80_FR_72672 80 FR 72449 - Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0070

80 FR 72449 - Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0070

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 223 (November 19, 2015)

Page Range72449-72450
FR Document2015-29610

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 approval of a revision to the following collection of information: 1625-0070, Vessel Identification System. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 223 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0689]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0070

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 approval of a 
revision to the following collection of information: 1625-0070, Vessel 
Identification System. 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: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before 
December 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2015-0689] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you 
may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:
    (1) Email: OIRA-submission@omb.eop.gov.
    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Fax: 202-395-6566. To ensure your comments are received in a 
timely manner, mark the fax, attention Desk Officer for the Coast 
Guard.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from: 
Commandant (CG-612), 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: Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of 
Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, 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-2015-0689], and must be received by December 30, 
2015.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using http://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 http://www.regulations.gov and 
can be viewed by following that Web site'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 http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).
    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at http://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: 1625-0070.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (80 FR 48550, August 13, 2015) 
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

    1. Title: Vessel Identification System.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0070.
    Summary: The Coast Guard established a nationwide vessel 
identification system (VIS) and centralized certain vessel 
documentation function. VIS provides participating States and 
Territories with access to data on vessels numbered by States and 
Territories. Participation in VIS is voluntary.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 12501 mandates the establishment of a VIS. 
Title 33 CFR part 187 prescribes the requirements of VIS.
    Forms: N/A.
    Respondents: Governments of States and Territories. The estimated 
number of respondents annually is 34.
    Frequency: Daily.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 5,456 
hours to 5,164 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual 
number of responses.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.


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    Dated: November 10, 2015.
Thomas P. Michelli,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2015-29610 Filed 11-18-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Respondents: Operators of certain                     manner, mark the fax, attention Desk                  www.regulations.gov, contact the person
                                                  vessels. The estimated annual number                    Officer for the Coast Guard.                          in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                  of respondents is 1,773.                                  A copy of the ICR is available through              CONTACT section of this document for
                                                    Frequency: On occasion. There are no                  the docket on the Internet at http://                 alternate instructions. Documents
                                                  recordkeeping requirements for this                     www.regulations.gov. Additionally,                    mentioned in this notice, and all public
                                                  information collection.                                 copies are available from: Commandant                 comments, are in our online docket at
                                                    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated                   (CG–612), Attn: Paperwork Reduction                   http://www.regulations.gov and can be
                                                  burden has decreased from 200 hours to                  Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703                   viewed by following that Web site’s
                                                  188 hours a year due to a decrease in the               Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop                 instructions. Additionally, if you go to
                                                  estimated annual number of responses.                   7710, Washington, DC 20593–7710.                      the online docket and sign up for email
                                                    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.                  alerts, you will be notified when
                                                  of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.              Anthony Smith, Office of Information                  comments are posted.
                                                    Dated: November 10, 2015.                             Management, telephone 202–475–3532,                      We accept anonymous comments. All
                                                  Thomas P. Michelli,                                     or fax 202–372–8405, for questions on                 comments received will be posted
                                                                                                          these documents.                                      without change to http://
                                                  U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information
                                                  Officer.                                                                                                      www.regulations.gov and will include
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–29572 Filed 11–18–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                any personal information you have
                                                                                                          Public Participation and Request for                  provided. For more about privacy and
                                                  BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
                                                                                                          Comments                                              the docket, you may review a Privacy
                                                                                                            This Notice relies on the authority of              Act notice regarding the Federal Docket
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;                  Management System in the March 24,
                                                  SECURITY                                                44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An                  2005, issue of the Federal Register (70
                                                                                                          ICR is an application to OIRA seeking                 FR 15086).
                                                  Coast Guard                                                                                                      OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs
                                                                                                          the approval, extension, or renewal of a
                                                                                                                                                                online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
                                                  [Docket No. USCG–2015–0689]                             Coast Guard collection of information
                                                                                                                                                                do/PRAMain after the comment period
                                                                                                          (Collection). The ICR contains
                                                  Collection of Information Under                                                                               for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action
