[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64349-64351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27105]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0490]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0010

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: 1625-0010, 
Defect/

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Noncompliance Report and Campaign update Report; 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 
January 14, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2018-0490] 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-2018-0490], and must be received by January 14, 
2019.

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: 1625-0010.

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 29130, June 22, 2018) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited two comments. 
One comment was unrelated to this information collection request. The 
other comment was written by an employee of a recreational boat 
manufacturer, who provided the Coast Guard with some information on how 
the reports assist manufacturers in compliance. The commenter said that 
the two forms, Defect/Noncompliance Report (CG-4917) and the Campaign 
Update Report (CG-4918), provide the manufacturer with the tools 
necessary to report and track defect notifications, as well as recalls. 
Additionally, the commenter opinioned that the burden time estimate on 
this ICR are reasonable and that the forms are helpful. The comment 
suggested that we can improve the process by allowing online 
submissions and an email notification system that notifies 
manufacturers when the forms are coming due. The Coast Guard accepts 
these forms electronically through email, but does not currently have 
the capacity to create an monitor an online portal or email 
notification for these forms. We may reconsider this possibility in the 
future. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Defect/Noncompliance Report and Campaign Update Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0010.
    Summary: Manufacturers whose products contain defects that create a 
substantial risk of personal injury to the public or fail to comply 
with an applicable Coast Guard safety standard are required to conduct 
defect notification and recall campaigns in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 
4310. Regulations in 33 CFR 179 require manufacturers to submit certain 
reports to the Coast Guard concerning progress made in notifying owners 
and making repairs.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 4310(d) and (e); and 33 CFR 179.13 and 
179.15, the manufacturer shall provide the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard with an initial report consisting of certain information about 
the defect notification and recall campaign being conducted and follow 
up reports describing progress. Upon receipt of information from a 
manufacturer indicating the initiation of a recall, the Recreational 
Boating Product Assurance Branch assigns a recall campaign number, and 
sends the manufacturer CG Forms CG-4917 and CG-4918 for supplying the 
information.
    Forms: CG-4917, Defect/Noncompliance Report and CG-4918, Campaign 
Update Report.
    Respondents: Manufacturers of boats and certain items of 
``designated'' associated equipment (inboard engines, outboard motors, 
sterndrive engines or an inflatable personal flotation device approved 
under 46 CFR 160.076).
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 207 
hours to 166.5 hours a year due to the change in the average number of 
recall campaigns conducted during the last 21 years.


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

    Dated: December 11, 2018.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
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