[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4227-4228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01779]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0009]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0120

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: 1625-0120, U.S. Coast Guard Non-appropriated Fund 
Employment Application. 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 March 
1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2017-0009] 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: 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:  Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of 
Information Management, telephone

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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-2017-0009], and must be received by March 1, 
2018.

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 website'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: [Insert OMB #s separated by a comma].

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 48836, October 20, 2017) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited two comments 
that were unrelated to the 60-day Notice. Accordingly, no changes have 
been made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

    Title: U.S. Coast Guard Non-appropriated Fund Employment 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0120.
    Summary: The USCG Non-Appropriated Fund Employment Application form 
is used to collect applicant qualification information associated with 
vacancy announcements. The form allows individuals to apply for 
employment opportunities with the Coast Guard Non-appropriated Fund 
(NAF) workforce and fills the gap created by the cancellation of the 
Optional Application for Federal Employment, Form OF-612, OMB No. 3206-
0219.
    Need: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of 
Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 3301, and 3304. 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.
    Forms: CG-1227B, Non-Appropriated Fund Employment Application.
    Respondents: Public applying for positions with the USCG Non-
appropriated Fund Workforce.
    Frequency: Per vacancy announcements.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 8,400 
hours to 3,837 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual 
number of respondents.

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

    Dated: January 25, 2018.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-01779 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
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