[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17081-17082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6981]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2012-0082]


Information Collection Requests to Office of Management and 
Budget

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 Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of a 
revision to the following collections of information: 1625-0012, 
Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariners and 1625-0040, 
Application for Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC), Merchant Mariner 
Medical Certificate Evaluation Report, Small Vessel Sea Service Form, 
DOT/USCG Periodic Drug Testing Form, and Merchant Mariner Evaluation of 
Fitness for Entry Level Ratings. Our ICRs describe the information we 
seek to collect from the public. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA, 
the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before May 22, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2012-0082] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate 
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand delivery: 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. To ensure your comments are received in a 
timely manner, mark the fax, to 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.
    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: 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. In response to your comments, we may revise these ICRs or 
decide not to seek approval of revisions of the collection. We will 
consider all comments and material received during the comment period.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments 
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of 
the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2012-0082], and 
must be received by May 22, 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-
2012-0082], indicate the specific section of the document to which each 
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit 
your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by 
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. 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

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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. To submit your comment online, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2012-0082'' 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-2012-0082'' 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.

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).

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariners.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0012.
    Summary: Title 46, United States Code, 10311 requires each master 
or individual in charge of a vessel, for each merchant mariner being 
discharged from the vessel to prepare a Certificate of Discharge to 
Merchant Mariners and two copies. These documents are used to establish 
evidence of sea service aboard U.S. flagged merchant vessels for 
merchant mariners to upgrade their credentials, establish proof of 
eligibility for union and other benefits, and in litigation where 
vessel service is an issue.
    Need: The information collected provides the U.S. Coast Guard 
evidence of sea service used in determining eligibility for issuance of 
a merchant mariner credential, to determine eligibility for various 
benefits such as medical and retirement, and to provide information to 
the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) on the availability of 
mariners in a time of a national emergency.
    Forms: CG-718A.
    Respondents: Shipping companies, masters or individuals in charge 
of a vessel.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 2,443 
hours to 1,478 hours.
    2. Title: Application for Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC), 
Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate Evaluation Report, Small Vessel 
Sea Service Form, DOT/USCG Periodic Drug Testing Form, Merchant Mariner 
Evaluation of Fitness for Entry Level Ratings.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0040.
    Summary: The Application for Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC), 
Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate Evaluation Report, Small Vessel 
Sea Service Form, DOT/USCG Periodic Drug Testing Form, and Merchant 
Mariner Evaluation of Fitness for Entry Level Ratings, contains the 
following information: Signature of applicant and supplementary 
material required to show that the mariner meets the mandatory 
requirements for the credential or medical certificate sought; proof of 
applicant passing all applicable vision, hearing, medical, and/or 
physical exams; negative chemical test for dangerous drugs; discharges 
or other documentary evidence of sea service indicating the name, 
tonnage, and propulsion power of the vessels, dates of service, 
capacity in which the applicant served, and on what waters.
    Need: Title 46 United States Code (U.S.C.) Subtitle II, Part E, 
Title 46 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 10, Subpart B, and 
Proposed Rules entitled ``Implementation of the Amendments to the 
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and 
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, and Changes to Domestic 
Endorsements'' (RIN 1625-AA16) (Docket No. USCG-2004-17914), (A 
Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal 
Register on August 1, 2011 (76 FR 45908)) require merchant mariner 
credential (MMC) and medical certificate applicants to apply at any of 
the Regional Examination Centers located around the nation. Merchant 
mariner credentials are established for individuals who are required to 
hold a MMC under Subtitle II. The Coast Guard has the responsibility of 
issuing MMCs and medical certificates to applicants found qualified as 
to age, character, habits of life, experience, professional 
qualifications, and physical fitness. The instruments contained within 
OMB 1625-0040 serve as a means for the applicant to apply for 
a MMC and medical certificate.
    Forms: CG-719B, CG-719K, CG-719S, CG-719P, CG-719K/E.
    Respondents: Applicants for Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC), 
whether original, renewal, duplicate, raise of grade, or a new 
endorsement on a previously issued MMC. Applicants for Medical 
Certificates to include Standards of Training, Certification and 
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) endorsed credentialed mariners, and 
first-class pilots as defined in the proposed rules, Implementation of 
the Amendments to the International Convention on STCW for Seafarers, 
1978, and Changes to Domestic Endorsements (Docket No. USCG-2004-
17914).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 54,416 
hours to 57,083 hours a year.

    Dated: March 16, 2012.
R. E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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