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81 FR 5774 - Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0001

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 22 (February 3, 2016)

Page Range5774-5776
FR Document2016-01896

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: 1625-0001, Report of Marine Casualty & Chemical Testing of Commercial Vessel Personnel. 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 81 Issue 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0910]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0001

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: 1625-0001, Report 
of Marine Casualty & Chemical Testing of Commercial Vessel Personnel. 
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 March 
4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2015-0910] 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: [email protected].
    (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-2015-0910], and must be received by March 4, 
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

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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: 1625-0001.

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 64430, October 23, 2015) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). We received two comment submissions 
to the 60-day Notice.
    The first commenter asked that future versions of the form CG-2692 
be ``unlocked'' so that a computer application that the commenter's 
company uses may auto-fill in the form data elements. We are unable to 
accommodate this request at this time, as it is Coast Guard policy that 
public use forms be locked/secured so they may not be modified. 
However, this concern may be alleviated in the future as the Coast 
Guard moves to permit the online submission of marine casualty reports.
    The second commenter raised five issues. The first issue raised by 
the commenter stated that the ICR title ``Marine Casualty Information 
and Periodic Chemical Testing Drug and Alcohol Testing of Commercial 
Vessel Personnel'' is in error and could lead to erroneous reporting of 
test results.
    We agree with the commenter that the historical use of the term 
``Periodic'' may result in some confusion resulting in unnecessary 
reporting of chemical test results to the Coast Guard. As a result, we 
revised the title to remove that term and to better reflect the intent 
of the collection. The revised title is ``Report of Marine Casualty & 
Chemical Testing of Commercial Vessel Personnel''.
    The second issue raised by the commenter addressed the wording 
found in the ``Need'' section of the 60-day Notice. The commenter 
questioned the appropriateness of the term ``cured'' noting that the 
opinion of a majority of substance abuse treatment specialists have 
determined that substance abuse is never cured, but rather, is a 
treatable medical condition. The commenter further noted that the Coast 
Guard regulation, 46 CFR 16.201(f), acknowledges that the individual is 
not required to be cured. Rather, that the individual is determined to 
be of sufficiently low-risk for misuse by a Medical Review Officer.
    We agree with the commenter that the inclusion of the historical 
term ``cured'' is inconsistent with existing Coast Guard regulations 
regarding chemical testing requirements and that current substance-
abuse rehabilitative science determines addiction to be a treatable 
condition that is not curable. For these reasons, we edited our 
``Need'' section in this Notice to remove the term ``cured'' and 
inserted language that is both consistent with existing Coast Guard 
regulations and current substance-abuse rehabilitative science.
    The third issue raised by the commenter was a statement questioning 
the data found on the form OMB 83-I of the ICR. The commenter stated 
that it was challenging to understand the quantitative dispersion of 
annual responses published in the ICR. The commenter asked for greater 
specificity as to the representative value of the 180,489 annual 
responses. The commenter requested additional information to include 
identification information of the responders, a summary of the 
responses, the timeframe in which the responses were received, a 
comparison of the 180,489 responses received in other years and 
finally, analytical data to determine the mean average of responses for 
the last five years.
    We note that the form OMB 83-I information is a summary, and that a 
detailed breakdown of the responses are found in Appendix A to the 
Supporting Statement. The Supporting Statement and Appendix A are found 
in the docket to the Notice (see documents USCG-2015-0910-0004 and 
USCG-2015-0910-0005 respectively). Further we note that the number of 
180,489 annual responses is generally consistent with year-over-year 
comparisons and represents neither the least or greatest annual 
response rate in recent years. Therefore, we hold this number to be 
both accurate and representative of the annual response burden upon 
industry. We do not agree with the commenter that an exhaustive 
analytical review of the data is necessary.
    The fourth issue raised by the commenter questioned who is going to 
be responsible for the completion of the proposed new forms [CG-2692C & 
CG-2692D]? The commenter opined that the stated intent of the ICR, to 
streamline the reporting process and to reduce the burden upon 
industry, would not be the outcome of adding two new forms. The 
commenter further stated that it should be the responsibility of the 
Coast Guard to complete the new forms themselves.
    As explained in the 60-day Notice section entitled ``Why is the 
Coast Guard Proposing to Add 2 New Forms'', these two new forms do not 
seek to add any new information to be collected in the request. 
Instead, they take certain sections of the existing form CG-2692 and 
move them to these two new forms. Additionally, in the event there are 
multiple entries required (e.g. several injuries, etc.) these new forms 
easily facilitate multiple entries for the submitter. As with the 
current forms and consistent with the regulatory requirements found in 
Title 46 CFR part 4, the owner, agent, master, operator, or person in 
charge of a vessel are responsible to complete the forms.
    The fifth issue raised by the commenter requested greater 
information concerning the evaluation of comments from the maritime 
industry and general public identifying the need to revise these forms 
and to add two new forms. Specifically, the commenter asked if the 
evaluation was published or if an information request was published to 
facilitate this evaluation?
    The Coast Guard conducted multiple opportunities for marine 
industry and public participation to the evaluation of the marine 
casualty reporting process. This effort was made by the Coast Guard to 
ensure both the marine industry and the public were provided multiple 
opportunities to provide input to the revision of the marine casualty 
reporting process. The Coast Guard also conducted a deliberative 
internal review of process logistics to ensure that only information 
necessary to evaluating marine casualties was included as required 
reporting in the proposed new forms.
    The Coast Guard engagement with the marine industry and the public 
was designed to ensure multiple opportunities for participation and to 
include a broad representative sample of input. In 2013, the Coast 
Guard's Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) was consulted in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The input received 
from TSAC, advising revision to the marine casualty reporting process, 
contributed greatly to this proposal to reformat and restructure the 
existing form CG-2692.
    Again in 2014, the Coast Guard sought-out input from the marine 
industry and the public when we issued a Notice of Availability and 
Request for Comments on January 14, 2014 (79 FR 2466) for a draft 
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC). This publication 
provided guidance for the identification and reporting of marine 
casualties.

