[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 64437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27038]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0911


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0112

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 for 
reinstatement, with change, of the following collection of information: 
1625-0112, Enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness via Electronic 
Transmission of Vessel Transit Data. 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-2015-0911] 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: 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 202-273-8405, 
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 
reinstatement 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-2015-0911], 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: Enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness via Electronic 
Transmission of Vessel Transit Data.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0112.
    Summary: The Coast Guard collects, stores, and analyzes data 
transmitted by Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) and 
Automatic Identification System (AIS) to enhance maritime domain 
awareness (MDA). Awareness and threat knowledge are critical for 
securing the maritime domain and the key to preventing adverse events. 
Data is also used for marine safety and environmental protection 
purposes.
    Need: To ensure port safety and security and to ensure the 
uninterrupted flow of commerce.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners or operators of certain vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 204 
hours to 47,245 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual 
number of responses. The increase in responses is due to the inclusion 
of AIS into this ICR.

    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.
[FR Doc. 2015-27038 Filed 10-22-15; 8:45 am]
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