[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38934-38935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18498]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCG 1999-5126]


Collection of Information by Agency Under Review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded the 
Information Collection Report (ICR) abstracted below to OMB for review 
and comment. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from 
the public. Review and comment by OMB ensure we impose on the public 
the lightest burden of paperwork compatible with our performance of 
duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before August 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to both (1) the Docket Management 
Facility (DMS), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 
400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001, and (2) the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), OMB, 725 17th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, attention: USCG Desk Officer.
    Copies of the complete ICR are available for inspection and copying 
in public docket USCG 1999-5126 of the DMS between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. They are also available 
for downloading, inspection, and printing from the internet at http://
dms.dot.gov; and for inspection at Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. Coast 
Guard, room 6106, 2100 Second Street SW, Washington, DC, between 10 
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this document, call 
Barbara Davis, Office of Information Management of the Coast Guard, at 
202-267-2326. For questions on this docket, call Dorothy Walker, Chief 
of Dockets of the DMS, at 202-366-9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

    This request constitutes the 30-day notice required by OMB. The 
Coast Guard has already published [64 FR 9371 (February 25, 1999)] the 
60-day notice required by OMB. That request elicited no comments.

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Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard invites comments on the proposed collection of 
information to determine whether the collection is necessary for proper 
performance of the duties of the Department. In particular, the Coast 
Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility 
of the collection; (2) the accuracy of the Department's estimated 
burden of the collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information sought in 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.
    Comments, whether to DMS or to OIRA, must contain the OMB Control 
Number of the ICR addressed by the comments. Comments to DMS must 
contain the docket-number of this request, USCG 1999-5126. Comments to 
OIRA are best assured of having their full effect if OIRA receives them 
30 or fewer days after the publication of this request.

Information Collection Request

    Title: National Recreational Boating Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0638.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of recreational boats.
    Form(s): National Recreational Boating Survey.
    Abstract: The goal of the National Recreational Boating Survey is 
to obtain information on boating practices, safety, and exposure. This 
information will enable boating-safety officials to assess boating 
risks and implement appropriate strategies for safety intervention. It 
will also provide means to measure the effectiveness of the program in 
reducing the number of fatalities and injuries and the amount of 
property damage associated with the use of recreational boats.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 3,926 hours 
annually.

G.N. Naccara,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 99-18498 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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