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    The comments received from the marine industry and the public to 
this NVIC proposal, advising revision to the marine casualty reporting 
process, contributed greatly to the proposal to reformat and 
restructure the existing form CG-2692.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Report of Marine Casualty & Chemical Testing of 
Commercial Vessel Personnel.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0001.
    Summary: Marine casualty information is needed for CG 
investigations of commercial vessel casualties involving death, vessel 
damage, etc., as mandated by Congress. Chemical testing information is 
needed to improve CG detection/reduction of drug use by mariners.
    Need: Section 6101 of 46 U.S.C. as delegated by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to the Commandant, authorizes the Coast Guard to 
prescribe regulations for the reporting of marine casualties involving 
death, serious injury, material loss of property, material damage 
affecting the seaworthiness of a vessel, or significant harm to the 
environment. It also requires information on the use of alcohol being 
included in a marine casualty report. Section 7503 of 46 U.S.C. 
authorizes the Coast Guard to deny the issuance of licenses, 
certificates of registry, and merchant mariner's documents (seaman's 
papers) to users of dangerous drugs. Similarly, 46 U.S.C. 7704 requires 
the Coast Guard to revoke such papers when a holder of the same has 
been shown to be a drug user unless the holder provides satisfactory 
proof that the holder has successfully completed a rehabilitation 
program acceptable to the Coast Guard and is determined to be, by a 
competent substance abuse professional, free from misuse of chemical 
substances and that the risk of subsequent misuse of chemical 
substances is sufficiently low to justify returning to safety-sensitive 
positions..
    Forms: CG-2692, Report of Marine Casualty, Commercial Diving 
Casualty, or OCS-related Casualty; CG-2692A, Barge Addendum; CG-2692B, 
Report of Mandatory Chemical Testing Following a Serious Marine 
Incident Involving Vessels in Commercial Service; CG-2692C, Personnel 
Casualty Addendum; and CG-2692D, Involved Persons and Witnesses 
Addendum.
    Respondents: Vessels owners and operators.
    Frequency: On occasion. This information collection has a 
requirement for recordkeeping.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 
20,986 hours to 23,586 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated 
number of responses.

