[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70938-70939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29167]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2010-1020]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control numbers: 1625-0108.

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 extension of its approval for the following collection of 
information: 1625-0108, Standard Numbering System for Undocumented 
Vessels. 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 January 18, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2010-
1020], please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http:[sol][sol]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:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov. Additionally, a copy is 
available from: Commandant (CG-611), Attn Paperwork Reduction Act 
Manager, US 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 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 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:[sol][sol]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-2010-1020], 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

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all comments and material received during the comment period and will 
address them accordingly.
    Viewing comments and documents: Go to 
http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov to view documents mentioned in this 
Notice as being available in the docket. Enter the docket number for 
this Notice [USCG-2010-1020] 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: Standard Numbering System for Undocumented Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0108.
    Summary: The Standard Numbering System (SNS) collects information 
on undocumented vessels and vessel owners operating on waters subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States. Federal, State, and local law 
enforcement agencies use information daily or as warranted from the 
system for enforcement of boating laws or theft and fraud 
investigations. Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the 
United States, the need has increased for identification of 
undocumented vessels to meet port security and other missions to 
safeguard the homeland.
    Need: Subsection 12301(a) of Title 46, United States Code, requires 
undocumented vessels equipped with propulsion machinery of any kind to 
be numbered in the State where the vessel is principally operated. 
Title 46 U.S.C. 12302(a) authorized the Secretary to prescribe, by 
regulation, a SNS that may be implemented by the States to perform this 
function on behalf of the Federal Government. The Secretary shall 
approve a State numbering system that is consistent with the SNS. The 
Secretary has delegated his authority under 46 U.S.C. 12301 and 12302 
to the Coast Guard (DHS Delegation No. 0170.1). Regulations requiring 
the numbering of undocumented vessels are in 33 CFR part 173; those 
establishing the SNS for States to voluntarily carry out this function 
are contained in part 174. For States that do not have an approved 
system, the Coast Guard administers vessel numbering. Currently, all 56 
States and Territories have approved numbering systems. The approximate 
number of undocumented vessels registered by the States in 2009 was 
nearly 13 million. States submit reports annually to the Coast Guard on 
the number, size, construction, etc., of vessels they have numbered. 
This information is used by the Coast Guard in (1) publication of an 
annual ``Boating Statistics'' report required by 46 U.S.C. 6102(b), and 
(2) for allocation of Federal funds to assist States in carrying out 
the Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Program established by 46 U.S.C. 
chapter 131. When encountering a vessel suspected of illegal activity, 
information from the SNS increases safety by assisting boarding 
officers in determining how best to approach a vessel. Since, the 
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the need has 
increased for identification of undocumented vessels and their owners 
for port security and other missions to safeguard the homeland; this 
statutory requirement dates back to 1918.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners of all undocumented vessels propelled by 
machinery. ``Owners'' may include individuals or households, non-profit 
organizations, and small businesses (e.g., liveries that offer 
recreational vessels for rental by the public) or other for-profit 
organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains the same at 286,458 
hours a year.

    Dated: November 10, 2010.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-29167 Filed 11-18-10; 8:45 am]
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