83 FR 58587 - Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0069
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 224 (November 20, 2018)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 224 (November 20, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-25215 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 58587-58588] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25215] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2018-0789] Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0069 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 1625-0069, Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks Entering U.S. Waters; without change. Our ICR describe 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 20, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG-2018-0789] to the Coast Guard using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://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. A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet at https://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, [[Page 58588]] 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-2018-0789], and must be received by December 20, 2018. Submitting Comments We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using https://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 https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website'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 https://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 https://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: 1625-0069. Previous Request for Comments This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (83 FR 45266, September 6, 2018) 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: Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks Entering U.S. Waters. OMB Control Number: 1625-0069. Summary: This collection requires the master of a vessel to provide information that details the vessel operator's ballast water management efforts. Need: The information is needed to ensure compliance with 16 U.S.C. 4711 and the requirements in 33 CFR part 151, subparts C and D regarding the management of ballast water, to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species into U.S. waters. The information is also used for research and periodic reporting to Congress. Forms: Ballast Water Management Report; and Ballast Water Management (BWM) Equivalent Reporting Program Application. Respondents: Owners and operators of certain vessels. Frequency: On occasion. Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 61,819 hours to 83,337 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: November 14, 2018. James D. Roppel, U.S. Coast Guard,Acting Chief, Office of Information Management. [FR Doc. 2018-25215 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 0050 in the Search box, press Enter, and Dated: November 14, 2018.
via teleconference. To join the then click on the item you wish to view. Jeffrey G. Lantz,
teleconference, contact the individual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Director of Commercial Regulations and
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Douglas W. Scheffler, Alternate Standards.
CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on Designated Federal Officer of the [FR Doc. 2018–25243 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]
November 28, 2018, to obtain the Towing Safety Advisory Committee, BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
needed information. The number of 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE,
teleconference lines is limited and will Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593–
be available on a first-come, first-served 7509, telephone 202–372–1087, fax DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
basis. If you prefer to join in person at 202–372–8382 or Douglas.W.Scheffler@ SECURITY
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, it will uscg.mil.
be hosted in Room 6K15–15, 2703 Coast Guard
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, [Docket No. USCG–2018–0789]
this meeting is in compliance with the
Washington, DC 20593.
Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title
Pre-registration Information. To pre- Collection of Information Under
5, U.S.C. Appendix). As stated in 33
register contact Mr. Douglas W. Review by Office of Management and
U.S.C. 1231a, the Towing Safety
Scheffler at Douglas.W.Scheffler@ Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625–
Advisory Committee provides advice
uscg.mil, with TSAC in the subject line 0069
and recommendations to the
and provide your name, company and
Department of Homeland Security on AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS.
telephone number; if a foreign national,
matters related to shallow-draft inland Thirty-day notice requesting
ACTION:
also provide your country of
and coastal waterway navigation and comments.
citizenship, and passport number and
towing safety.
expiration date. All attendees will be
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
required to provide a REAL ID Act- Agenda
compliant, government-issued picture Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the
The agenda for the December 5, 2018, U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an
identification card in order to gain teleconference is as follows:
admittance to the building. For details Information Collection Request (ICR),
(1) Final report from the Load Line abstracted below, to the Office of
about identification required, visit Exemption Review Subcommittee,
https://www.dhs.gov/real-id. Management and Budget (OMB), Office
‘‘Recommendations on Load Line of Information and Regulatory Affairs
For information on facilities or Exemption for River Barges on Lakes (OIRA), requesting an extension of its
services for individuals with disabilities Erie and Ontario (Task 17–02)’’ approval for the following collection of
or to request special assistance at the (2) Additional tasking for the information: 1625–0069, Ballast Water
meeting, contact the individual listed in Subcommittee working on Management for Vessels with Ballast
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ‘‘Recommendations on the Tanks Entering U.S. Waters; without
as soon as possible. Implementation of 46 Code of Federal change. Our ICR describe the
Written comments must be submitted Regulations Subchapter M—Inspection information we seek to collect from the
using Federal eRulemaking Portal: of Towing Vessels (Task 16–01)’’ public. Review and comments by OIRA
http://www.regulations.gov. If you (3) Progress reports from the other ensure we only impose paperwork
encounter technical difficulties when active Subcommittee, the one working burdens commensurate with our
trying to submit a comment, contact the on ‘‘Recommendations on the Towing of performance of duties.
individual in the FOR FURTHER Liquefied Natural Gas Barges (Task 16–
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this DATES: Comments must reach the Coast
03)’’
document. Guard and OIRA on or before December
(4) Discussion of manning levels as a
Instructions: You are free to submit 20, 2018.
new task.
comments at any time, including orally (5) Public Comment period. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
at the teleconference, but if you want A copy of the task statements, draft identified by Coast Guard docket
Committee members to review your final reports, and the agenda will be number [USCG–2018–0789] to the Coast
comments before the teleconference, available at https://www.dco.uscg.mil/ Guard using the Federal eRulemaking
please submit your comments no later Our-Organization/Assistant- Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
than November 28, 2018. We are Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG- Alternatively, you may submit
particularly interested in comments on 5P/Commercial-Regulations-standards- comments to OIRA using one of the
the issues in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section CG-5PS/Office-of-Operating-and- following means:
below. To facilitate public participation, Environmental-Standards/vfos/TSAC/. (1) Email: dhsdeskofficer@
written comments on the issues to be During the December 5, 2018 omb.eop.gov.
considered by the Committee as listed teleconference, a public comment (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW,
in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. You period will be held from approximately Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
must include the words ‘‘Department of 2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. Speakers are Officer for the Coast Guard.
