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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### Coast Guard

          - [Docket No. USCG-2024-0785]

# 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 an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0014, Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic Research Vessels; without change. 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 December 9, 2024.

# ADDRESSES:

                        You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG-2024-0785] to the Coast Guard using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at                         *https://www.regulations.gov.*                         See the “Public participation and request for comments” portion of the                         **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**                         section for further instructions on submitting comments.                    

                        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                               ( print page 82250)                            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, fax 202-372-8405, or email                         *hqs-dg-m-cg-61-pii@uscg.mil*                         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.

In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for 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-2024-0785, and must be received by December 9, 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. We review all comments received, but we may choose not to post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we receive. 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. Comments we post to                     *https://www.regulations.gov*                     will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).                

## Information Collection Request

*Title:*                     Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic Research Vessels.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     1625-0014.                

*Summary:*                     This collection requires submission of specific information about a vessel in order for the vessel to be designated as an Oceanographic Research Vessel (ORV).                

*Need:*46 U.S.C. 2113 authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to exempt ORVs, by regulation, from provisions of Subtitle II, of Title 46, Shipping, of the United States Code, concerning maritime safety and seaman's welfare laws. This information is necessary to ensure a vessel qualifies for the designation of ORV under 46 CFR part 3 and 46 CFR part 14, subpart D.                

*Forms:*                     None.                

*Respondents:*                     Owners and operators of certain vessels.                

*Frequency:*                     On occasion.                

*Hour Burden Estimate:*                     The estimated burden has increased from 36 hours to 37 hours a year, due to an increase in the estimated annual number of respondents.                

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

Dated: October 3, 2024.

Kathleen Claffie,

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

[FR Doc. 2024-23475 Filed 10-9-24; 8:45 am]

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