[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10732]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on January 30, 1998 [FR 63, page 4687].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Office of Information Management, telephone (202) 267-2326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

United States Coast Guard (USCG)

    Title: Boating Statistics Questionnaire.
    OMB No.: 2115-0618
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Recreational Boaters, Federal and State Officials, 
Safety Professional Boating Organizations and Boating Industry 
Representatives.
    Abstract: The U.S. Coast Guard publishes a report, Boating 
Statistics annually on recreational boating accidents. The report is 
distributed to approximately 7,000 people. The Coast Guard will conduct 
a survey to determine customer's information needs and measure their 
satisfaction with the Boating Statistics report.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 6102(b), the Coast Guard is authorized to 
collect, analyze, and annually publish statistical information on 
recreational boating accidents.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 320.
    Addresses: Send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention USCG Desk Officer. Comments are 
invited on: The need for the proposed collection of information for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 16, 1998.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-10732 Filed 4-21-98; 8:45 am]
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