[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6132-6133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2675]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2012-0029]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget
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 approval for the
following collection of information: 1625--NEW, Coast Guard Exchange
System Scholarship Application. Our ICR describes 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 April 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2012-0029] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is (202) 366-9329.
(4) Fax: (202) 493-2251. To ensure your comments are received in a
timely manner, mark the fax, to attention Desk Officer for the Coast
Guard.
The DMF maintains the public docket for this Notice. Comments and
material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in
this Notice as being available in the docket, will become part of the
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. You may also find the docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov.
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-611), ATTN: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, US COAST
GUARD, 2100 2ND STREET SW., STOP 7101, WASHINGTON, DC 20593-7101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office
of Information Management, telephone (202) 475-3652, or fax (202) 475-
3929, for questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 366-9826, for questions on
the docket.
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
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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. In response to your comments, we
may revise this ICR or decide not to seek approval of revisions of 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-2012-0029], and
must be received by April 9, 2012. We will post all comments received,
without change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will include any
personal information you provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use
their DMF. Please see the ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number [USCG-
2012-0029], indicate the specific section of the document to which each
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. If you submit a
comment online via www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received
by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. If you
fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered as
having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the DMF.
We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an email address,
or other contact information in the body of your document so that we
can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
You may submit your comments and material by electronic means,
mail, fax, or hand delivery to the DMF at the address under ADDRESSES;
but please submit them by only one means. To submit your comment
online, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2012-0029''
in the ``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand
delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11
inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit
comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will
consider all comments and material received during the comment period
and will address them accordingly.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this Notice as
being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, click
on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted in
blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2012-0029'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
You may also visit the DMF in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received in
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act statement
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Information Collection Request
Title: Coast Guard Exchange System Scholarship Application.
OMB Control Number: 1625--NEW.
Summary: This information collected on this form allows the Coast
Guard Exchange System Scholarship Program Committee to evaluate and
rank scholarship applications in order to award the annual
scholarships.
Need: Commandant Instruction, COMDTINST 1780.1 (series), provides
policy and procedure for the award of three annual scholarships from
the Coast Guard Exchange System (CGES) to dependents of Coast Guard
employees. The information collected by this form allows for the
awarding of scholarships based upon the criteria and procedures
outlined in the Instruction under the auspices of 5 USC Sec. 301.
Forms: CG-5687.
Respondents: Coast Guard dependents
Frequency: Annually.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 30 hours per year.
Dated: February 1, 2012.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-2675 Filed 2-6-12; 8:45 am]
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