[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9009-9010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04272]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0952]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0011

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: 1625-0011, Applications for Private Aids to Navigation and 
for Class I Private Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed 
Structures. 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 April 
2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2017-0952] 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: 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-2017-0952], and must be received by April 2, 
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: 1625-0011.

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 58819, December 14, 
2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited one 
comment. The commenter stated that it's their belief that the current 
system of the Coast Guard with respect to the new owner or

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transfer of ownership, should be at the discretion of the system that 
has always been in place. Coast Guard response: Nothing about the 
private aid to navigation process is changing and therefore we have not 
revised this information collection request in response to the comment. 
Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Applications for Private Aids to Navigation and for Class I 
Private Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0011.
    Summary: Under the provision of 14 U.S.C. 81, the Coast Guard is 
authorized to establish aids to navigation. 14 U.S.C. 83 prohibits 
establishment of aids to navigation without permission of the Coast 
Guard. 33 CFR 66.01-5 provides a means for private individuals to 
establish privately maintained aids to navigation. Under 43 U.S.C. 
1333, the Coast Guard has the authority to promulgate and enforce 
regulations concerning lights and other warning devices relating to the 
promotion of safety of life and property on artificial islands, 
installations, and other devices on the outer continental shelf 
involved in the exploration, development, removal, or transportation of 
resources there from. 33 CFR 67.35-1 prescribes the type of aids to 
navigation that must be installed on artificial islands and fixed 
structures. Under the provision of 33 U.S.C. 409, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security is mandated to prescribe rules and regulations for 
governing the marking of sunken vessels. This authorization was 
delegated to the Commandant of the Coast Guard under Department of 
Homeland Security Delegation number 0170 and the marking of sunken 
vessels are set out in 33 CFR part 64.11. To change any regulation, 5 
U.S.C. 553 requires rule making to be published in the Federal Register 
and that the notice shall include a statement of time, place, and 
nature of public rule making proceedings. The information collected for 
the rule can only be obtained from the owners of sunken vessels. The 
information collection requirements are contained in 33 CFR 66.01-5, 
and 67.35-5.
    Need: The information on these private aid applications (CG-2554 
and CG-4143) provides the Coast Guard with vital information about 
private aids to navigation and is essential for safe marine navigation. 
These forms are required under 33 CFR 66 & 67. The information is 
processed to ensure the private aid is in compliance with current 
regulations. Additionally, these forms provide the Coast Guard with 
information which can be distributed to the public to advise of new, or 
changes to private aids to navigation. In addition, collecting the 
applicant's contact information is important because it allows the 
Coast Guard to contact the applicant should there be a discrepancy or 
mishap involving the permitted private aid to navigation. Certain 
discrepancies create hazards to navigation and must be responded to and 
immediately corrected or repaired.
    Forms: CG-2554, Private Aids to Navigation Application, and CG-
4143, Application for Class I Private Aids to Navigation on Artificial 
Islands and Fixed Structures.
    Respondents: Owners of private aids to navigation.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 2,000 
hours to 1,709 hours a year due to a decrease in the number of 
respondents.

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

    Dated: February 26, 2018.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
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