[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19413-19414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8473]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2010-0231]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0089.

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 an approval for re-instatement with change of the following 
collection of information: 1625-0089, National Recreational Boating 
Survey. 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 June 14, 2010.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2010-
0231], 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 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), Attn Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast 
Guard, 2100 2nd St., SW., Stop 7101, Washington, DC 20593-7101.

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 ICR should be 
granted based on the collection 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 the 
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 ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number [USCG-2010-0231], 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

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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 and will address them accordingly.
    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 the ``read comments'' box, which will then become 
highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2010-0231'' 
and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the 
``Actions'' column. 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: National Recreational Boating Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0089.
    Summary: The Coast Guard National Recreational Boating Survey 
collects data on recreational boating participation and exposure to 
hazards. The goal is for the Office of Boating Safety to draw a general 
statistical profile of the U.S. recreational boating population. Of 
particular importance will be statistics on the type of boats used, 
activities associated with them, boat operators' knowledge of safety 
measures, and duration of a typical boating day (referred to as 
``exposure''). Exposure data will be used to derive a reliable measure 
of the risk associated with recreational boating that can be used in 
all jurisdictions.
    Need: The Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 determines the framework 
of the Coast Guard Recreational Boating Safety Program. This Program, 
as set forth in 46 U.S.C., Chapter 131, requires the Coast Guard to 
``encourage greater State participation and uniformity in boating 
safety efforts, and particularly to permit the States to assume a 
greater share of boating safety education, assistance, and enforcement 
activities.'' See 46 U.S.C. 13102. The Coast Guard Office of Boating 
Safety achieves these goals by providing timely and relevant 
information on subject activities that occur in each respective 
jurisdiction. The boating information provided by the Coast Guard 
enables each State agency to tailor and implement safety initiatives 
addressing specific needs of boaters in local jurisdictions. The 
primary objective of this collection is to provide the Coast Guard with 
the required information in a format suitable to effectively manage the 
Program.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Recreational boating participants and owners of 
recreational vessels.
    Frequency: Every two years.
    Burden Estimate: This is a biennial requirement. In the year the 
survey is conducted, the burden is estimated to be 10,880 hours.

    Dated: April 7, 2010.
M.B. Lytle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-8473 Filed 4-13-10; 8:45 am]
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