[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76676-76677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21835]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-25747]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0086

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 is forwarding an 
Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to request a revision of a currently 
approved collection of information. The ICR is 1625-0086, Great Lakes 
Pilotage. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the 
public. Review and comments by OIRA ensures that we impose only 
paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before January 22, 2007.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
reach the docket [USCG-2006-25747] 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 or by contacting 
(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 10-1236 (Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 
2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is 
(202) 475-3523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, 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 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 
ICRs addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of this 
request, [USCG 2006-25747]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, 
it is best if OIRA receives them on or before January 22, 2007.
    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, 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-2006-25747], 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

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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 57986, 
October 2, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited 
no comments.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Great Lakes Pilotage.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0086.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Three U.S. Pilot Associations and Individual 
Pilots on the Great Lakes.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The Office of Great Lakes Pilotage is seeking OMB's 
approval to change Great Lakes Pilotage data collection requirements 
for the three U.S. pilot associations it regulates. This change would 
require submission of data to an electronic data collection system. 
This new system is identified as the Great Lakes Electronic Pilot 
Management System. This electronic system replaces the manual paper 
submissions previously used to collect data on bridge hours, vessel 
delay, detention, cancellation/movement, pilot travel, revenues, pilot 
availability, and related data. This change will ensure that the 
required data is available in a timely manner and will allow immediate 
accessibility to data crucial from both an operational and ratemaking 
standpoint. Currently, this information is being recorded manually.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 18 hours a year.

    Dated: December 15, 2006.
R. T. Hewitt,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
 [FR Doc. E6-21835 Filed 12-20-06; 8:45 am]
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