[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35703-35704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14548]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2012-0173]


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 an Information Collection Request (ICR), 
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 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: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before July 
16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2012-0173] 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 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:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the Internet 
at http:[sol][sol]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 Collection. There is one 
ICR for each Collection.
    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 
Collection 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 ICR 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 2012-0173], and must be received by July 16, 
2012. 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-
2012-0173], 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:[sol][sol]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 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:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2012-0173'' in the 
``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, 
submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8[frac12] 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.

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Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this Notice as 
being available in the docket, go to 
http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box, 
which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box 
insert ``USCG-2012-0173'' 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:[sol][sol]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 Number: 1625-0048.

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 (77 FR 18253, March 27, 2012) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.

Information Collection Requests

    Title: Vessel Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0048.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for profit organizations.
    Abstract: Owners, Charterers, Managing Operators, or Agents of U.S. 
vessels must immediately notify the Coast Guard if they believe the 
vessel may be lost or in danger. The Coast Guard uses this information 
to investigate the situation and, when necessary, plan appropriate 
search and rescue operations.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains 137 hours per 
year.

    Dated: June 7, 2012.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-14548 Filed 6-13-12; 8:45 am]
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