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

    Dated: January 26, 2016.
Thomas P. Michelli,
U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information Officer.
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                                                  the online docket and sign up for email                 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                Public Participation and Request for
                                                  alerts, you will be notified when                       SECURITY                                              Comments
                                                  comments are posted.                                                                                            This Notice relies on the authority of
                                                    We accept anonymous comments. All                     Coast Guard
                                                                                                                                                                the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
                                                  comments received will be posted                                                                              44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An
                                                  without change to http://                               [Docket No. USCG–2015–0910]                           ICR is an application to OIRA seeking
                                                  www.regulations.gov and will include                                                                          the approval, extension, or renewal of a
                                                  any personal information you have                       Collection of Information Under
                                                                                                                                                                Coast Guard collection of information
                                                  provided. For more about privacy and                    Review by Office of Management and
                                                                                                                                                                (Collection). The ICR contains
                                                  the docket, you may review a Privacy                    Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625–
                                                                                                                                                                information describing the Collection’s
                                                  Act notice regarding the Federal Docket                 0001
                                                                                                                                                                purpose, the Collection’s likely burden
                                                  Management System in the March 24,                                                                            on the affected public, an explanation of
                                                                                                          AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS.
                                                  2005, issue of the Federal Register (70                                                                       the necessity of the Collection, and
                                                  FR 15086).                                                    Thirty-day notice requesting
                                                                                                          ACTION:
                                                                                                          comments.                                             other important information describing
                                                    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs
                                                                                                                                                                the Collection. There is one ICR for each
                                                  online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                     Collection. The Coast Guard invites
                                                  do/PRAMain after the comment period
                                                                                                          Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the                   comments on whether this ICR should
                                                  for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action
                                                                                                          U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an                     be granted based on the Collection being
                                                  on each ICR will become available via
                                                                                                          Information Collection Request (ICR),                 necessary for the proper performance of
                                                  a hyperlink in the OMB Control
                                                                                                          abstracted below, to the Office of                    Departmental functions. In particular,
                                                  Number: 1625–0112.
                                                                                                          Management and Budget (OMB), Office                   the Coast Guard would appreciate
                                                  Previous Request for Comments                           of Information and Regulatory Affairs                 comments addressing: (1) The practical
                                                    This request provides a 30-day                        (OIRA), requesting approval of a                      utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy
                                                  comment period required by OIRA. The                    revision to the following collection of               of the estimated burden of the
                                                  Coast Guard published the 60-day                        information: 1625–0001, Report of                     Collection; (3) ways to enhance the
                                                  notice (80 FR 64437, October 23, 2015)                  Marine Casualty & Chemical Testing of                 quality, utility, and clarity of
                                                  required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That                  Commercial Vessel Personnel. Our ICR                  information subject to the Collection;
                                                  Notice elicited no comments.                            describes the information we seek to                  and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
                                                  Accordingly, no changes have been                       collect from the public. Review and                   the Collection on respondents,
                                                  made to the Collections.                                comments by OIRA ensure we only                       including the use of automated
                                                                                                          impose paperwork burdens                              collection techniques or other forms of
                                                  Information Collection Request                          commensurate with our performance of                  information technology. These
                                                     Title: Enhanced Maritime Domain                      duties.                                               comments will help OIRA determine
                                                  Awareness via Electronic Transmission                   DATES: Comments must reach the Coast                  whether to approve the ICR referred to
                                                  of Vessel Transit Data.                                 Guard and OIRA on or before March 4,                  in this Notice.
                                                     OMB Control Number: 1625–0112.                       2016.                                                   We encourage you to respond to this
                                                  SUMMARY: The Coast Guard collects,                                                                            request by submitting comments and
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                  stores, and analyzes data transmitted by                                                                      related materials. Comments to Coast
                                                                                                          identified by Coast Guard docket
                                                  Long Range Identification and Tracking                                                                        Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB
                                                                                                          number [USCG–2015–0910] to the Coast
                                                  (LRIT) and Automatic Identification                                                                           Control Number of the ICR. They must
                                                                                                          Guard using the Federal eRulemaking
