[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6723-6724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2312]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-18949]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 1625-0006 (Formerly 2115-0015), Shipping Articles

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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)--1625-0006, Shipping Articles--
abstracted below, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
(OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
comment. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the 
public. Review and comment by OIRA ensures that we impose only 
paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit your comments on or before March 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
reach the docket [USCG-2004-18949] or OIRA more than once, please 
submit them by only one of the following means:
    (1)(a) By mail to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department 
of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) By mail to OIRA, 725 17th St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, to the attention of the Desk Officer for the 
Coast Guard.
    (2)(a) By delivery to room PL-401 at the address given in paragraph 
(1)(a) above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 366-9329. (b) By 
delivery to OIRA, at the address given in paragraph (1)(b) above, to 
the attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) By fax to (a) the Facility at (202) 493-2298 and (b) OIRA at 
(202) 395-6566, or e-mail to OIRA at [email protected] attention: 
Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (4)(a) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket 
Management System at http://dms.dot.gov. (b) OIRA does not have a Web 
site on which you can post your comments.
    The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this 
notice. Comments and material received from the public, as well as 
documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, 
will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or 
copying at room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket 
on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
    Copies of the complete ICR are available through this docket on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, and also from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn: Ms. Barbara Davis), 2100 
Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is 
(202) 267-2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Davis, Office of 
Information Management, telephone (202) 267-2326 or fax (202) 267-4814, 
for questions on these documents; or Ms. Andrea M. Jenkins, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 366-0271, for questions on the 
docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard invites comments on the 
proposed collection of information to determine whether the collections 
are 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 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 
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 Number of the 
Information Collection Reports (ICR) addressed. Comments to DMS must 
contain the docket number of this request, [USCG 2004-18949]. Comments 
to OIRA are best assured of having their full effect if OIRA receives 
them on or before March 10, 2005.
    Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to 
participate in this request for comments by submitting comments and 
related materials. We will post all comments received, without change, 
to http://dms.dot.gov, and they will include any personal information 
you have provided. We have an agreement with DOT to use their Docket 
Management Facility. Please see the paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act 
Policy'' below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your 
name and address, identify the docket number for this request for 
comment [USCG-2004-18949], indicate the specific section of this 
document or the ICR to which each comment applies, and give the reason 
for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by 
electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket Management 
Facility at the address under ADDRESSES, but please submit them by only 
one means. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an 
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for 
copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would 
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, 
self-addressed postcard or envelope.
    We will consider all comments and material received during the 
comment period. We may change the documents supporting this collection 
of information or even the underlying requirements in view of them.
    Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as 
documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, go 
to http://dms.dot.gov at any time and conduct a simple search using the 
docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in 
room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments 
received in dockets by the name of the individual submitting the 
comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an 
association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Privacy 
Act Statement of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has already published the 60-day notice required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2) (69 FR 54301, September 8, 2004). That notice 
elicited one comment. The commenter noted that form CG-705A--Shipping 
Articles, should be revised, including an altering of the layout to a 
more standard size, utilizing IT (i.e. online) if possible. The Coast 
Guard agrees that form CG-705A is long overdue for updating and 
redesign. The Coast Guard will,

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priorities permitting, look into alternate formats of required data 
collection. The Coast Guard currently has other forms (.pdf format) 
available for download, which allow the user to complete necessary 
fields online and print the completed form for signature(s). A similar 
approach may be feasible for form CG-705A.
    The Coast Guard notes that Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, 
14.207, allows shipping companies to manually or electronically prepare 
their own version of the form CG-705A. Although these companies 
creating forms require approval from the Coast Guard prior to use, they 
may be used in lieu of form CG-705A as long as they conform to the 
statutory requirements.
    The Coast Guard also notes that if shipping companies elect to 
produce their own shipping articles form, they must be created for 
crewmembers as a composite. Individual shipping articles do not meet 
the statutory requirements.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Shipping Articles.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0006.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Affected Public: Individuals or companies.
    Form: CG-705A.
    Abstract: The information collected provides verification, 
identification, location and the employment record of U.S. merchant 
seamen to the following: (1) Federal, state and local law enforcement 
agencies for use in criminal or civil law enforcement purposes; (2) 
shipping companies; (3) labor unions; (4) seaman's next of kin; (5) 
whenever the disclosure of such information would be in the best 
interest of the seaman or his/her family.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 18,000 hours a year.

    Dated: February 1, 2005.
Nathaniel S. Heiner,
Acting, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, 
Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 05-2312 Filed 2-7-05; 8:45 am]
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