                                                                                                          information describing the Collection’s
                                                  Review by Office of Management and                                                                            on each ICR will become available via
                                                                                                          purpose, the Collection’s likely burden
                                                  Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625–                                                                             a hyperlink in the OMB Control
                                                                                                          on the affected public, an explanation of
                                                  0070                                                                                                          Number: 1625–0070.
                                                                                                          the necessity of the Collection, and
                                                  AGENCY:  Coast Guard, DHS.                              other important information describing                Previous Request for Comments
                                                                                                          the Collection. There is one ICR for each               This request provides a 30-day
                                                  ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting
                                                                                                          Collection.                                           comment period required by OIRA. The
                                                  comments.
                                                                                                            The Coast Guard invites comments on                 Coast Guard published the 60-day
                                                  SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                       whether this ICR should be granted                    notice (80 FR 48550, August 13, 2015)
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the                     based on the Collection being necessary               required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That
                                                  U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an                       for the proper performance of                         Notice elicited no comments.
                                                  Information Collection Request (ICR),                   Departmental functions. In particular,                Accordingly, no changes have been
                                                  abstracted below, to the Office of                      the Coast Guard would appreciate                      made to the Collection.
                                                  Management and Budget (OMB), Office                     comments addressing: (1) The practical
                                                  of Information and Regulatory Affairs                   utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy           Information Collection Request
                                                  (OIRA), requesting approval of a                        of the estimated burden of the                          1. Title: Vessel Identification System.
                                                  revision to the following collection of                 Collection; (3) ways to enhance the                     OMB Control Number: 1625–0070.
                                                  information: 1625–0070, Vessel                          quality, utility, and clarity of                        Summary: The Coast Guard
                                                  Identification System. Our ICR describes                information subject to the Collection;                established a nationwide vessel
                                                  the information we seek to collect from                 and (4) ways to minimize the burden of                identification system (VIS) and
                                                  the public. Review and comments by                      the Collection on respondents,                        centralized certain vessel
                                                  OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork                    including the use of automated                        documentation function. VIS provides
                                                  burdens commensurate with our                           collection techniques or other forms of               participating States and Territories with
                                                  performance of duties.                                  information technology. These                         access to data on vessels numbered by
                                                  DATES: Comments must reach the Coast                    comments will help OIRA determine                     States and Territories. Participation in
                                                  Guard and OIRA on or before December                    whether to approve the ICR referred to                VIS is voluntary.
                                                  30, 2015.                                               in this Notice.                                         Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 12501 mandates
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                        We encourage you to respond to this                 the establishment of a VIS. Title 33 CFR
                                                  identified by Coast Guard docket                        request by submitting comments and                    part 187 prescribes the requirements of
                                                  number [USCG–2015–0689] to the Coast                    related materials. Comments to Coast                  VIS.
                                                  Guard using the Federal eRulemaking                     Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB                      Forms: N/A.
                                                  Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.                   Control Number of the ICR. They must                    Respondents: Governments of States
                                                  Alternatively, you may submit                           also contain the docket number of this                and Territories. The estimated number
                                                  comments to OIRA using one of the                       request, [USCG–2015–0689], and must                   of respondents annually is 34.
                                                                                                                                                                  Frequency: Daily.
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                                                  following means:                                        be received by December 30, 2015.
                                                    (1) Email: OIRA-submission@                                                                                   Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
                                                                                                          Submitting Comments                                   burden has decreased from 5,456 hours
                                                  omb.eop.gov.
                                                    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW.,                    We encourage you to submit                          to 5,164 hours a year due to a decrease
                                                  Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk                    comments through the Federal                          in the estimated annual number of
                                                  Officer for the Coast Guard.                            eRulemaking Portal at http://                         responses.
                                                    (3) Fax: 202–395–6566. To ensure                      www.regulations.gov. If your material                   Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
                                                  your comments are received in a timely                  cannot be submitted using http://                     of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.



