1625-0082 30-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2024)]

[Notices]

[Pages 80909-80910]

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

[FR Doc No: 2024-22976]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0515]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0082

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: 1625-0082,

Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions for Certain

Towing Vessels; 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

November 4, 2024.

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

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

docket number [USCG-2024-0515]. 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, fax 202-372-8405, or email [email protected] 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 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

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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-2024-0515, and must be received by November 4,

2024.

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. We review all

comments received, but we may choose not to post off-topic,

inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we receive. 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. Comments we post to https://www.regulations.gov 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: 1625-0082.

Previous Request for Comments

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

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (89 FR 52072, June 21, 2024)

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: Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions for

Certain Towing Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0082.

Summary: Navigation safety regulations in 33 CFR part 164 help

assure that the mariner piloting a towing vessel has adequate

equipment, charts, maps, and other publications. For certain inspected

towing vessels, under 46 CFR 199.80 a muster list and emergency

instructions provide effective plans and references for crew to follow

in an emergency situation.

Need: The purpose of the regulations is to improve the safety of

towing vessels and the crews that operate them.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners, operators, and masters of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from

387,509 hours to 319,419 hours a year, due to a decrease in the

estimated annual number of respondents.

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

chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: September 12, 2024.

Kathleen Claffie,

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

[FR Doc. 2024-22976 Filed 10-3-24; 8:45 am]

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