[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26798-26799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10881]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2013-0222]


Information Collection Request 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 an Information Collection Request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an approval for 
the following collection of information: 1625-NEW, U.S. Coast Guard 
Non-Appropriated Fund Employment Application. Our ICR describes the 
information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this 
ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before July 8, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2013-0222] 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 this 
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, US Coast 
Guard, 2100 2ND ST SW STOP 7101, Washington DC 20593-7101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of 
Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-475-3929, 
for questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Barbara Hairson, 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. In response to 
your comments, we may revise this ICR

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or decide not to seek an extension of approval for 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-2013-0222], and 
must be received by July 8, 2013. 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-2013-0222], 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 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-2013-0222'' in the 
``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments 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 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-2013-0222'' 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 Request

    Title: U.S. Coast Guard Non-Appropriated Fund Employment 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-NEW.

SUMMARY: The USCG Non-Appropriated Employment Application form will be 
used to collect applicant qualification information associated with 
vacancy announcements both online and manually. The manual form will 
allow individuals without resumes, computers and/or those with limited 
digital literacy equal access to apply for employment opportunities 
with the Coast Guard Non-appropriated fund (NAF) workforce and will 
fill the gap created by the cancellation of the Optional Application 
for Federal Employment, Form OF-612, OMB No. 3206-0219.
    Need: The Optional Application for Federal Employment, Form OF-612, 
was cancelled and the information is now collected in USA Jobs. The NAF 
personnel system does not utilize USA Jobs because of the high cost and 
high turnover rate and thus relied heavily on form OF-612 for 
applicants.
    Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) employment is Federal employment but 
does not confer civil service status. The funds used to pay the 
salaries of NAF employees are self-generated by the Coast Guard 
Exchange and other Coast Guard Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities 
(NAFI). Seventy five percent of the 1400 plus NAF positions are low-
paid, entry level positions. According to the U.S. Federal 
Communications Commission, 66 million Americans lack the basic digital 
skills needed to use a computer and the Internet. This form will allow 
electronic and paper submission for employment for applicants without 
resumes.
    Forms: CG-1227B.
    Respondents: Public applying for positions with the USCG Non-
appropriated fund workforce.
    Frequency: Per vacancy announcement.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden is 5540 hours.

    Dated: April 29, 2013.
R. E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2013-10881 Filed 5-7-13; 8:45 am]
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