81 FR 85986 - Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0079

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 229 (November 29, 2016)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0079, Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1995, 1997 and 2010 Amendments to the International Convention. 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, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85986-85987]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28720]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0770]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0079

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 
U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), 
abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension 
of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0079, 
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 
(STCW), 1995, 1997 and 2010 Amendments to the International Convention. 
Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. 
Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens 
commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before 
December 29, 2016.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2016-0770] 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-2016-0770], and must be received by December 29, 
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).
    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: 1625-0079.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (81 FR 62163, September 8, 
2016) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no 
comments. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for 
Seafarers (STCW), 1995, 1997 and 2010 Amendments to the International 
Convention.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0079.
    Summary: This information is necessary to ensure compliance with 
the international requirements of the STCW Convention, and to maintain 
an acceptable level of quality in activities associated with training 
and assessment of merchant mariners.
    Need: Chapter 71 of 46 U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to issue 
regulations related to licensing of merchant mariners. These 
regulations are contained in 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter B.
    Forms: N/A.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels, training 
institutions, and mariners.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 
31,730 hours to 29,366 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated 
annual number of responses.

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

    Dated: November 23, 2016.
Thomas P. Michelli,
 Chief Information Officer, U.S. Coast Guard.
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