[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1942-1944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-400]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-1014]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 
U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding Information Collection Requests (ICRs), 
abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension 
of its approval for the following collections of information: 1625-
0028, Course Approval and Records for Merchant Marine Training Schools 
and 1625-0069, Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks 
Entering U.S. Waters. Our ICRs describe 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: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before 
February 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2011-1014] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and/or to OIRA. To avoid 
duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulations.gov. (b) To OIRA by email via: [email protected] .
    (2) Mail: (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) To 
OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk Officer 
for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Hand Delivery: To DMF 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: (a) To DMF, (202) 493-2251. (b) To OIRA at (202) 395-6566. 
To ensure your comments are received in a timely manner, mark the fax, 
attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    The DMF maintains the public docket for this Notice. Comments and 
material

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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.
    Copies of the ICRs are 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: Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office of 
Information Management, telephone (202) 475-3652 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

    This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to 
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard 
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information 
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on 
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, 
and other important information describing the Collections. There is 
one ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be 
granted based on the Collections 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. These comments will help OIRA determine whether to approve 
the ICRs referred to in this Notice.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments 
and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the 
OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number 
of this request, [USCG 2011-1014], and must be received by February 13, 
2012. 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-
2011-1014], indicate the specific section of the document to which each 
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. If you submit a 
comment online via www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received 
by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. If you 
fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered as 
having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the DMF. 
We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an email 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. To submit your comment online, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2011-1014'' in the 
``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand 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 comments 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

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this Notice as 
being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, click 
on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted in 
blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2011-1014'' and click 
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. 
You may also visit the DMF in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the 
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.
    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain after the comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice 
of Action on each ICR will become available via a hyperlink in the OMB 
Control Numbers: 1625-0028 and 1625-0069.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 Coast Guard 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 published the 60-day notice (76 FR 68772, November 7, 2011) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited one comment. The 
commenter asked the Coast Guard to consider revising the submission 
format to reflect the content, a subject heading that does the same and 
condense the redundant verbiage.
    Much of the language in these Information Collection Requests is 
mandated by statute and regulations of the Office of Management and 
Budget. That language must remain in the Notices. The Coast Guard 
acknowledges that it goes to great lengths to inform the public of the 
various means of submission of comments to the docket and how these 
comments can be viewed in the public docket. We also feel that it is 
desirable to inform potential submitters of the Privacy Act 
ramifications of these comments. The Coast Guard will consider the 
content of this comment in future revisions to our ICRs to OMB.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Course Approval and Records for Merchant Marine Training 
Schools.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0028.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Merchant marine training schools.
    Abstract: The information is needed to ensure that merchant marine 
training schools meet minimal statutory requirements. The information 
is used to approve the curriculum, facility and faculty for these 
schools.
    Forms: None.

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    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 97,260 hours a year.
    2. Title: Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks 
Entering U.S. Waters.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0069.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of certain vessels.
    Abstract: This collection requires the master of a vessel to 
provide information that details the vessel operator's ballast water 
management efforts. Forms: CG-5662.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 60,727 hours a year.

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

    Dated: December 23, 2011.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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