81 FR 3152 - Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0027
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 12 (January 20, 2016)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 12 (January 20, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-01014 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 3152-3153] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01014] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2015-1097] Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0027 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 approval of revisions to the following collection of information: 1625-0027, Vessel Documentation. 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 March 21, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG-2015-1097] to the Coast Guard using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://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 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. In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek approval of revisions of 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-2015-1097], and must be received by March 21, 2016. 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). Information Collection Request Title: Vessel Documentation. OMB Control Number: 1625-0027. Summary: The information collected will be used to establish the eligibility of a vessel to: (a) be documented as a ``vessel of the United States'', (b) engage in a particular trade, and/or (c) become the object of a preferred ship's mortgage. The information collected concerns citizenship of owner/applicant and build, tonnage and markings of a vessel. Need: Title 46 U.S.C. Chapters 121, 123, 125 and 313 requires the documentation of vessels. A Certificate of Documentation is required for the operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as evidence of vessel nationality, and permits a vessel to be subject to preferred mortgages. Forms: CG-1258, Application for Initial, Exchange, or Replacement of Certificate of Documentation/Redocumentation; CG-1258, Section A-- Additional Vessels; CG-1258, Section H--Additional Owners; CG-1258, Section L--Attachment to Limited Liability Company; CG-1258, Section L--Attachment to Partnership; CG-1258, Section L--Attachment to Joint Venture or Association; CG-1258, Section L--Attachment to Trust Arrangement; CG-1261, Builder's Certification and First Transfer of Title; CG-1270, Certificate of Documentation; CG-1280, Vessel Renewal Notification Application for Renewal; CG-1340, Bill of Sale; CG-1356, Bill of Sale by Government Entity Pursuant to Court Order or Administrative Degree of Forfeiture; CG-4593, Application, Consent, and Approval for Withdrawal of Application for Documentation or Exchange of Certificate of [[Page 3153]] Documentation; CG-5542, Optional Application for Filing; CG-7042, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions; and CG-7043, Abstract of Title/Certified COD Request. Respondents: Owners/builders of yachts and commercial vessels of at least 5 net tons. Frequency: Annually. Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 67,882 hours to 77,619 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual number of responses. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: January 12, 2016. Thomas P. Michelli, Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Coast Guard. [FR Doc. 2016-01014 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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protect personnel and property on board further instructions on submitting cannot be submitted using http://
U.S.-Flag vessels. comments. www.regulations.gov, contact the person
Need: 46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the A copy of the ICR is available through in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Coast Guard to promulgate regulations the docket on the Internet at http:// CONTACT section of this document for
for the safety of personnel and property www.regulations.gov. Additionally, alternate instructions. Documents
on board vessels. Various sections copies are available from: Commandant mentioned in this notice, and all public
within parts 61 and 62 of Title 46 of the (CG–612), Attn: Paperwork Reduction comments, are in our online docket at
Code of Federal Regulations contain Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 http://www.regulations.gov and can be
these rules. Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE., Stop viewed by following that Web site’s
Forms: None. 7710, Washington, DC 20593–7710. instructions. Additionally, if you go to
Respondents: Owners, operations, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. the online docket and sign up for email
shipyards, designers, and manufacturers Anthony Smith, Office of Information alerts, you will be notified when
of certain vessels. Management, telephone 202–475–3532, comments are posted.
Frequency: On occasion. or fax 202–372–8405, for questions on We accept anonymous comments. All
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated these documents. comments received will be posted
burden has increased from 39,900 hours without change to http://
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: www.regulations.gov and will include
to 46,500 hours a year due to an
increase in the estimated annual Public Participation and Request for any personal information you have
number of responses. Comments provided. For more about privacy and
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act the docket, you may review a Privacy
This Notice relies on the authority of Act notice regarding the Federal Docket
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; Management System in the March 24,
Dated: January 12, 2016. 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70
Thomas P. Michelli, ICR is an application to OIRA seeking FR 15086).
U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information the approval, extension, or renewal of a
Officer. Coast Guard collection of information Information Collection Request
[FR Doc. 2016–01010 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] (Collection). The ICR contains Title: Vessel Documentation.
