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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 37 (Friday, February 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 11785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03977]

[[Page 11785]]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0671]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0031

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: 1625-0031, 
Plan Approval and Records for Electrical Engineering Regulations; 
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: You may submit comments to the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before 
March 29, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the Coast Guard should be submitted using the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for 
docket number [USCG-2020-0671]. Written comments and recommendations to 
OIRA for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 
days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.
    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-6P), 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: A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy 
Management, telephone 202-475-3528, 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-2020-0671], and must be received by March 29, 
2021.

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 to the Coast Guard will 
be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will 
include any personal information you have provided. For more about 
privacy and submissions to the Coast Guard in response to this 
document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, 
March 11, 2020). For more about privacy and submissions to OIRA in 
response to this document, see the https://www.reginfo.gov, comment-
submission web page. 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: 1625-0031.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (85 FR 81939, December 17, 
2020) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Plan Approval and Records for Electrical Engineering 
Regulations--Title 46 CFR Subchapter J.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0031.
    Summary: The information is needed to ensure compliance with our 
rules on electrical engineering for the design and construction of 
U.S.-flag commercial vessels.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306 and 3703 authorize the Coast Guard to 
establish rules to promote the safety of life and property in 
commercial vessels. The electrical engineering rules appear at 46 CFR 
subchapter J (parts 110 through 113).
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners, operators, shipyards, designers, and 
manufacturers of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 6,524 
hours to 6,536 hours a year due to an estimated increase in the annual 
number of responses.

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

    Dated: February 19, 2021.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
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