Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 55 / Monday, March 23, 2015 / Notices 15233 

Desk Officer for the Administration, for 

Children and Families. 

Karl Koerper, 

OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06534 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–73–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2015–0070; OMB Control Number 

1625–0006] 

Information Collection Requests 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 

Information Collection Requests (ICRs) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting 

approval of a revision to the following 

collections of information: 1625–0006, 

Shipping Articles and 1625–0018, 

Official Logbook. Our ICRs describe the 

information we seek to collect from the 

public. Before submitting these ICRs to 

OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting 

comments as described below. 

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast 

Guard on or before May 22, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Coast Guard docket 

number [USCG–2015–0070] 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. 

Copies of the ICRs are available 

through the docket on the Internet at 

http://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: 

Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of 

Information Management, telephone 

202–475–3532, or fax 202–475–3929, for 

questions on these documents. Contact 

Ms. Cheryl Collins, 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 Collections, and 

other important information describing 

the Collections. There is one ICR for 

each Collection. 

The Coast Guard invites comments on 

whether these ICRs should be granted 

based on the Collections being 

necessary for the proper performance of 

Departmental functions. In particular, 

the Coast Guard would appreciate 

comments addressing: (1) The practical 

utility of the Collections; (2) the 

accuracy of the estimated burden of the 

Collections; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of 

information subject to the Collections; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the Collections on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. In response to 

your comments, we may revise these 

ICRs or decide not to seek approval of 

revisions of the Collections. 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–2015–0070], and must 

be received by May 22, 2015. 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– 

2015–0070], indicate the specific 

section of the document to which each 

comment applies, providing a reason for 

each comment. You may submit your 

comments and material online (via 

http://www.regulations.gov), by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. If you submit 

a comment online via 

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 email 

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 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– 

2015–0070’’ 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–2015– 

0070’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. You may also visit the DMF in 

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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 

the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Information Collection Requests 

1. 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 

requires 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 to the Coast Guard Shipping 

Articles three years after the article was 

generated; or submitted by shipping 

companies that go out of business or 

merges 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 to the following: (1) 

Federal, state and local law enforcement 

agencies for use in criminal or civil law 

enforcement purpose, (2) shipping 

companies, (3) labor unions, (4) 

seaman’s authorized representatives, (5) 

seaman’s next of kin, (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. 

2. 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: Title 46 United States Code 

(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 certify 

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. 

Respondents: Shipping companies. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden is 1,750 hours a year. 

Dated: March 17, 2015. 

Thomas P. Michelli, 

Chief Information Officer, Acting, U.S. Coast 

Guard. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06585 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–FEMA–2014–0035] 

Assistance to Firefighters Grant 

Program; Fire Prevention and Safety 

Grants 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of guidance. 

SUMMARY: This Notice provides 

guidelines that describe the application 

process for grants and the criteria for 

awarding Fire Prevention and Safety 

(FP&S) grants in the fiscal year (FY) 

2014 Assistance to Firefighters Grant 

(AFG) Program year. It explains the 

differences, if any, between these 

guidelines and those recommended by 

representatives of the Nation’s fire 

service leadership during the annual 

Criteria Development meeting, which 

was held October 27–28, 2014. The 

application period for the FY 2014 FP&S 

Grant Program year will be held March 

16–April 17, 2015, and will be 

announced on the AFG Web site 

(www.fema.gov/firegrants), 

www.grants.gov, and U.S. Fire 

Administration Web site 

(www.usfa.fema.gov). 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2229. 

DATES: Grant applications for the FP&S 

Grant Program will be accepted 

electronically at https://portal.fema.gov, 

from March 16–April 17, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Assistance to Firefighters 

Grants Branch, Stop 3620, DHS/FEMA, 

800 K Street NW., Washington, DC 

20472–3620. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine Patterson, Chief, Assistance to 

Firefighters Grants Branch, 1–866–274– 

0960. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the AFG Program is to 

enhance the safety of the public and 

firefighters with respect to fire and firerelated hazards. The FEMA Grant 

Programs Directorate administers the 

FP&S Grant Program as part of the AFG 

Program. 

FP&S Grants are offered to support 

projects in two activities: 

1. Activities designed to reach highrisk target groups and mitigate the 

incidence of death and injuries caused 

by fire and fire-related hazards (‘‘FP&S 

Activity’’). 

2. Projects aimed at improving 

firefighter safety, health and wellness 

through research and development that 

reduces firefighter fatalities and injuries 

(‘‘R&D Activity’’). 

The grant program’s authorizing 

statute requires that each year DHS 

publish in the Federal Register the 

guidelines that describe the application 

process and the criteria for grant 

awards. Approximately 1,200 

applications for FP&S Grant Program 

funding are anticipated to be submitted 

electronically, using the application 

submission form and process available 

at the AFG e-Grant application portal: 

https://portal.fema.gov. Specific 

information about the submission of 

grant applications can be found in the 

‘‘FY 2014 Fire Prevention and Safety 

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