[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64430-64431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27019]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0910]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0001

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 approval of 
revisions to the following collection of information: 1625-0001, Marine 
Casualty Information & Periodic Chemical Drug and Alcohol Testing of 
Commercial Vessel Personnel. Our ICR describe 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 December 22, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2015-0910] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public 
participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.
    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-612), ATTN:

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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, U.S. COAST GUARD, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER 
KING JR AVE SE., STOP 7710, WASHINGTON, DC 20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of 
Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-372-8405, 
for questions on these documents.

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 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-2015-0910], and 
must be received by December 22, 2015.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public 
comments, are in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and 
can be viewed by following that Web site's instructions. Additionally, 
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will 
be notified when comments are posted.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Marine Casualty Information & Periodic Chemical Drug and 
Alcohol Testing of Commercial Vessel Personnel.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0001.
    Summary: Marine casualty information is needed for Coast Guard 
investigations of commercial vessel casualties involving death, vessel 
damage, etc., as mandated by Congress. Chemical testing information is 
needed to improve CG detection/reduction of drug use by mariners.
    Need: Section 6101 of 46 U.S.C., as delegated by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to the Commandant, authorizes the Coast Guard to 
prescribe regulations for the reporting of marine casualties involving 
death, serious injury, material loss of property, material damage 
affecting the seaworthiness of a vessel, or significant harm to the 
environment. It also requires information on the use of alcohol being 
included in a marine casualty report. Section 7503 of 46 U.S.C. 
authorizes the Coast Guard to deny the issuance of licenses, 
certificates of registry, and merchant mariner's documents (seaman's 
papers) to users of dangerous drugs. Similarly, 46 U.S.C. 7704 requires 
the Coast Guard to revoke such papers unless a holder provides 
satisfactory proofs that the holder is cured.
    Forms: CG-2692, Report of Marine Casualty, Commercial Diving 
Casualty, or OCS-related Casualty; CG-2692A, Barge Addendum; CG-2692B, 
Report of Mandatory Chemical Testing Following a Serious Marine 
Incident Involving Vessels in Commercial Service; CG-2692C, Personnel 
Casualty Addendum; CG-2692D, Involved Persons and Witnesses Addendum.
    Why Is The Coast Guard Proposing To Add 2 New Forms: The Coast 
Guard recently reviewed its regulations and policies with respect to 
the marine casualty reporting requirements found in 46 CFR part 4. 
During this project, an evaluation of comments and feedback from the 
maritime industry and general public, as well as an internal assessment 
of current statutory and regulatory requirements and Coast Guard 
policies, identified the need to revise the form used by the public to 
submit written reports of marine casualties, the form CG-2692 
(currently titled Report of Marine Accident, Injury or Death) and its 
Addendum forms.
    The resulting proposal to revise these forms, which includes 
revising the title name of the form and taking certain sections of the 
CG-2692 and moving them to two new Addendum forms (facilitates multiple 
entry capability not currently available) have been drafted with the 
following goals in mind:
     Reduce the overall amount of information required to be 
entered to submit reports for marine casualties while still meeting all 
statutory and regulatory requirements.
     Clarify what types of incidents require the submission of 
the written report and seek the inclusion of additional information, 
entered on one or more of the Addendum forms, only when it is 
necessary.
     Reformat and organize the information on the forms such 
that it is more adaptable to the development of an alternate electronic 
means of submission.
    Respondents: Vessel owners and operators.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 
20,986 hours to 23,586 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated 
number of responses.

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

    Dated: October 18, 2015.
Thomas P. Michelli,
U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information Officer.
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