[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68408-68409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31646]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[USCG-1999-6581]


Collection of Information by Agency under Review by Office of 
Management and Budget

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3520, the Coast Guard intends to request the approval of 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the renewal of two 
information Collection Requests (ICRs). These ICRs comprise: 1. 
Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariners, and 2. Recreational 
Boating Accident Reports. Before submitting the ICRs to OMB, the Coast 
Guard is asking for comments on the collections described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before February 7, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to the Docket Management System (DMS) 
[USCG-1999-6581], U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, or deliver them to 
room PL-401, located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the 
same address, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.
    The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this 
Request. Comments will become part of this docket and will be available 
for inspection or copying at room PL-401, located on the Plaza Level of 
the Nassif Building at the same address, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also access 
this docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
    Copies of the complete ICRs are available through this docket on 
the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and also from Commandant (G-SII-2), 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn: Barbara Davis), 2100 
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is 
202-267-2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, Office of Information 
Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on this document. Dorothy 
Walker, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 202-366-9330, for questions on the docket.

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit written 
comments. Persons submitting comments should include their names and 
addresses, identify this document [USCG-1999-6581] and the specific ICR 
to which each comment applies, and give the reason(s) for each comment. 
Please submit all comments and attachments in an unbound format no 
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic 
filing. Persons wanting acknowledgment of receipt of comments should 
enclose stamped, self-addressed postcards or envelopes.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariners.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0042.
    Summary: The collection of information requires a master or mate of 
a shipping company to submit information on merchant mariners to the 
U.S. Coast Guard that: (1) establishes their sea service time; (2) sets 
forth their qualifications for their original or upgrading their 
existing credentials; and (3) sets forth their qualifications for 
retirement or insurance benefits.
    Need: Under Title 46 U.S.C. 10311, the information collected shows 
eligibility for merchant mariners' documents and tells the Maritime 
Administration the availability of mariners in a time of national 
emergency.
    Respondents: Masters or mates of shipping companies and merchant 
mariners.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 4,500 hours annually.

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    2. Title: Recreational Boating Accident Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0010.
    Summary: The information collected identifies possible 
manufacturers' defects in boats or equipment, helps develop boat 
manufacturing standards, helps develop safe-boating-education programs, 
and furnishes accident statistics.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(a) requires the establishment of a 
uniform system for reporting marine casualties, with regulations 
prescribing casualties to be reported and the manner of reporting. The 
statute requires a State to compile and submit to the Coast Guard 
reports, information, and statistics on casualties reported to the 
State.
    Respondents: Operators of recreational boats.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 4,232 hours annually.

    Dated: November 24, 1999.
G. N. Naccara,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 99-31646 Filed 12-6-99; 8:45 am]
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