[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 232 (Monday, December 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60238-60239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29886]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-10524]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 2115-0514

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 one 
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 that we impose only 
paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before January 2, 2002.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by mail to (1) the Docket Management 
System (DMS), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street S.W., 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, to the 
attention of the Desk Officer for the USCG.
    Copies of the complete ICRs are available for inspection and 
copying in public dockets. A copy of this complete ICR is available in 
docket USCG 2001-10524 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, Office of Information 
Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on this document; Dorothy 
Beard, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 202-366-5149, 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 [66 FR 47055 (September 10, 2001) the 
60-day notice required by OMB. That notice 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 that is the subject of the 
collections; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collection 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 Number of 
the ICR addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of 
this request, USCG 2001-10524. 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

    Title: Submission of Continuous-Discharge Book, Revised Merchant 
Mariner's Application, Report of Entry-Level Physical, Report of Other 
Physical, Report of New Sea Service, and Report of Chemical Testing.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0514.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Merchant Mariners.
    Forms: CG-719A, CG-719B, CG-719K, CG-719S, CG 719P and CG-719K/E
    Abstract: The Coast Guard needs this various information to 
evaluate the competency, character, and physical fitness of individuals 
applying for Coast Guard Licenses, Certificates of Registry, and 
Merchant Mariners' Documents.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 21,359 hours 
a year.

    Dated: November 21, 2001.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 01-29886 Filed 11-30-01; 8:45 am]
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