80 FR 8334 - Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 31 (February 17, 2015)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of a revision to the following collections of information: 1625-0032, Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements under Title 46 U.S. Code; 1625-0043, Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR subchapter P; 1625-0044, Outer Continental Shelf Activities--Title 33 CFR subchapter N; 1625-0081, Alternate Compliance Program; and 1625-0113, Crewmember Identification Documents. Our ICRs describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8334-8335]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2015-0005; OMB Control Numbers 1625--(0032, 0043, 0044, 0081, 
0113)]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget

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 
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of a 
revision to the following collections of information: 1625-0032, Vessel 
Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements under Title 46 U.S. 
Code; 1625-0043, Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR subchapter P; 
1625-0044, Outer Continental Shelf Activities--Title 33 CFR subchapter 
N; 1625-0081, Alternate Compliance Program; and 1625-0113, Crewmember 
Identification Documents. Our ICRs describes the information we seek to 
collect from the public. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA, the 
Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before April 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2015-0005] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate 
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    (4) Fax: 202-493-2251. To ensure your comments are received in a 
timely manner, mark the fax, to attention Desk Officer for the Coast 
Guard.
    The DMF maintains the public docket for this Notice. Comments and 
material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in 
this Notice as being available in the docket, will become part of the 
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140 
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. You may also find the docket on the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Copies of the ICRs are 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, US 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. Contact Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, 202-366-9826, for questions on the docket.

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 these ICRs should be 
granted based on the Collections being necessary for the proper 
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard 
would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the 
Collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the 
Collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
information subject to the Collections; and (4) ways to minimize the 
burden of the Collections on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. In response to your comments, we may revise these ICRs or 
decide not to seek approval of revisions of the Collections. 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-2015-0005], and 
must be received by April 20, 2015. We will post all comments received, 
without change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will include any 
personal information you provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use 
their DMF. Please see the ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number [USCG-
2015-0005], indicate the specific section of the document to which each 
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit 
your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by 
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If 
you submit a comment online via www.regulations.gov, it will be 
considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit 
the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be 
considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is 
received at the DMF. We recommend you include your name, mailing 
address, an email address, or other contact information in the body of 
your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding 
your submission.
    You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, 
mail, fax, or delivery to the DMF at the address under ADDRESSES; but 
please submit them by only one means. To submit your comment online, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2015-0005'' in the 
``Search'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, 
submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, 
suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by 
mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please 
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will 
consider all comments and material received during the comment period 
and will address them accordingly.
    Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as 
documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the docket, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box, 
which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Search'' box 
insert ``USCG-2015-0005'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket 
Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. You may also visit the DMF in Room 
W12-140 on the ground floor of

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the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received in 
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act statement 
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of 
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting 
Requirements Under Title 46 U.S.C.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0032.
    Summary: This collection of information requires owners, operators, 
agents or masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post 
various forms as part of the Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety 
Program.
    Need: The Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program 
regulations are found in 46 CFR, including parts 2, 26, 31, 71, 91, 
107, 115, 126, 169, 176 and 189 as authorized in Title 46 U.S.C. A 
number of reporting and recordkeeping requirements are contained 
therein.
    Forms: CG-841, CG-854, CG-948, CG-949, CG-950, CG-950A, CG-2832.
    Respondents: Owners, operators, agents and master of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,601 
hours to 1,642 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual 
number of respondents.
    2. Title: Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR subchapter P.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0043.
    Summary: This collection of information allows the master, owner, 
or agent of a vessel affected by these rules to request a deviation 
from the requirements governing navigation safety equipment to the 
extent that there is no reduction in safety.
    Need: Provisions in 33 CFR chapter I, subchapter P, allow any 
person directly affected by the rules in that subchapter to request a 
deviation from any of the requirements as long as it does not 
compromise safety. This collection enables the Coast Guard to evaluate 
the information the respondent supplies, to determine whether it 
justifies the request for a deviation.
    Forms: NONE.
    Respondents: Master, owner, or agent of a vessel.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 2,447 
hours to 2,110 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual 
number of responses.
    3. Title: Outer Continental Shelf Activities--Title 33 CFR 
subchapter N.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0044.
    Summary: The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended, 
authorizes the Coast Guard to promulgate and enforce regulations 
promoting the safety of life and property on OCS facilities. These 
regulations are located in 33 CFR chapter I, subchapter N.
    Need: The information is needed to ensure compliance with the 
safety regulations related to OCS activities. The regulations contain 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements for annual inspections of 
fixed OCS facilities, employee citizenship records, station bills, and 
emergency evacuation plans.
    Forms: CG-5432.
    Respondents: Operators of facilities and vessels engaged in 
activities on the OCS.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 6,304 
hours to 8,407 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual 
number of responses.
    4. Title: Alternate Compliance Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0081.
    Summary: This information is used by the Coast Guard to assess 
vessels participating in the voluntary Alternate Compliance Program 
(ACP) before issuance of a Certificate of Inspection.
    Need: Sections 3306 and 3316 of 46 U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard 
to establish vessel inspection regulations and inspection alternatives. 
Part 8 of 46 CFR contains the Coast Guard regulations for recognizing 
classification societies and enrollment of U.S.-flag vessels in ACP.
    Forms: NONE.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of U.S.-flag inspected vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 176 hours 
to 152 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual number of 
respondents.
    5. Title: Crewmember Identification Documents.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0113.
    Summary: This information collection covers the requirement that 
crewmembers on vessels calling at U.S. ports must carry and present on 
demand an identification that allows the identity of crewmembers to be 
authoritatively validated.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 70111 mandated that the Coast Guard establish 
regulation about crewmember identification. The regulations are in 33 
CFR part 160 subpart D.
    Forms: NONE.
    Respondents: Crewmembers and operators of certain vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 30,275 
hours to 34,293 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated time 
to acquire an acceptable identification document.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended.

    Dated: February 6, 2015.
Thomas P. Michelli,
U.S. Coast Guard, Chief Information Officer, Acting.
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