

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

chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: February 1, 2022.

Kathleen Claffie,

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

[FR Doc. 2022-02566 Filed 2-7-22; 8:45 am]

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