[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 176 (Monday, September 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 54881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23261]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2000-7379]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Number 2115-0644

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 the Coast Guard has forwarded one 
Information Collection Report (ICR) abstracted below to OMB for review 
and comment. This ICR describes the information we seek to collect from 
the public. Review and comment by OMB ensure that we impose only 
paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before October 11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to both (1) the Docket Management 
System (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), Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), 725 17th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20503, attention, 
Desk Officer, USCG.
    Copies of the complete ICR are available for inspection and copying 
in public docket USCG 2000-7379 of the Docket Management Facility 
between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays; for inspection and printing on the internet at http://dms.dot.gov; and for inspection from the Commandant (G-CIM-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: 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Regulatory History

    This request constitutes the 30-day notice required by OMB. The 
Coast Guard has already published (65 FR 100 (May 23, 2000)) the 60-day 
notice required by OMB. That request elicited no comments.

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard invites comments on the proposed collection of 
information to determine whether the collection is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the Department. In particular, 
the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical 
utility of the collections; (2) the accuracy of the Department's 
estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information required by these collections; 
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Comments, to DMS or OIRA, must contain the OMB Control Numbers of 
all ICRs addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of 
this request, USCG 2000-7379. 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 Requests

    1. Title: Understanding how Mariners use Aids to Navigation-A
    Systems-Analysis Project for the U.S. Coast Guard Research and 
Development Center.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0644.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Navigators of vessels.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Abstract: The survey is being done under the mandates of the 
National Performance Review and Executive Order 12802. It will enable 
program officers in aids to navigation (AtoN) to assess navigational 
risk, implement appropriate AtoN strategies, and measure the 
effectiveness of the program in reducing the number of vessel 
collisions, allisions, and groundings.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 1624 hours a 
year.

    Dated: September 5, 2000.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 00-23261 Filed 9-8-00; 8:45 am]
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