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Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0024
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 ...
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-2017-0950], and must be received by February 21, 2018.
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 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
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: 1625-0024.
Previous Request for Comments
This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (82 FR 49038, October 23, 2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.
Information Collection Request
Title:
Safety Approval of Cargo Containers.
Omb Control Number:
1625-0024.
Summary:
This information collection is associated with requirements for owners and manufacturers of cargo containers to submit information and keep records associated with the approval and inspection of those containers. This information is required to ensure compliance with the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 29 U.S.T. 3707; T.I.A.S. 9037.
Need:
This collection of information addresses the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for containers in 49 CFR parts 450 through 453. These rules are necessary since the U.S. is signatory to the CSC. The CSC requires all containers to be safety approved prior to being used in trade. These rules prescribe only the minimum requirements of the CSC.
Forms:
None.
Respondents:
Owners and manufacturers of containers, and organizations that the Coast Guard delegates to act as an approval authority.
Frequency:
On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate:
The estimated burden has increased from 98,452 hours to 117,271 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated number of responses.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: January 11, 2018.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.