[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12144-12145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6337]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-1122]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Number: 1625-0048

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), Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of its approval for 
the following collection of information: 1625-0048, Vessel Reporting 
Requirements. 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 April 22, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2008-1122] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid 
duplication, please submit your comments by only one of the following 
means:
    (1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulation.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail via: [email protected].
    (2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, 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, 
attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Fax. (a) To DMF, 202-493-2251. (b) To OIRA at 202-395-6566. To 
ensure your comments are received in time, mark the fax, attention Desk 
Officer for the Coast Guard.
    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 the 
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 the docket on the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the 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 ICR 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.
    Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number 
of the ICR. Comments to Coast Guard must contain the docket number of 
this request, [USCG 2008-1122]. For your comments to OIRA to be 
considered, it is best if they are received on or before April 22, 
2009.
    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 DMF. Please see the 
``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number [USCG-2008-1122], 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 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. In response to your comments, we 
may revise the ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for 
this collection. The Coast Guard and OIRA will consider all comments 
and material received during the comment period.
    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 [USCG-2008-1122] 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 a Privacy Act 
statement regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of 
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (73 FR 75463, December 11, 
2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments.

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Information Collection Request

    Title: Vessel Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0048.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for profit organizations.
    Abstract: Section 2306(a) of 46 U.S.C. requires the owner, 
charterer, managing operator, or agent of a vessel of the United States 
to immediately notify the Coast Guard if: (1) There is reason to 
believe the vessel may have been lost or imperiled, or (2) more than 48 
hours have passed since last receiving communication from the vessel. 
These reports must be followed by written confirmation submitted to the 
Coast Guard within 24 hours. The implementing regulations are contained 
in 46 CFR Part 4.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains 137 hours per 
year.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 12, 2009.
M.B. Lytle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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