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
information describing the Collection’s OMB Control Number: 1625–0027.
purpose, the Collection’s likely burden Summary: The information collected
on the affected public, an explanation of will be used to establish the eligibility
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND the necessity of the Collection, and of a vessel to: (a) be documented as a
SECURITY other important information describing ‘‘vessel of the United States’’, (b) engage
the Collection. There is one ICR for each in a particular trade, and/or (c) become
Coast Guard Collection. the object of a preferred ship’s mortgage.
[Docket No. USCG–2015–1097] The Coast Guard invites comments on The information collected concerns
whether this ICR should be granted citizenship of owner/applicant and
Information Collection Request to based on the Collection being necessary build, tonnage and markings of a vessel.
Office of Management and Budget; for the proper performance of Need: Title 46 U.S.C. Chapters 121,
OMB Control Number: 1625–0027 Departmental functions. In particular, 123, 125 and 313 requires the
the Coast Guard would appreciate documentation of vessels. A Certificate
AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS. comments addressing: (1) the practical of Documentation is required for the
Sixty-day notice requesting
ACTION: utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy operation of a vessel in certain trades,
comments. of the estimated burden of the serves as evidence of vessel nationality,
Collection; (3) ways to enhance the and permits a vessel to be subject to
SUMMARY: In compliance with the quality, utility, and clarity of preferred mortgages.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the information subject to the Collection; Forms: CG–1258, Application for
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an and (4) ways to minimize the burden of Initial, Exchange, or Replacement of
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Collection on respondents, Certificate of Documentation/
the Office of Management and Budget including the use of automated Redocumentation; CG–1258, Section
(OMB), Office of Information and collection techniques or other forms of A—Additional Vessels; CG–1258,
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting information technology. In response to Section H—Additional Owners; CG–
approval of revisions to the following your comments, we may revise this ICR 1258, Section L—Attachment to Limited
collection of information: 1625–0027, or decide not to seek approval of Liability Company; CG–1258, Section
Vessel Documentation. Our ICR revisions of the Collection. We will L—Attachment to Partnership; CG–
describes the information we seek to consider all comments and material 1258, Section L—Attachment to Joint
collect from the public. Before received during the comment period. Venture or Association; CG–1258,
submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast We encourage you to respond to this Section L—Attachment to Trust
Guard is inviting comments as request by submitting comments and Arrangement; CG–1261, Builder’s
described below. related materials. Comments must Certification and First Transfer of Title;
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast contain the OMB Control Number of the CG–1270, Certificate of Documentation;
Guard on or before March 21, 2016. ICR and the docket number of this CG–1280, Vessel Renewal Notification
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments request, [USCG–2015–1097], and must Application for Renewal; CG–1340, Bill
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identified by Coast Guard docket be received by March 21, 2016. of Sale; CG–1356, Bill of Sale by
number [USCG–2015–1097] to the Coast Government Entity Pursuant to Court
Guard using the Federal eRulemaking Submitting Comments Order or Administrative Degree of
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. We encourage you to submit Forfeiture; CG–4593, Application,
See the ‘‘Public participation and comments through the Federal Consent, and Approval for Withdrawal
request for comments’’ portion of the eRulemaking Portal at http:// of Application for Documentation or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for www.regulations.gov. If your material Exchange of Certificate of
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Documentation; CG–5542, Optional Marine Mammals Management Office, safeguarding the social, cultural, and
Application for Filing; CG–7042, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK subsistence needs of Alaska Natives and
Authorization for Credit Card 99503; by telephone (907–786–800); or native people of Chukotka. For example,
Transactions; and CG–7043, Abstract of by facsimile (907–786–3816). Persons the Agreement requires the
Title/Certified COD Request. who use a telecommunications device Commission, the bilateral authority
Respondents: Owners/builders of for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal established under the 2000 Agreement,
yachts and commercial vessels of at Information Relay Service (FIRS) at to determine a ‘‘sustainable harvest
least 5 net tons. 800–877–8339. level’’ that is based upon reliable
Frequency: Annually. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: scientific information, does not exceed
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated net annual recruitment to the
burden has increased from 67,882 hours Background population, and maintains the
to 77,619 hours a year due to an The Agreement between the population at or near its current level.
increase in the estimated annual Government of the United States of Article 8 of the Agreement sets forth
number of responses. America and the Government of the the composition and responsibilities of
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act Russian Federation on the Conservation the Commission. The Commission
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. and Management of the Alaska- includes a U.S. Section and Russian
Chukotka Polar Bear Population (2000 Section, with each national section
Dated: January 12, 2016.
