[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 202 (Thursday, October 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52848-52849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22690]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY



Coast Guard



[Docket No. USCG-2018-0784]




Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 

and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0014



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: 1625-0014, 

Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic Research 

Vessels; without change. 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 19, 2018.



ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 

number [USCG-2018-0784] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://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 https://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 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-2018-0784], and must be received by November 19, 

2018.



Submitting Comments



    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 

submitted using https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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: 1625-0014.



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Previous Request for Comments



    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (83 FR 39769, August 10, 2018) 

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments. 

Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collections.



Information Collection Request



    Title: Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic 

Research Vessels.

    OMB Control Number: 1625-0014.

    Summary: This collection requires submission of specific 

information about a vessel in order for the vessel to be designated as 

an Oceanographic Research Vessel (ORV).

    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 2113 authorizes the Secretary of the 

Department of Homeland Security to exempt Oceanographic Research 

Vessels (ORV), by regulation, from provisions of Subtitle II, of Title 

46, Shipping, of the United States Code, concerning maritime safety and 

seaman's welfare laws. This information is necessary to ensure a vessel 

qualifies for the designation of ORV under 46 CFR part 3 and 46 CFR 

part 14, subpart D.

    Forms: N/A.

    Respondents: Owners or operators of certain vessels.

    Frequency: On occasion.

    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 25 

hours to 36 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 11, 2018.

James D. Roppel,

U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.

[FR Doc. 2018-22690 Filed 10-17-18; 8:45 am]

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