[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64431-64433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27018]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2015-0630]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0035
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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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 of a
revision to the following collection of information: 1625-0035, Title
46 CFR Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical, Engineering and Navigation
Equipment, Construction and Materials & Marine Sanitation Devices (33
CFR part 159). 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
November 23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2015-0630] to the Coast Guard using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://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.
(3) Fax: 202-395-6566. To ensure your comments are received in a
timely manner, mark the fax, attention Desk Officer for the Coast
Guard.
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-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-2015-0630], and must be received by November 23,
2015.
Submitting Comments
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://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 http://www.regulations.gov and
can be viewed by following that Web site'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 http://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 http://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: 1625-0035.
Previous Request for Comments
This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (80 FR 45671, July 31,
2015) 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
1. Title: Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical,
Engineering and Navigation Equipment, Construction and Materials &
Marine Sanitation Devices (33 CFR part 159).
OMB Control Number: 1625-0035.
Summary: This information is used by the Coast Guard to ensure that
regulations governing specific types of safety equipment, material and
Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs) installed on commercial vessels and
pleasure craft are met. Manufacturers are required to submit drawings,
specifications, and laboratory test reports to the Coast Guard before
any approval is given.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, and 4302 authorize the
Coast Guard to establish safety equipment and material regulations.
Title 46 CFR parts 159 to 164 prescribe these requirements. Title 33
U.S.C. 1322 authorizes the Coast Guard to establish MSD regulations.
Title 33 CFR part 159 prescribes these rules. NVIC 8-01 (Chg 2)
prescribes the standards for navigation equipment. This information is
used to determine whether manufacturers are in compliance with Coast
Guard regulations. When the Coast Guard approves any safety equipment,
material or MSD for use on a commercial vessel or pleasure craft, the
manufacturer is issued a Certificate of Approval.
Respondents: Manufacturers of safety equipment, materials and
marine sanitation devices.
Forms: CG-10030, Certificate of Approval.
Frequency: On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from
58,414 hours to 118,594 hours a year due to an increase in the
estimated annual number of responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
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Dated: October 18, 2015.
Thomas P. Michelli,
U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-27018 Filed 10-22-15; 8:45 am]
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