                                                  System (AIS) to enhance Maritime                                                                              also contain the docket number of this
                                                                                                          Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  Domain Awareness (MDA). Awareness                                                                             request, [USCG–2015–0910], and must
                                                                                                          Alternatively, you may submit
                                                  and threat knowledge are critical for                                                                         be received by March 4, 2016.
                                                                                                          comments to OIRA using one of the
                                                  securing the maritime domain and the                    following means:                                      Submitting Comments
                                                  key to preventing adverse events. Data                    (1) Email: OIRA-submission@
                                                  is also used for marine safety and                                                                               We encourage you to submit
                                                                                                          omb.eop.gov.                                          comments through the Federal
                                                  environmental protection purposes.                        (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW.,
                                                     Need: To ensure port safety and                                                                            eRulemaking Portal at http://
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk                  www.regulations.gov. If your material
                                                  security and to ensure the uninterrupted                Officer for the Coast Guard.
                                                  flow of commerce.                                                                                             cannot be submitted using http://
                                                                                                            (3) Fax: 202–395–6566. To ensure                    www.regulations.gov, contact the person
                                                     Forms: None.                                         your comments are received in a timely
                                                     Respondents: Owners or operators of                                                                        in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                                                                          manner, mark the fax, attention Desk                  CONTACT section of this document for
                                                  certain vessels.                                        Officer for the Coast Guard.
                                                     Frequency: On occasion.                                                                                    alternate instructions. Documents
                                                                                                            A copy of the ICR is available through              mentioned in this Notice, and all public
                                                     Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated                  the docket on the Internet at http://
                                                  burden has increased from 204 hours to                                                                        comments, are in our online docket at
                                                                                                          www.regulations.gov. Additionally,                    http://www.regulations.gov and can be
                                                  47,245 hours a year due to an increase                  copies are available from: Commandant
                                                  in the estimated annual number of                                                                             viewed by following that Web site’s
                                                                                                          (CG–612), Attn: Paperwork Reduction                   instructions. Additionally, if you go to
                                                  responses.                                              Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703                   the online docket and sign up for email
                                                    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act                Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop
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                                                  of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.                                                                    alerts, you will be notified when
                                                                                                          7710, Washington, DC 20593–7710.                      comments are posted.
                                                    Dated: January 26, 2016.                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.                     We accept anonymous comments. All
                                                  Thomas P. Michelli,                                     Anthony Smith, Office of Information                  comments received will be posted
                                                  U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information              Management, telephone 202–475–3532,                   without change to http://
                                                  Officer.                                                or fax 202–372–8405, for questions on                 www.regulations.gov and will include
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–01895 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am]              these documents.                                      any personal information you have
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                                                  the docket, you may review a Privacy                    sufficiently low-risk for misuse by a                    As explained in the 60-day Notice
                                                  Act notice regarding the Federal Docket                 Medical Review Officer.                               section entitled ‘‘Why is the Coast
                                                  Management System in the March 24,                         We agree with the commenter that the               Guard Proposing to Add 2 New Forms’’,
                                                  2005, issue of the Federal Register (70                 inclusion of the historical term ‘‘cured’’            these two new forms do not seek to add
                                                  FR 15086).                                              is inconsistent with existing Coast                   any new information to be collected in
                                                    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs                      Guard regulations regarding chemical                  the request. Instead, they take certain
                                                  online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/                testing requirements and that current                 sections of the existing form CG–2692
                                                  do/PRAMain after the comment period                     substance-abuse rehabilitative science                and move them to these two new forms.
                                                  for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action                   determines addiction to be a treatable                Additionally, in the event there are
                                                  on each ICR will become available via                   condition that is not curable. For these              multiple entries required (e.g. several
                                                  a hyperlink in the OMB Control                          reasons, we edited our ‘‘Need’’ section               injuries, etc.) these new forms easily
                                                  Number: 1625–0001.                                      in this Notice to remove the term                     facilitate multiple entries for the
                                                  Previous Request for Comments                           ‘‘cured’’ and inserted language that is               submitter. As with the current forms
                                                                                                          both consistent with existing Coast                   and consistent with the regulatory
                                                     This request provides a 30-day                       Guard regulations and current                         requirements found in Title 46 CFR part
                                                  comment period required by OIRA. The                    substance-abuse rehabilitative science.               4, the owner, agent, master, operator, or
                                                  Coast Guard published the 60-day                                                                              person in charge of a vessel are
                                                                                                             The third issue raised by the
                                                  Notice (80 FR 64430, October 23, 2015)                                                                        responsible to complete the forms.