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                                                  72450                     Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 223 / Thursday, November 19, 2015 / Notices

                                                    Dated: November 10, 2015.                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Mr.                  We accept anonymous comments. All
                                                  Thomas P. Michelli,                                     Anthony Smith, Office of Information                  comments received will be posted
                                                  Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Coast            Management, telephone 202–475–3532,                   without change to http://
                                                  Guard.                                                  or fax 202–372–8405, for questions on                 www.regulations.gov and will include
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–29610 Filed 11–18–15; 8:45 am]            these documents.                                      any personal information you have
                                                  BILLING CODE 9110–04–P                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            provided. For more about privacy and
                                                                                                                                                                the docket, you may review a Privacy
                                                                                                          Public Participation and Request for                  Act notice regarding the Federal Docket
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  Comments                                              Management System in the March 24,
                                                  SECURITY                                                  This Notice relies on the authority of              2005, issue of the Federal Register (70
                                                                                                          the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;                  FR 15086).
                                                  Coast Guard                                             44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An                    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs
                                                  [Docket No. USCG–2015–0382]                             ICR is an application to OIRA seeking                 online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
                                                                                                          the approval, extension, or renewal of a              do/PRAMain after the comment period
                                                  Collection of Information Under                         Coast Guard collection of information
                                                                                                                                                                for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action
                                                  Review by Office of Management and                      (Collection). The ICR contains
                                                                                                                                                                on each ICR will become available via
                                                  Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625–                       information describing the Collection’s
                                                                                                                                                                a hyperlink in the OMB Control
                                                  0067                                                    purpose, the Collection’s likely burden
                                                                                                                                                                Number: 1625–0067
                                                                                                          on the affected public, an explanation of
                                                  AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS.                                the necessity of the Collection, and                  Previous Request for Comments
                                                        Thirty-day notice requesting
                                                  ACTION:                                                 other important information describing
                                                  comments.                                               the Collection. There is one ICR for each               This request provides a 30-day
                                                                                                          Collection. The Coast Guard invites                   comment period required by OIRA. The
                                                  SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                       comments on whether this ICR should                   Coast Guard has published the 60-day
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the                     be granted based on the Collection being              notice (80 FR 35386, June 19, 2015)
                                                  U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an                       necessary for the proper performance of               required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That
                                                  Information Collection Request (ICR),                   Departmental functions. In particular,                Notice elicited no comments.
                                                  abstracted below, to the Office of                      the Coast Guard would appreciate                      Accordingly, no changes have been
                                                  Management and Budget (OMB), Office                     comments addressing: (1) The practical                made to the Collection.
                                                  of Information and Regulatory Affairs                   utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy
                                                  (OIRA), requesting approval for                                                                               Information Collection Request
                                                                                                          of the estimated burden of the
                                                  reinstatement, with change, of the                      Collection; (3) ways to enhance the                     1. Title: Claims under the Oil
                                                  following collection of information                     quality, utility, and clarity of                      Pollution Act of 1990.1625–0067.
                                                  1625–0067, Claims under the Oil                         information subject to the Collection;
                                                  Pollution Act of 1990. Our ICR describe                                                                         Summary: This information collection
                                                                                                          and (4) ways to minimize the burden of                provides the means to develop and
                                                  the information we seek to collect from                 the Collection on respondents,
                                                  the public. Review and comments by                                                                            submit a claim to the National Pollution
                                                                                                          including the use of automated                        Funds Center to seek compensation for
                                                  OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork                    collection techniques or other forms of
                                                  burdens commensurate with our                                                                                 removal costs and damages incurred
                                                                                                          information technology. These                         resulting from an oil discharge or
                                                  performance of duties.                                  comments will help OIRA determine                     substantial threat of discharge. This
                                                  DATES: Comments must reach the Coast                    whether to approve the ICR referred to                collection also provides the
                                                  Guard and OIRA on or before December                    in this Notice.                                       requirements for a responsible party to
                                                  21, 2015.                                                 We encourage you to respond to this                 advertise where claims may be sent after
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      request by submitting comments and
                                                                                                                                                                an incident occurs.
                                                  identified by Coast Guard docket                        related materials. Comments to Coast
                                                  number [USCG–2015–0382] to the Coast                    Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB                      Need: This information collection is
                                                  Guard using the Federal eRulemaking                     Control Number of the ICR. They must                  required by 33 CFR part 136, for
                                                  Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.                   also contain the docket number of this                implementing 33 U.S.C. 2713(e) and 33
                                                  Alternatively, you may submit                           request, [USCG–2015–0382], and must                   U.S.C. 2714(b).
                                                  comments to OIRA using one of the                       be received by December 21, 2015.                       Forms: None.
                                                  following means:                                        Submitting Comments                                     Respondents: Claimants and
                                                    (1) Email: OIRA-submission@                                                                                 responsible parties of oil spills.
                                                  omb.eop.gov.                                               We encourage you to submit
                                                    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW.,                  comments through the Federal                            Frequency: On occasion.
                                                  Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk                    eRulemaking Portal at http://                           Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
                                                  Officer for the Coast Guard.                            www.regulations.gov. If your material                 burden has increased from 8,267 hours
                                                    (3) Fax: 202–395–6566. To ensure                      cannot be submitted using http://                     to 9,370 hours a year due to an increase
                                                  your comments are received in a timely                  www.regulations.gov, contact the person               in the estimated number of annual
                                                  manner, mark the fax, attention Desk                    in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                        respondents.
                                                  Officer for the Coast Guard.                            CONTACT section of this document for
                                                                                                                                                                  Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
                                                    A copy of the ICR is available through                alternate instructions. Documents                     of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
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                                                  the docket on the Internet at http://                   mentioned in this notice, and all public
                                                  www.regulations.gov. Additionally,                      comments, are in our online docket at                   Dated: November 10, 2015.
                                                  copies are available from:                              http://www.regulations.gov and can be                   Sincerely,
                                                  COMMANDANT (CG–612), ATTN:                              viewed by following that Web site’s                   Thomas P. Michelli,
                                                  PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT                                 instructions. Additionally, if you go to              U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information
                                                  MANAGER, U.S. COAST GUARD, 2100                         the online docket and sign up for email               Officer.
                                                  2ND STREET SW., STOP 7710,                              alerts, you will be notified when                     [FR Doc. 2015–29575 Filed 11–18–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  WASHINGTON, DC 20593–7710.                              comments are posted.                                  BILLING CODE 9110–04–P




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionThirty-day notice requesting comments.
DatesComments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before December 30, 2015.
ContactMr. Anthony Smith, Office of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-372-8405, for questions on these documents.
FR Citation80 FR 72449 

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