[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58268-58269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25149]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0791]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0018

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: 1625-0018, Official Logbook. 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 
December 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2018-0791] 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: 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-2018-0791], and must be received by December 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).

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    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: 1625-0018.

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 45457, September 7, 
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: Official Logbook.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0018.
    Summary: The Official Logbook contains information about the 
voyage, the vessel's crew, drills, watches, and operations conducted 
during the voyage. Official Logbook entries identify particulars of the 
voyage, including the name of the ship, official number, port of 
registry, tonnage, names and merchant mariner credential numbers of the 
master and crew, the nature of the voyage, and class of ship. In 
addition, it also contains entries for the vessel's drafts, maintenance 
of watertight integrity of the ship, drills and inspections, crew list 
and report of character, a summary of laws applicable to Official 
Logbooks, and miscellaneous entries.
    Need: Title 46, United States Code (U.S.C.) 11301, 11302, 11303, 
and 11304 require applicable merchant vessels to maintain an Official 
Logbook. The Official Logbook contains information about the vessel, 
voyage, crew, and watch. Lack of these particulars would make it 
difficult for a seaman to verify vessel employment and wages, and for 
the Coast Guard to verify compliance with laws and regulations 
concerning vessel operations and safety procedures. The Official 
Logbook serves as an official record of recordable events transpiring 
at sea such as births, deaths, marriages, disciplinary actions, etc. 
Absent the Official Logbook, there would be no official civil record of 
these events. The courts accept log entries as proof that the logged 
event occurred. If this information was not collected, the Coast 
Guard's commercial vessel safety program would be negatively impacted, 
as there would be no official record of U.S. merchant vessel voyages. 
Similarly, those seeking to prove that an event required to be logged 
occurred would not have an official record available.
    Forms: CG-706B, Official Logbook.
    Respondents: Shipping companies.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains at 1,750 
hours a year.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended.

    Dated: November 8, 2018.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
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