Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 8, 2005 / Notices 6723

[FR Doc. 05–2393 Filed 2–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2004–18949] 

Collection of Information Under 

Review by Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB): 1625–0006 (Formerly 

2115–0015), Shipping Articles

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

request for comments announces that 

the Coast Guard has forwarded one 

Information Collection Report (ICR)—

1625–0006, Shipping Articles—

abstracted below, to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA) of the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

Our ICR describes the information we 

seek to collect from the public. Review 

and comment by OIRA ensures that we 

impose only paperwork burdens 

commensurate with our performance of 

duties.

DATES: Please submit your comments on 

or before March 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your 

comments and related material do not 

reach the docket [USCG–2004–18949] or 

OIRA more than once, please submit 

them by only one of the following 

means: 

(1)(a) By mail to the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT), room PL–401, 

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. (b) By mail to OIRA, 

725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 

20503, to the attention of the Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

(2)(a) By delivery to room PL–401 at 

the address given in paragraph (1)(a) 

above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The telephone number is (202) 

366–9329. (b) By delivery to OIRA, at 

the address given in paragraph (1)(b) 

above, to the attention of the Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

(3) By fax to (a) the Facility at (202) 

493–2298 and (b) OIRA at (202) 395–

6566, or e-mail to OIRA at oiradocket@omb.eop.gov attention: Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

(4)(a) Electronically through the Web 

Site for the Docket Management System 

at http://dms.dot.gov. (b) OIRA does not 

have a Web site on which you can post 

your comments. 

The Docket Management Facility 

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 this docket and will be available for 

inspection or copying at room PL–401 

on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

You may also find this docket on the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

Copies of the complete ICR are 

available through this docket on the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, and also 

from Commandant (CG–611), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn: 

Ms. Barbara Davis), 2100 Second Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. The 

telephone number is (202) 267–2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Barbara Davis, Office of Information 

Management, telephone (202) 267–2326 

or fax (202) 267–4814, for questions on 

these documents; or Ms. Andrea M. 

Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, (202) 366–0271, for 

questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard invites comments on the 

proposed collection of information to 

determine whether the collections are 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department. 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 the 

information that is the subject of the 

collections; and (4) ways to minimize 

the burden of collections on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments to DMS or OIRA must 

contain the OMB Control Number of the 

Information Collection Reports (ICR) 

addressed. Comments to DMS must 

contain the docket number of this 

request, [USCG 2004–18949]. Comments 

to OIRA are best assured of having their 

full effect if OIRA receives them on or 

before March 10, 2005.

Public participation and request for 

comments: We encourage you to 

participate in this request for comments 

by submitting comments and related 

materials. We will post all comments 

received, without change, to http://

dms.dot.gov, and they will include any 

personal information you have 

provided. We have an agreement with 

DOT to use their Docket Management 

Facility. Please see the paragraph on 

DOT’s ‘‘Privacy Act Policy’’ below. 

Submitting comments: If you submit a 

comment, please include your name and 

address, identify the docket number for 

this request for comment [USCG–2004–

18949], indicate the specific section of 

this document or the ICR to which each 

comment applies, and give the reason 

for each comment. You may submit 

your comments and material by 

electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery 

to the Docket Management Facility at 

the address under ADDRESSES, but 

please submit them by only one means. 

If you submit them by mail or delivery, 

submit them in an unbound format, no 

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. If you 

submit them 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. We may change the documents 

supporting this collection of 

information or even the underlying 

requirements in view of them. 

Viewing comments and documents:

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this notice as 

being available in the docket, go to 

http://dms.dot.gov at any time and 

conduct a simple search using the 

docket number. You may also visit the 

Docket Management Facility in room 

PL–401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act: Anyone can search the 

electronic form of all 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 the 

Privacy Act Statement of DOT in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov.

Previous Request for Comments 

This request provides a 30-day 

comment period required by OIRA. The 

Coast Guard has already published the 

60-day notice required by 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2) (69 FR 54301, September 8, 

2004). That notice elicited one 

comment. The commenter noted that 

form CG–705A—Shipping Articles, 

should be revised, including an altering 

of the layout to a more standard size, 

utilizing IT (i.e. online) if possible. The 

Coast Guard agrees that form CG–705A 

is long overdue for updating and 

redesign. The Coast Guard will, 

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priorities permitting, look into alternate 

formats of required data collection. The 

Coast Guard currently has other forms 

(.pdf format) available for download, 

which allow the user to complete 

necessary fields online and print the 

completed form for signature(s). A 

similar approach may be feasible for 

form CG–705A. 

