[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54843-54844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-0929]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0040

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request 
(ICR) and Analysis to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
requesting a revision of its approval for the following collection of 
information: 1625-0040, Continuous Discharge Book, Application, 
Physical Exam Report, Sea Service Report, Chemical Testing, Entry Level 
Physical. Before submitting this ICR to OMB, the Coast Guard is 
inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before November 24, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2008-
0929], please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (DMF) (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand deliver: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    (4) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    The DMF 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:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    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 collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of 
the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of information subject to 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.
    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 
DMF. Please see the paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy'' below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number [USCG-2008-0929], 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 DMF 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: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to 
view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the 
docket. Enter the docket number for this notice [USCG-2008-0929] in the 
Search box, and click ``Go >>.'' You may also visit the DMF 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 regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 
issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Request

    Title: Continuous Discharge Book, Application, Physical Exam 
Report, Sea Service Report, Chemical Testing, Entry Level Physical.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0040.
    Summary: Title 46 U.S.C. 7302(b) authorizes the Coast Guard to 
issue a Continuous Discharge Book (CG Form 719A) upon request from an 
individual. Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), paragraphs 
10.205(a), 10.207(a), 10.209(a)(1), 12.02-9(a), and 12.02-27(a)(1) 
mandate that each applicant for a license, certificate of registry, or

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merchant mariner document shall make written application on a Coast 
Guard furnished form (CG Form 719B). 46 CFR, sections 10.205(d), 12.05-
5, and 12.15-5 require each applicant requesting a license or merchant 
mariner document must present a completed Coast Guard physical 
examination report (CG Form 719K) executed by the physician. Sections 
10.207(e)(2) and 10.209(d)(2) of 46 CFR state the report may be 
required. Further, paragraph 10.211(a) mandates criteria (CG Form 719S) 
for documenting sea service on vessels of less than 200 gross 
registered tons. Paragraphs 10.202(i) and 12.02-9(f) mandates that each 
applicant shall produce evidence (CG Form 719P) of having passed a 
chemical test for dangerous drugs. Paragraph 12.02-17(e) requires 
entry-level merchant mariner document applicants to provide a statement 
from a qualified practitioner attesting to the applicant's medical 
fitness to perform the functions for which the document is issued (CG 
Form 719K/E).
    Need: The Coast Guard will use the information collected solely for 
the purposes of determining eligibility for issuance of a merchant 
mariner credential(s), i.e. license, certificate of registry, or 
merchant mariner document.
    Forms: CG Form 719A, Continuous Discharge Book; CG Form 719B, 
Application for License as Officer, Staff Officer, Operator, and 
Merchant Mariner's Document; CG Form 719K, Merchant Mariner Physical 
Examination Report; CG Form 719K/E, Entry Level Physical; CG Form 719S, 
Small Vessel Sea Service Form; and CG Form 719P, DOT/USCG Periodic Drug 
Testing Form.
    Respondents: Individuals and households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 329,356 
hours to 10,833 hours a year.

    Dated: September 15, 2008.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-22247 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
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