                                                                                                          commenter was a statement questioning
                                                  required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). We
                                                                                                          the data found on the form OMB 83–I                      The fifth issue raised by the
                                                  received two comment submissions to
                                                                                                          of the ICR. The commenter stated that                 commenter requested greater
                                                  the 60-day Notice.
                                                     The first commenter asked that future                it was challenging to understand the                  information concerning the evaluation
                                                  versions of the form CG–2692 be                         quantitative dispersion of annual                     of comments from the maritime industry
                                                  ‘‘unlocked’’ so that a computer                         responses published in the ICR. The                   and general public identifying the need
                                                  application that the commenter’s                        commenter asked for greater specificity               to revise these forms and to add two
                                                  company uses may auto-fill in the form                  as to the representative value of the                 new forms. Specifically, the commenter
                                                  data elements. We are unable to                         180,489 annual responses. The                         asked if the evaluation was published or
                                                  accommodate this request at this time,                  commenter requested additional                        if an information request was published
                                                  as it is Coast Guard policy that public                 information to include identification                 to facilitate this evaluation?
                                                  use forms be locked/secured so they                     information of the responders, a                         The Coast Guard conducted multiple
                                                  may not be modified. However, this                      summary of the responses, the                         opportunities for marine industry and
                                                  concern may be alleviated in the future                 timeframe in which the responses were                 public participation to the evaluation of
                                                  as the Coast Guard moves to permit the                  received, a comparison of the 180,489                 the marine casualty reporting process.
                                                  online submission of marine casualty                    responses received in other years and                 This effort was made by the Coast Guard
                                                  reports.                                                finally, analytical data to determine the             to ensure both the marine industry and
                                                     The second commenter raised five                     mean average of responses for the last                the public were provided multiple
                                                  issues. The first issue raised by the                   five years.                                           opportunities to provide input to the
                                                  commenter stated that the ICR title                        We note that the form OMB 83–I                     revision of the marine casualty reporting
                                                  ‘‘Marine Casualty Information and                       information is a summary, and that a                  process. The Coast Guard also
                                                  Periodic Chemical Testing Drug and                      detailed breakdown of the responses are               conducted a deliberative internal review
                                                  Alcohol Testing of Commercial Vessel                    found in Appendix A to the Supporting                 of process logistics to ensure that only
                                                  Personnel’’ is in error and could lead to               Statement. The Supporting Statement                   information necessary to evaluating
                                                  erroneous reporting of test results.                    and Appendix A are found in the docket                marine casualties was included as
                                                     We agree with the commenter that the                 to the Notice (see documents USCG–                    required reporting in the proposed new
                                                  historical use of the term ‘‘Periodic’’                 2015–0910–0004 and USCG–2015–                         forms.
                                                  may result in some confusion resulting                  0910–0005 respectively). Further we                      The Coast Guard engagement with the
                                                  in unnecessary reporting of chemical                    note that the number of 180,489 annual                marine industry and the public was
                                                  test results to the Coast Guard. As a                   responses is generally consistent with                designed to ensure multiple
                                                  result, we revised the title to remove                  year-over-year comparisons and                        opportunities for participation and to
                                                  that term and to better reflect the intent              represents neither the least or greatest              include a broad representative sample of
                                                  of the collection. The revised title is                 annual response rate in recent years.                 input. In 2013, the Coast Guard’s
                                                  ‘‘Report of Marine Casualty & Chemical                  Therefore, we hold this number to be                  Towing Safety Advisory Committee
                                                  Testing of Commercial Vessel                            both accurate and representative of the               (TSAC) was consulted in accordance
                                                  Personnel’’.                                            annual response burden upon industry.                 with the Federal Advisory Committee
                                                     The second issue raised by the                       We do not agree with the commenter                    Act. The input received from TSAC,
                                                  commenter addressed the wording                         that an exhaustive analytical review of               advising revision to the marine casualty
                                                  found in the ‘‘Need’’ section of the 60-                the data is necessary.                                reporting process, contributed greatly to
                                                  day Notice. The commenter questioned                       The fourth issue raised by the                     this proposal to reformat and restructure
                                                  the appropriateness of the term ‘‘cured’’               commenter questioned who is going to                  the existing form CG–2692.
                                                  noting that the opinion of a majority of                be responsible for the completion of the                 Again in 2014, the Coast Guard
                                                  substance abuse treatment specialists                   proposed new forms [CG–2692C & CG–                    sought-out input from the marine
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                                                  have determined that substance abuse is                 2692D]? The commenter opined that the                 industry and the public when we issued
                                                  never cured, but rather, is a treatable                 stated intent of the ICR, to streamline               a Notice of Availability and Request for
                                                  medical condition. The commenter                        the reporting process and to reduce the               Comments on January 14, 2014 (79 FR
                                                  further noted that the Coast Guard                      burden upon industry, would not be the                2466) for a draft Navigation and Vessel
                                                  regulation, 46 CFR 16.201(f),                           outcome of adding two new forms. The                  Inspection Circular (NVIC). This
                                                  acknowledges that the individual is not                 commenter further stated that it should               publication provided guidance for the
                                                  required to be cured. Rather, that the                  be the responsibility of the Coast Guard              identification and reporting of marine
                                                  individual is determined to be of                       to complete the new forms themselves.                 casualties.


