[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80785-80787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32644]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0629]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0003

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: 1625-0003, 
Boating Accident Report. Our ICR describe 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 
January 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2015-0629] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you 
may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:
    (1) Email: [email protected].
    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Fax: 202-395-6566. To ensure your comments are received in a 
timely manner, mark the fax, attention Desk Officer for the Coast 
Guard.
    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, 2100 2nd Street SW., 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

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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-2015-0629], and must be received by January 27, 
2016.

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).
    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at http://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: 1625-0003.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (80 FR 45670, July 31, 
2015) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited five 
comments.
    Comment #1: Mark Brown: Mr. Brown is the Boating Law Administrator 
in Oklahoma. He suggests that before the Boating Accident Report (BAR) 
is updated, items incorporated in the proposed rulemaking on Accident 
Reporting be included. The BAR form is approved by OMB on a triennial 
basis, and that approval expires soon. We are seeking to renew the 
approval of the BAR form based on the current accident reporting 
requirements. The proposed rulemaking to which the commenter refers 
will likely change the requirements for accident reporting if it is 
adopted. However, since the proposed rulemaking on Accident Reporting 
is still being developed and no final resolution has been determined, 
we cannot use any potential changes that the accident reporting 
rulemaking may propose. Therefore the BAR will remain as is. If the 
accident reporting rulemaking proposes changes to accident reporting 
requirements that will necessitate changes to the BAR form, those 
changes will be incorporated in the rulemaking and will be submitted to 
OMB for its approval.
    Comment #2: Clifford Inn: Mr. Inn represents a State and enters 
data into the Boating Accident Report Database (BARD). He's suggesting 
adding an additional field under the existing ACCIDENT DETAILS to allow 
a field for the registration number of another vessel (the 2nd in an 
accident involving two vessels). Although, a good suggestion, it is our 
feeling that the BAR need not be changed at this time as there are 
other means when inserting into BARD to do what Mr. Inn suggests.
    Comments #3: National Association of State Boating Law 
Administrators (NASBLA): NASBLA represents the recreational boating law 
officials in the 50 states and six territories. They claim that at this 
time, two factors limit their ability to respond to this Notice in a 
more comprehensive and meaningful way. Firstly, they claim that 
terminology may change depending on the results of a notice of proposed 
rulemaking on Accident Reporting. However, until the notice of proposed 
rulemaking is published and finalized, no changes will be made to the 
BAR as explained under COMMENT #1. The next iteration of the BAR may 
need changes if the rulemaking, when finalized, makes it appropriate. 
Secondly, they refer to another Federal Register notice (docket number 
USCG-2015-0753) dealing with the updating of the Boating Accident 
Manual (COMDTINST M16782.1). However, this ICR must go on, in spite of 
any problems the COMDTINST may encounter. They further state that 
commenting on this particular docket would not be particularly useful 
and might even be rendered obsolete by the time the Federal Register 
Notice regarding BAR form changes is issued. As such, no changes will 
be made to the BAR ICR as a result of these comments.
    Comment #4. Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental 
Protection: Connecticut supports an extension of the currently approved 
collection: 1625-0003, Boating Accident Report. However, they also feel 
the forms may need to be updated to ensure conformity with terminology 
and other changes to the casualty report content authorized in the 
final rule and consistent with COMDINST M16782.1. However, as stated in 
the response to NASBLA, the BAR will not be changed at this time.
    Comment #5. Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Ohio's comments 
are consistent with those of the National Association of State Boating 
Law Administrators (ID: USCG-2015-0629-0004) and as such the comments 
above relative to NASBLA's submission apply to Ohio.
    After considering all the above comments, no changes have been made 
to the collection for the reasons explained in the responses to the 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Boating Accident Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0003.
    Summary: The Coast Guard Boating Accident Report form is the data 
collection instrument that ensures compliance with the implementing 
regulations and Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(b) that requires the Secretary to 
collect, analyze and publish reports, information, and statistics on 
marine casualties.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(a) requires a uniform marine casualty 
reporting system, with regulations prescribing casualties to be 
reported and the manner of reporting. The statute requires a State to 
compile and submit to the Secretary (delegated to the Coast Guard) 
reports, information, and statistics on casualties reported to the 
State. Implementing regulations are contained in Title 33, Code of 
Federal Regulations, SUBCHAPTER S--BOATING SAFETY, PART 173--VESSEL 
NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING, Subpart C--Casualty and 
Accident Reporting and Part 174--STATE NUMBERING AND CASUALTY REPORTING 
SYSTEMS, Subpart C--Casualty Reporting System Requirements, and Subpart 
D--State reports.
    States are required to forward copies of the reports or 
electronically transmit accident report data to the Coast Guard within 
30 days of their receipt of the report as prescribed by 33 CFR 174.121 
(Forwarding of casualty or accident reports). The accident report data 
and statistical information obtained from the reports submitted by the 
state reporting authorities are used by the Coast Guard

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in the compilation of national recreational boating accident 
statistics.
    Forms: CG-3865, Recreational Boating Accident Report; CG-3865-SP, 
Reporte Del Accident En Barcos De Recreaci[oacute]n (Spanish Version).
    Respondents: Federal regulations (33 CFR 173.55) require the 
operator of any uninspected vessel that is numbered or used for 
recreational purposes to submit an accident report to the State 
authority when:
    (1) A person dies; or
    (2) A person is injured and requires medical treatment beyond first 
aid; or
    (3) Damage to the vessel and other property total $2,000 or more, 
or there is a complete loss of the vessel; or
    (4) A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that 
indicate death or injury.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains 2,500 
hours a year.

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

    Dated: December 21, 2015.
Thomas P. Michelli,
 Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2015-32644 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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