[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1891-1893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-212]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2007-29070]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Number 1625-0108

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
request for comments announces that the U.S. 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) requesting an extension of their approval 
for the following collection of information: 1625-0108, Standard 
Numbering System for Undocumented Vessels. Our ICR describes the 
information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by 
OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our 
performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before February 11, 2008.

ADDRESSES: To make sure your comments and related material do not enter 
the Coast Guard docket [USCG-2007-29070] or are received by OIRA more 
than once, please submit them by only one of the following means:
    (1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulations.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail to: [email protected].

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    (2) Mail or hand delivery. (a) To Docket Management Facility (M-
30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 
Hand deliver between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329. 
(b) To OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, to the 
attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Fax. (a) To Docket Management Facility at 202-493-2251. (b) To 
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.
    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 W12-140 on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., 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://www.regulations.gov.
    A copy of the complete ICR is available through this docket on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are 
available from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
(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. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, 202-366-9826, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard invites comments on whether 
this information collection request should be granted based on it being 
necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. 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 information subject to the collection; 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 the Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control 
Number of the ICR. Comments to the Coast Guard must contain the docket 
number [USCG 2007-29070]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, 
it is best if OIRA receives them on or before February 11, 2008.
    Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to 
respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. 
We will post all comments received, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will include any personal information you 
provide. 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 the 
docket number [USCG-2007-29070], indicate the specific section of the 
document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each 
comment. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail 
address, or other contact information in the body of your document so 
that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission. 
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.
    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: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to 
view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the 
docket. Click on ``Search for Dockets,'' and enter the docket number 
(USCG-2007-29070) in the Docket ID box, and click enter. You may also 
visit the Docket Management Facility in room W12-140 on the West 
Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 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://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (72 FR 51826, September 11, 
2007) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Standard Numbering System (SNS) for Undocumented Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0108.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners of all undocumented vessels propelled by 
machinery are required by Federal law to apply for a number from the 
issuing authority of the State in which they are to be principally 
operated. In addition, States may require other vessels, such as 
sailboats, canoes, and kayaks, to be numbered. Owners may include 
individuals or households, non-profit organizations, and small 
businesses (e.g., liveries offering recreational vessels for rental by 
the public) or other for-profit organizations.
    Abstract: Paragraph (a) of 46 U.S.C. 12301 requires undocumented 
vessels equipped with propulsion machinery of any kind to be numbered 
in the State where they are principally operated. In 46 U.S.C. 
12302(a), Congress authorized the Secretary to prescribe, by 
regulation, a SNS, directing approval of a State numbering system if it 
is consistent therewith. In DHS Delegation No. 0170.1 section 2 
(92)(h), the Secretary has delegated his authority under 46 U.S.C. 
12301 and 12302 to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. Regulations 
requiring the numbering of undocumented vessels are in 33 CFR part 173; 
those applicable to the States for approval of their systems are 
contained in 33 CFR part 174.
    In order to have an approved state numbering system, a State must 
collect and report annually to the Coast Guard information on its 
numbered vessels (number, size, construction, etc.). We

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need this information for the following reasons: (1) To provide 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement personnel information for 
enforcement of boating laws and for theft/fraud investigations; (2) To 
increase officers' safety by assisting boarding officers in determining 
how best to approach a vessel suspected of illegal activity; (3) To 
publish annual Boating Statistics reports required by 46 U.S.C. 
6102(b); and (4) To determine proper allocation of Federal funds to 
assist States in carrying out the National Recreational Boating Safety 
Program established by 46 U.S.C. chapter 131.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 15,507 
hours to 286,458 hours a year.

    Dated: December 21, 2007.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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