52338 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 162 / Monday, August 22, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2011–0750] 

Information Collection Request to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting 

comments. 

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 of revisions to the following 

collection of information: 1625–0006, 

Shipping Articles. 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 October 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Coast Guard docket 

number [USCG–2011–0750] 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, U.S. 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 

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–2011–0750], and must 

be received by October 21, 2011. 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– 

2011–0750], 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 http://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 e-mail 

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–2011–0750’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box. If you submit your comments by 

mail or hand delivery, submit them in 

an unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2

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–2011– 

0750’’ 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 


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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 162 / Monday, August 22, 2011 / Notices 52339 

the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Information Collection Request 

Title: Shipping Articles. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0006. 

Summary: Title 46 United States Code 

§§ 10302 and 10502 and Title 46 Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) 14.201 

require applicable owners, charterers, 

managing operators, masters, or 

individuals in charge to make a 

shipping agreement in writing with each 

seaman before the seaman commences 

employment. Additionally, 46 CFR 

14.313 requires shipping companies to 

submit Shipping Articles to the Coast 

Guard: Three years after the article was 

generated; upon going out of business or 

merger with another company; or upon 

request by the Coast Guard. Upon 

receipt and acceptance, Shipping 

Articles are transferred and archived at 

the Federal Records Center in Suitland, 

Maryland. 

Need: This collection provides 

verification, identification, location and 

employment information of U.S. 

merchant mariners: (1) To Federal, state 

and local law enforcement agencies for 

use in criminal or civil law enforcement 

purposes, (2) to shipping companies, (3) 

to labor unions, (4) to seaman’s 

authorized representatives, (5) to 

seaman’s next of kin, and (6) whenever 

the disclosure of such information 

would be in the best interest of the 

seaman or his/her family. 

Forms: CG–705A. 

Respondents: Shipping companies. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden is 18,000 hours a year. 

Dated: August 16, 2011. 

R.E. Day, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Command, Control, 

Communications, Computers and 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21342 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Petition for Remission or 

Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties 

Incurred 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; Extension of an existing 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) of the Department of 

Homeland Security will be submitting 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act: Petition for Remission or 

Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties 

Incurred (Form 4609). This is a 

proposed extension of an information 

collection that was previously 

approved. CBP is proposing that this 

information collection be extended with 

no change to the burden hours. This 

document is published to obtain 

comments from the public and affected 

agencies. This information collection 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register (76 FR 34245) on June 13, 2011, 

allowing for a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 

30 days for public comments. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 21, 

2011 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

this information collection to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

OMB Desk Officer for Customs and 

Border Protection, Department of 

Homeland Security, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

encourages the general public and 

affected Federal agencies to submit 

written comments and suggestions on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collection requests pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104– 

13). Your comments should address one 

of the following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency/component, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies/components estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collections of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

techniques or other forms of 

information. 

Title: Petition for Remission or 

Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties 

Incurred. 

OMB Number: 1651–0100. 

Form Number: CBP Form 4609. 

Abstract: CBP Form 4609, Petition for 

Remission of Forfeitures and Penalties 

Incurred, is completed and filed with 

the CBP Port Director by individuals 

who have been found to be in violation 

of one or more provisions of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, or other laws administered 

by the CBP. Persons who violate the 

Tariff Act are entitled to file a petition 

seeking mitigation of any statutory 

penalty imposed or remission of a 

statutory forfeiture incurred. This 

petition is submitted on CBP Form 

4609. The information provided on this 

form is used by CBP personnel as a basis 

for granting relief from forfeiture or 

penalty. CBP Form 4609 is authorized 

by 19 U.S.C. 1618 and provided for by 

19 CFR 171.11. It is accessible at 

http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/ 

CBP_Form_4609.pdf. 

Current Actions: CBP proposes to 

extend the expiration date of this 

information collection with no change 

to the burden hours or to the 

information being collected. 

Type of Review: Extension (without 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses, 

Travelers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

28,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

28,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

14 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,500. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection, Regulations and 

Rulings, Office of International Trade, 

799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20229–1177, at 202– 

325–0265. 

Dated: August 17, 2011. 

Tracey Denning, 

Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21409 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

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