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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### Coast Guard

          - [Docket No. USCG-2023-0587]

# AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

# ACTION:

Thirty-Day notice requesting comments.

# 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: 1625-0018, Official Logbook; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to                               ( print page 477)                            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 February 3, 2023.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Comments to the Coast Guard should be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at                         *https://www.regulations.gov.*                         Search for docket number [USCG-2023-0587]. 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. 3501*et seq.,*                     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-2023-0587], and must be received by January 22, 2024.

## 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: 1625-0018.                

## Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (88 FR 65186, September 21, 2023) 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:*                     Official Logbook.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     1625-0018.                

*Summary:*                     The Official Logbook contains information about the voyage, the vessel's crew, drills, watches, and operations conducted during the voyage. Official Logbook entries identify particulars of the voyage, including the name of the ship, official number, port of registry, tonnage, names and merchant mariner credential numbers of the master and crew, the nature of the voyage, and class of ship. In addition, it also contains entries for the vessel's drafts, maintenance of watertight integrity of the ship, drills and inspections, crew list and report of character, a summary of laws applicable to Official Logbooks, and miscellaneous entries.                

*Need:*46 U.S.C. 11301, 11302, 11303, and 11304 require applicable merchant vessels to maintain an Official Logbook. The Official Logbook contains information about the vessel, voyage, crew, and watch. Lack of these particulars would make it difficult for a seaman to verify vessel employment and wages, and for the Coast Guard to verify compliance with laws and regulations concerning vessel operations and safety procedures. The Official Logbook serves as an official record of recordable events transpiring at sea such as births, deaths, marriages, disciplinary actions, etc. Absent the Official Logbook, there would be no official civil record of these events. The courts accept log entries as proof that the logged event occurred. If this information was not collected, the Coast Guard's commercial vessel safety program would be negatively impacted, as there would be no official record of U.S. merchant vessel voyages. Similarly, those seeking to prove that an event required to be logged occurred would not have an official record available.                

*Forms:*                     CG-706B, Official Logbook.                

*Respondents:*                     Shipping companies.                

*Frequency:*                     On occasion.                

*Hour Burden Estimate:*                     The estimated burden remains at 1,750 hours a year.                

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

Dated: November 30, 2023.

Kathleen Claffie,

Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.

[FR Doc. 2023-28304 Filed 1-3-24; 8:45 am]

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