The Coast Guard notes that Title 46, 

Code of Federal Regulations, 14.207, 

allows shipping companies to manually 

or electronically prepare their own 

version of the form CG–705A. Although 

these companies creating forms require 

approval from the Coast Guard prior to 

use, they may be used in lieu of form 

CG–705A as long as they conform to the 

statutory requirements. 

The Coast Guard also notes that if 

shipping companies elect to produce 

their own shipping articles form, they 

must be created for crewmembers as a 

composite. Individual shipping articles 

do not meet the statutory requirements. 

Information Collection Request 

1. Title: Shipping Articles. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0006. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, 

without change, of a previously 

approved collection for which approval 

has expired. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

companies. 

Form: CG–705A. 

Abstract: The information collected 

provides verification, identification, 

location and the employment record of 

U.S. merchant seamen to the following: 

(1) Federal, state and local law 

enforcement agencies for use in criminal 

or civil law enforcement purposes; (2) 

shipping companies; (3) labor unions; 

(4) seaman’s next of kin; (5) whenever 

the disclosure of such information 

would be in the best interest of the 

seaman or his/her family. 

Burden Estimates: The estimated 

burden is 18,000 hours a year.

Dated: February 1, 2005. 

Nathaniel S. Heiner, 

Acting, Assistant Commandant for 

Command, Control, Communications, 

Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 05–2312 Filed 2–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2004–18005] 

Collection of Information Under 

Review by Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB): 1625–0004, United 

States Coast Guard Academy 

Application and Supplemental Forms

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

request for comments announces that 

the Coast Guard has forwarded one 

Information Collection Report (ICR)—

1625–0004, United States Coast Guard 

Academy Application and 

Supplemental Forms—abstracted below, 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. Our ICR describes 

the information we seek to collect from 

the public. Review and comment by 

OIRA ensures that we impose only 

paperwork burdens commensurate with 

our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or 

before March 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your 

comments and related material do not 

reach the docket [USCG–2004–18005] or 

OIRA more than once, please submit 

them by only one of the following 

means: 

(1)(a) By mail to the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT), room PL–401, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. (b) By mail to OIRA, 

725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 

20503, to the attention of the Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

(2)(a) By delivery to room PL–401 at 

the address given in paragraph (1)(a) 

above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The telephone number is (202) 

366–9329. (b) By delivery to OIRA, at 

the address given in paragraph (1)(b) 

above, to the attention of the Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

(3) By fax to (a) the Facility at (202) 

493–2298 and (b) OIRA at (202) 395–

6566, or e-mail to OIRA at oiradocket@omb.eop.gov attention: Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

(4)(a) Electronically through the Web 

site for the Docket Management System 

at http://dms.dot.gov. (b) OIRA does not 

have a Web site on which you can post 

your comments. 

The Docket Management Facility 

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 this docket and will be available for 

inspection or copying at room PL–401 

on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

You may also find this docket on the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

Copies of the complete ICR are 

available through this docket on the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, and also 

from Commandant (CG–611), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn: 

Ms. Barbara Davis), 2100 Second Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. The 

telephone number is (202) 267–2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Barbara Davis, Office of Information 

Management, telephone (202) 267–2326 

or fax (202) 267–4814, for questions on 

these documents; or Ms. Andrea M. 

Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, (202) 366–0271, for 

questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard invites comments on 

the proposed collection of information 

to determine whether the collections are 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department. 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 the 

information that is the subject of the 

collections; and (4) ways to minimize 

the burden of collections on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments to DMS or OIRA must 

contain the OMB Control Number of the 

Information Collection Reports (ICR) 

addressed. Comments to DMS must 

contain the docket number of this 

request, [USCG 2004–18005]. Comments 

to OIRA are best assured of having their 

full effect if OIRA receives them on or 

before the March 10, 2005.

Public participation and request for 

comments: We encourage you to 

participate in this request for comments 

by submitting comments and related 

materials. We will post all comments 

received, without change, to http://

dms.dot.gov, and they will include any 

personal information you have 

provided. We have an agreement with 

DOT to use their Docket Management 

Facility. Please see the paragraph on 

DOT’s ‘‘Privacy Act Policy’’ below.