Agreement), signed in 2000 and ratified comprised of two members appointed
Thomas P. Michelli, by the United States in 2007, provides by their respective parties to provide for
Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Coast legal protections for the population of the inclusion of a member representing
Guard. polar bears found in the Chukchi and the country’s native people in addition
[FR Doc. 2016–01014 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] Northern Bering Seas. The Agreement is to a Federal representative. Under the
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P implemented in the United States Agreement, each section has one vote,
through Title V of the Marine Mammal and all decisions of the Commission
Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 may be made only with the approval of
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et seq.), and builds upon the protections both sections. Among other duties
provided to this population of polar under Article 8, the Commission must
Fish and Wildlife Service bears through the Agreement on the promote cooperation among the Parties
[FWS–R7–ES–2015–N234; FF07CAMM00– Conservation of Polar Bears (the 1973 and the native people, make scientific
FX–FR133707PB00] Agreement), which was a significant determinations, establish annual taking
early step in the international limits, and adopt other restrictions on
U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission; conservation of polar bears. take of polar bears for subsistence
Maintenance of Annual Taking Limit The 1973 Agreement is a multilateral purposes within the framework of the
for the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear treaty to which the United States and established annual taking limits. Article
Population Russia are parties with other polar bear 8 further requires the establishment of a
range states—Norway, Canada, and scientific working group (SWG) to
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Denmark (on behalf of Greenland). advise the Commission on its decisions.
Interior. While the 1973 Agreement provides At its first annual meeting, held in
ACTION: Notice. authority for the maintenance of a Moscow, Russia, September 23–25,
subsistence harvest of polar bears and 2009, the Commission identified
SUMMARY: On October 22, 2015, the provides for habitat conservation, the members of the SWG and tasked the
U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission 2000 Agreement establishes a common SWG with reviewing the current level of
(Commission), established under the legal, scientific, and administrative take of polar bears and providing
Agreement Between the Government of framework directed specifically for the recommendations to the Commission on
the United States and the Government conservation and management of the the sustainable harvest level.
of the Russian Federation on the Alaska-Chukotka polar bear population. Recommendations from the SWG help
Conservation and Management of the As a shared population, polar bears guide the research necessary to address
Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population, within the Alaska-Chukotka population present and future polar bear
unanimously agreed to maintain the readily move between the United States conservation issues in the shared
annual taking limit adopted in 2010 for and Russian Federation. Article 3 of the Alaska-Chukotka polar bear population.
the Alaska-Chukotka polar bear 2000 Agreement defines the geographic The second annual meeting of the
population. In 2010, the Commission boundaries of the Agreement, which Commission took place June 7–10, 2010,
established an annual taking limit on correspond to the areas within the in Anchorage, Alaska. During this
the number of bears that may be jurisdiction of the United States and meeting the Commission reviewed the
removed from this population as a result Russian Federation, in which the joint recommendations of the SWG and,
of human activities, such as bears taken polar bear population may be found. consistent with the SWG’s
for subsistence purposes and in defense Under Article 3, the geographic recommendation, determined that
of human life. This annual taking limit, boundaries of the Agreement are establishing a limit to the total
which corresponds with the annual ‘‘bounded on the west by a line allowable take, including subsistence
sustainable harvest level for this extending north from the mouth of the harvest, of polar bears from the Alaska-
population, is 58 polar bears per year, Kolyma River; on the east by a line Chukotka polar bear population was
of which no more than 19 will be extending north from Point Barrow; and needed. Thus, consistent with the 2000
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females. Under the Agreement, the on the south by a line describing the Agreement, the Commission adopted an
annual taking limit is to be shared southernmost annual formation of drift annual taking limit that corresponds
equally between the United States of ice.’’ Thus, the Agreement recognizes with, but does not exceed, the
America and the Russian Federation. the need for a unified, common sustainable harvest level of no more
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: management regime to provide for the than 58 polar bears per year, of which
Hilary Cooley, Polar Bear Project long-term sustainability of this shared no more than 19 animals may be
Leader, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, population, while assisting in females, that may be removed from the
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| Dates | Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before March 21, 2016. | |
| Contact | Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-372-8405, for questions on these documents. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 3152 |
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