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                                                  5776                       Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 22 / Wednesday, February 3, 2016 / Notices

                                                    The comments received from the                        to 23,586 hours a year due to an                      copies are available from: Commandant
                                                  marine industry and the public to this                  increase in the estimated number of                   (CG–612), Attn: Paperwork Reduction
                                                  NVIC proposal, advising revision to the                 responses.                                            Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703
                                                  marine casualty reporting process,                        Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act              Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE., Stop
                                                  contributed greatly to the proposal to                  of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.            7710, Washington, DC 20593–7710.
                                                  reformat and restructure the existing                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                            Dated: January 26, 2016.
                                                  form CG–2692.                                                                                                 Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of
                                                                                                          Thomas P. Michelli,
                                                  Information Collection Request                                                                                Information Management, telephone
                                                                                                          U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information
                                                                                                          Officer.
                                                                                                                                                                202–475–3532, or fax 202–372–8405, for
                                                     1. Title: Report of Marine Casualty &                                                                      questions on these documents.
                                                  Chemical Testing of Commercial Vessel                   [FR Doc. 2016–01896 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Personnel.                                                                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
                                                     OMB Control Number: 1625–0001.                                                                             Public Participation and Request for
                                                     Summary: Marine casualty                                                                                   Comments
                                                  information is needed for CG                            DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                  investigations of commercial vessel                     SECURITY                                                This Notice relies on the authority of
                                                  casualties involving death, vessel                                                                            the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
                                                  damage, etc., as mandated by Congress.                  Coast Guard                                           44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An
                                                  Chemical testing information is needed                                                                        ICR is an application to OIRA seeking
                                                                                                          [Docket No. USCG–2015–0755]
                                                  to improve CG detection/reduction of                                                                          the approval, extension, or renewal of a
                                                  drug use by mariners.                                   Collection of Information Under                       Coast Guard collection of information
                                                     Need: Section 6101 of 46 U.S.C. as                   Review by Office of Management and                    (Collection). The ICR contains
                                                  delegated by the Secretary of Homeland                  Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625–                     information describing the Collection’s
                                                  Security to the Commandant, authorizes                  0016                                                  purpose, the Collection’s likely burden
                                                  the Coast Guard to prescribe regulations                                                                      on the affected public, an explanation of
                                                  for the reporting of marine casualties                  AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS.                              the necessity of the Collection, and
                                                  involving death, serious injury, material                     Thirty-day notice requesting
                                                                                                          ACTION:                                               other important information describing
                                                  loss of property, material damage                       comments.                                             the Collection. There is one ICR for each
                                                  affecting the seaworthiness of a vessel,                                                                      Collection. The Coast Guard invites
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                     comments on whether this ICR should
                                                  or significant harm to the environment.
                                                                                                          Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the                   be granted based on the Collection being
                                                  It also requires information on the use
                                                                                                          U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an                     necessary for the proper performance of
                                                  of alcohol being included in a marine
                                                                                                          Information Collection Request (ICR),                 Departmental functions. In particular,
                                                  casualty report. Section 7503 of 46
                                                                                                          abstracted below, to the Office of                    the Coast Guard would appreciate
                                                  U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to
                                                                                                          Management and Budget (OMB), Office                   comments addressing: (1) The practical
