[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48835-48836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22707]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0126]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0082

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 approval for 
reinstatement, without change, of the following collection of 
information: 1625-0082, Navigation Safety Information and Emergency 
Instructions for Certain Towing Vessels. 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 
November 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2017-0126] 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.
    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. 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-2017-0126], and must be received by November 20, 
2017.

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: 1625-0082.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (82 FR 34960, July 27, 2017) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). We received two comments from a 
commenter to the 60-day Notice. The first comment was about the 
navigation charts and publications requirements for small towing 
vessels that operate on inland waters. The commenter stated that the 
requirements for these vessels should not be the same as the 
requirements for vessels on other voyages. We agree. 33 CFR 164.72 
prescribes fewer publication carriage requirements for vessels engaged 
in towing exclusively on Western Rivers than for those that operate 
elsewhere (towing or otherwise). Furthermore, the Coast Guard has 
allowed electronic carriage of some publications further reducing 
burden (see Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 01-16).
    The second comment was about the Muster List and Emergency 
Instructions requirements. The commenter stated that we should take 
into account various levels of risk, and not apply the rules to all 
towing vessels. Again, we agree. The Muster List and Emergency 
Instructions requirements in 33 CFR 199.80 do not apply to towing 
vessels inspected under 46 CFR Subchapter M. These requirements apply 
to towing vessels inspected under 46 CFR Subchapter I on international 
voyages. The comments result in no changes to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions for 
Certain Towing Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0082.
    Summary: Navigation safety regulations in 33 CFR part 164 help 
assure that the mariner piloting a towing vessel has adequate 
equipment, charts, maps, and other publications. For inspected towing 
vessels, under 46 CFR 199.80 a muster list and emergency instructions 
provide effective plans and references for crew to follow in an 
emergency situation.
    Need: The purpose of the regulations is to improve the safety of 
towing vessels and the crews that operate them.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners, operators and masters of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 
345,620 hours to 369,980 hours a year due to an increase in the 
estimated annual number of respondents.

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

    Dated: October 12, 2017.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
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