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Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0064
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OM...
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. 3501
et seq.,
chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, and other important information describing the Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection.
The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) the practical utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for the Collection. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of the ICR and the docket number of this request, USCG-2024-0289, and must be received by October 28, 2024.
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. We review all comments received, but we may choose not to post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we receive. 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. Comments we post to
https://www.regulations.gov
will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
Information Collection Request
Title:
Plan Approval and Records for Subdivision and Stability Regulations—Title 46 CFR Subchapter S.
OMB Control Number:
1625-0064.
Summary:
The regulations require owners, operators, or masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post various documents as part of the Coast Guard commercial vessel safety program.
Need:46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe regulations for the safety of certain vessels. 46 CFR Subchapter S contains the Coast Guard regulations regarding subdivision and stability.
Forms:
None.
Respondents:
Owners, operators, and masters of vessels.
Frequency:
On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate:
The estimated burden has increased from 7,193 hours to 8,288 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: August 23, 2024.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.