                                                  deny the issuance of licenses,
                                                                                                          of Information and Regulatory Affairs                 utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy
                                                  certificates of registry, and merchant
                                                                                                          (OIRA), requesting approval of a                      of the estimated burden of the
                                                  mariner’s documents (seaman’s papers)
                                                                                                          revision to the following collection of               Collection; (3) ways to enhance the
                                                  to users of dangerous drugs. Similarly,
                                                                                                          information: 1625–0016, Welding and                   quality, utility, and clarity of
                                                  46 U.S.C. 7704 requires the Coast Guard
                                                                                                          Hot Works Permits; Posting of Warning                 information subject to the Collection;
                                                  to revoke such papers when a holder of
                                                                                                          Signs. Our ICR describes the                          and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
                                                  the same has been shown to be a drug
                                                                                                          information we seek to collect from the               the Collection on respondents,
                                                  user unless the holder provides
                                                                                                          public. Review and comments by OIRA                   including the use of automated
                                                  satisfactory proof that the holder has
                                                                                                          ensure we only impose paperwork                       collection techniques or other forms of
                                                  successfully completed a rehabilitation
                                                                                                          burdens commensurate with our                         information technology. These
                                                  program acceptable to the Coast Guard
                                                                                                          performance of duties.                                comments will help OIRA determine
                                                  and is determined to be, by a competent
                                                  substance abuse professional, free from                 DATES: Comments must reach the Coast                  whether to approve the ICR referred to
                                                  misuse of chemical substances and that                  Guard and OIRA on or before March 4,                  in this Notice.
                                                  the risk of subsequent misuse of                        2016.                                                   We encourage you to respond to this
                                                  chemical substances is sufficiently low                 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                    request by submitting comments and
                                                  to justify returning to safety-sensitive                identified by Coast Guard docket                      related materials. Comments to Coast
                                                  positions..                                             number [USCG–2015–0755] to the Coast                  Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB
                                                     Forms: CG–2692, Report of Marine                     Guard using the Federal eRulemaking                   Control Number of the ICR. They must
                                                  Casualty, Commercial Diving Casualty,                   Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.                 also contain the docket number of this
                                                  or OCS-related Casualty; CG–2692A,                      Alternatively, you may submit                         request, [USCG–2015–0755], and must
                                                  Barge Addendum; CG–2692B, Report of                     comments to OIRA using one of the                     be received by March 4, 2016.
                                                  Mandatory Chemical Testing Following                    following means:                                      Submitting Comments
                                                  a Serious Marine Incident Involving                       (1) Email: OIRA-submission@
                                                  Vessels in Commercial Service; CG–                      omb.eop.gov.                                             We encourage you to submit
                                                  2692C, Personnel Casualty Addendum;                       (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW.,                comments through the Federal
                                                  and CG–2692D, Involved Persons and                      Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk                  eRulemaking Portal at http://
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                                                  Witnesses Addendum.                                     Officer for the Coast Guard.                          www.regulations.gov. If your material
                                                     Respondents: Vessels owners and                        (3) Fax: 202–395–6566. To ensure                    cannot be submitted using http://
                                                  operators.                                              your comments are received in a timely                www.regulations.gov, contact the person
                                                     Frequency: On occasion. This                         manner, mark the fax, attention Desk                  in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                  information collection has a                            Officer for the Coast Guard.                          CONTACT section of this document for
                                                  requirement for recordkeeping.                            A copy of the ICR is available through              alternate instructions. Documents
                                                     Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated                  the docket on the Internet at http://                 mentioned in this Notice, and all public
                                                  burden has increased from 20,986 hours                  www.regulations.gov. Additionally,                    comments, are in our online docket at


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Document Created: 2016-02-03 00:40:28
Document Modified: 2016-02-03 00:40:28
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 March 4, 2016.
ContactMr. Anthony Smith, Office of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-372-8405, for questions on these documents.
FR Citation81 FR 5774 

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