[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34383-34384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9232]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-24127]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Number 1625-0071

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 Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to request an extension of their approval of the following 
collection of information: 1625-0071, Boat Owner's Report-Possible 
Safety Defect. 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 comments on or before July 14, 2006.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
reach the docket [USCG-2006-24127] 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 Street 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. To ensure your comments are received in time, mark the 
fax to the attention of Mr. Nathan Lesser, Desk officer for the Coast 
Guard.
    (4)(a) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket 
Management System (DMS) at http://dms.dot.gov. (b) By e-mail to 
[email protected].
    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 is available through this docket on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, and also from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, room 1236 (Attn: Ms. Barbara Davis), 2100 2nd 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is (202) 
475-3523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Davis, Office of 
Information Management, telephone (202) 475-3523 or fax (202) 475-3929, 
for questions on these documents; or Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 493-0402, for questions on the 
docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 collection; (2) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collection; (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 
ICR. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of this request, 
[USCG 2006-24127]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is 
best if OIRA receives them on or before the July 14, 2006.
    Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to 
respond to 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

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address, identify the docket number for this request for comment [USCG-
2006-24127], 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.
    The Coast Guard and OIRA 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 (71 FR 13859, March 
17, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Boat Owner's Report-Possible Safety Defect.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0071.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and users of recreational boats and items 
of designated associated equipment.
    Forms: CG-5578.
    Abstract: The collection of information provides a means for 
consumers who believe their recreational boats or designated associated 
equipment contain substantial risk defects or fail to comply with 
Federal safety standards to report the deficiencies to the Coast Guard 
for investigation and possible remedy.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden hours has increased from 10 
hours to 13.2 hours a year.

    Dated: June 7, 2006.
R. Hewitt,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E6-9232 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]
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