[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13940-13941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06776]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2019-0248]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0027
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request
(ICR) 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: 1625-0027,
Vessel Documentation; without change. Our ICR describe the information
we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA,
the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before June 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2019-0248] to the Coast Guard using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public
participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.
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. Consistent with
the requirements of Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs, and Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the
Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Coast Guard is also requesting comments
on the extent to which this request for information could be modified
to reduce the burden on respondents. In response to your comments, we
may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for
the Collection. We will consider all comments and material received
during the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of
the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2019-0248], and
must be received by June 7, 2019.
Submitting Comments
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://
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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).
Information Collection Request
Title: Vessel Documentation.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0027.
Summary: This information collected will be used to establish the
eligibility of a vessel to: (a) Be documented as a ``vessel of the
United States,'' (b) engage in a particular trade, and/or (c) become
the object of a preferred ship's mortgage. The information collected
concerns citizenship of owner/applicant and build, tonnage and markings
of a vessel.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. Chapters 121, 123, 125 and 313 requires the
documentation of vessels. A Certificate of Documentation is required
for the operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as evidence of
vessel nationality and permits a vessel to be subject to preferred
mortgages.
Forms:
CG-1258, Application for Initial, Exchange, or Replacement of
Certificate of Documentation; Redocumentation with optional attachments
CG-1261, Builder's Certification and First Transfer of Title
CG-1270, Certificate of Documentation
CG-1280, Vessel Renewal Notification Application for Renewal
CG-1340, Bill of Sale
CG-1356, Bill of Sale by Government Entity Pursuant to Court
Order of Administrative Degree of Forfeiture
CG-4593, Application, Consent, and Approval for Withdrawal of
Application for Documentation or Exchange of Certificate of
Documentation
CG-5542, Optional Application for Filing
CG-7042, Authorization for Credit Card Transaction
CG-7043, Abstract of Title/Certified COD Request
Respondents: Owners/builders of yachts and commercial vessels of at
least 5 net tons.
Frequency: Annually.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from
77,619 hours to 50,844 hours a year, due to a decrease in the estimated
annual number of responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: April 2, 2019.
James D. Roppel,
Chief, Office of Information Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2019-06776 Filed 4-5-19; 8:45 am]
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