[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57349-57350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28751]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists reports, and recordkeeping requirements, 
imposed upon the public, transmitted by the Department of 
Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its 
approval in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Section 3507 of Title 44 of the 
United States Code, requires that agencies prepare a notice for 
publication in the Federal Register, listing information collection 
request submitted to OMB for approval or renewal under that Act. OMB 
reviews and approves agency submissions in accordance with criteria set 
forth in that Act. In carrying out its responsibilities, OMB also 
considers public comments on the proposed forms and the reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements. OMB approval of an information collection 
requirement must be renewed at least once every three years.
    The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the information collection described below was published on 
August 19, 1998 [63 FR 44503-44505].

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before November 
27, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For copies of these documents, contact 
Barbara Davis, Office of Information Management, 202-267-2326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

U. S. Coast Guard

    Title: Official Logbook.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0071.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form(s): 706B.
    Affected Public: U.S. Merchant Mariners and Shipping Companies.
    Abstract: The information collected from the official logbook will 
be used by the: (a) Coast Guard inspectors to determine compliance with 
various laws and to examine incidents of shipboard misconduct, and (b) 
various federal agency maritime casualty investigators of Federal and 
Civil courts in instances of injury or litigation between a seaman and 
his shipping company. The logbook entries are made by the master of the 
vessel and signed and witnessed by the chief mate or another seaman.
    Need: The official logbook is required by both statute and 
regulation (46 CFR 35.07). The official logbook provides the vehicle 
through which many Coast Guard recordkeeping requirements are 
maintained. Of particular interest to the Coast Guard are the records 
kept of all safety related drills and inspections.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,750 hours annually.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DOT information collection request 
should be forwarded, within 30 days of

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publication, to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 
Washington, DC 20503, ATTN: USCG Desk Officer. If you anticipate 
submitting substantive comments, but find that more than 10 days from 
the date of publication are needed to prepare them, please notify the 
OMB official of your intent immediately.
    Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collections of 
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the Department, including whether the information will have 
practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed information collections; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 21, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-28751 Filed 10-26-98; 8:45 am]
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