[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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