Homeland Security’’ and the docket requested to limit their comments to 3 A copy of the ICR is available through
number [USCG–2018–0050]. For more minutes. Please note that this public the docket on the internet at https://
information about the privacy and the comment period may start before 2:45 www.regulations.gov. Additionally,
docket, review the Privacy and Security p.m. if all other agenda items have been copies are available from: Commandant
Notice for the Federal Docket covered and may end before 3 p.m. if all (CG–612), ATTN: Paperwork Reduction
Management System at http:// of those wishing to comment have done Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703
www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. so. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, STOP
Docket Search: For access to the Please contact Mr. Douglas W. 7710, Washington, DC 20593–7710.
docket to read documents or comments Scheffler, listed in the FOR FURTHER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
related to this notice, go to http:// INFORMATION CONTACT section to register Anthony Smith, Office of Information
www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2018– as a speaker. Management, telephone 202–475–3532,
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or fax 202–372–8405, for questions on www.regulations.gov and will include DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
these documents. any personal information you have SECURITY
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: provided. For more about privacy and
the docket, you may review a Privacy Coast Guard
Public Participation and Request for Act notice regarding the Federal Docket
Comments [Docket No. USCG–2018–0881]
Management System in the March 24,
This Notice relies on the authority of 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 Information Collection Request to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; FR 15086). Office of Management and Budget;
44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. An OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs OMB Control Number: 1625–0003
ICR is an application to OIRA seeking online at https://www.reginfo.gov/
the approval, extension, or renewal of a AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS.
public/do/PRAMain after the comment
Coast Guard collection of information period for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Sixty-day notice requesting
ACTION:
(Collection). The ICR contains Action on each ICR will become comments.
information describing the Collection’s available via a hyperlink in the OMB
purpose, the Collection’s likely burden SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Control Number: 1625–0069. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
on the affected public, an explanation of
the necessity of the Collection, and Previous Request for Comments U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an
other important information describing Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Collection. There is one ICR for each This request provides a 30-day the Office of Management and Budget
Collection. The Coast Guard invites comment period required by OIRA. The (OMB), Office of Information and
comments on whether this ICR should Coast Guard published the 60-day Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an
be granted based on the Collection being notice (83 FR 45266, September 6, 2018) extension of its approval for the
necessary for the proper performance of required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That following collection of information:
Departmental functions. In particular, notice elicited no comments. 1625–0003, Boating Accident Report;
the Coast Guard would appreciate Accordingly, no changes have been without change. Our ICR describes the
comments addressing: (1) The practical made to the Collections. information we seek to collect from the
utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy Information Collection Request public. Before submitting this ICR to
of the estimated burden of the OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting
Collection; (3) ways to enhance the Title: Ballast Water Management for comments as described below.
quality, utility, and clarity of Vessels with Ballast Tanks Entering U.S. DATES: Comments must reach the Coast
information subject to the Collection; Waters. Guard on or before January 22, 2019.
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of OMB Control Number: 1625–0069. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
the Collection on respondents, identified by Coast Guard docket
Summary: This collection requires the
including the use of automated number [USCG–2018–0881] to the Coast
master of a vessel to provide
collection techniques or other forms of Guard using the Federal eRulemaking
information that details the vessel
information technology. These Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
operator’s ballast water management
comments will help OIRA determine See the ‘‘Public participation and
efforts.
whether to approve the ICR referred to request for comments’’ portion of the
in this Notice. Need: The information is needed to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
We encourage you to respond to this ensure compliance with 16 U.S.C. 4711
and the requirements in 33 CFR part further instructions on submitting
request by submitting comments and
151, subparts C and D regarding the comments.
related materials. Comments to Coast
management of ballast water, to prevent A copy of the ICR is available through
Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB
the introduction and spread of aquatic the docket on the internet at https://
Control Number of the ICR. They must
nuisance species into U.S. waters. The www.regulations.gov. Additionally,
also contain the docket number of this
information is also used for research copies are available from: Commandant
request, [USCG–2018–0789], and must
and periodic reporting to Congress. (CG–612), Attn: Paperwork Reduction
be received by December 20, 2018.
Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703
Submitting Comments Forms: Ballast Water Management Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop
Report; and Ballast Water Management 7710, Washington, DC 20593–7710.
We encourage you to submit (BWM) Equivalent Reporting Program
comments through the Federal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Application.
eRulemaking Portal at https:// Anthony Smith, Office of Information
www.regulations.gov. If your material Respondents: Owners and operators Management, telephone 202–475–3532,
cannot be submitted using https:// of certain vessels. or fax 202–372–8405, for questions on
www.regulations.gov, contact the person Frequency: On occasion. these documents.
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
CONTACT section of this document for burden has increased from 61,819 hours Public Participation and Request for
alternate instructions. Documents to 83,337 hours a year due to an Comments
mentioned in this notice, and all public increase in the estimated annual
comments, are in our online docket at number of responses. This Notice relies on the authority of
https://www.regulations.gov and can be the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
viewed by following that website’s of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An
instructions. Additionally, if you go to ICR is an application to OIRA seeking
the online docket and sign up for email Dated: November 14, 2018. the approval, extension, or renewal of a
alerts, you will be notified when James D. Roppel, Coast Guard collection of information
comments are posted. U.S. Coast Guard,Acting Chief, Office of (Collection). The ICR contains
We accept anonymous comments. All Information Management. information describing the Collection’s
comments received will be posted [FR Doc. 2018–25215 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am] purpose, the Collection’s likely burden
without change to https:// BILLING CODE 9110–04–P on the affected public, an explanation of
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