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the online docket and sign up for email 

alerts, you will be notified when 

comments are posted. 

We accept anonymous comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

the docket, you may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding the Federal Docket 

Management System in the March 24, 

2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 

FR 15086). 

OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs 

online at http://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: 1625–0112. 

Previous Request for Comments 

This request provides a 30-day 

comment period required by OIRA. The 

Coast Guard published the 60-day 

notice (80 FR 64437, October 23, 2015) 

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That 

Notice elicited no comments. 

Accordingly, no changes have been 

made to the Collections. 

Information Collection Request 

Title: Enhanced Maritime Domain 

Awareness via Electronic Transmission 

of Vessel Transit Data. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0112. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard collects, 

stores, and analyzes data transmitted by 

Long Range Identification and Tracking 

(LRIT) and Automatic Identification 

System (AIS) to enhance Maritime 

Domain Awareness (MDA). Awareness 

and threat knowledge are critical for 

securing the maritime domain and the 

key to preventing adverse events. Data 

is also used for marine safety and 

environmental protection purposes. 

Need: To ensure port safety and 

security and to ensure the uninterrupted 

flow of commerce. 

Forms: None. 

Respondents: Owners or operators of 

certain vessels. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 204 hours to 

47,245 hours a year due to an increase 

in the estimated annual number of 

responses. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: January 26, 2016. 

Thomas P. Michelli, 

U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01895 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2015–0910] 

Collection of Information Under 

Review by Office of Management and 

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625– 

0001 

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 approval of a 

revision to the following collection of 

information: 1625–0001, Report of 

Marine Casualty & Chemical Testing of 

Commercial Vessel Personnel. Our ICR 

describes the information we seek to 

collect from the public. Review and 

comments by OIRA ensure we only 

impose paperwork burdens 

commensurate with our performance of 

duties. 

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast 

Guard and OIRA on or before March 4, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Coast Guard docket 

number [USCG–2015–0910] to the Coast 

Guard using the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Alternatively, you may submit 

comments to OIRA using one of the 

following means: 

(1) Email: OIRA-submission@

omb.eop.gov. 

(2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

(3) Fax: 202–395–6566. To ensure 

your comments are received in a timely 

manner, mark the fax, attention Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

A copy of the ICR is 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: Mr. 

Anthony Smith, Office of Information 

Management, telephone 202–475–3532, 

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. 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–2015–0910], and must 

be received by March 4, 2016. 

Submitting Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using http://

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 

http://www.regulations.gov and can be 

viewed by following that Web site’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 received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

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the docket, you may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding the Federal Docket 

Management System in the March 24, 

2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 

FR 15086). 

OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs 

online at http://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: 1625–0001. 

Previous Request for Comments 

This request provides a 30-day 

comment period required by OIRA. The 

Coast Guard published the 60-day 

Notice (80 FR 64430, October 23, 2015) 

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). We 

received two comment submissions to 

the 60-day Notice. 

The first commenter asked that future 

versions of the form CG–2692 be 

‘‘unlocked’’ so that a computer 

application that the commenter’s 

company uses may auto-fill in the form 

data elements. We are unable to 

accommodate this request at this time, 

as it is Coast Guard policy that public 

use forms be locked/secured so they 

may not be modified. However, this 

concern may be alleviated in the future 

as the Coast Guard moves to permit the 

online submission of marine casualty 

reports. 

The second commenter raised five 

issues. The first issue raised by the 

commenter stated that the ICR title 

‘‘Marine Casualty Information and 

Periodic Chemical Testing Drug and 

Alcohol Testing of Commercial Vessel 

Personnel’’ is in error and could lead to 

erroneous reporting of test results. 

We agree with the commenter that the 

historical use of the term ‘‘Periodic’’ 

may result in some confusion resulting 

in unnecessary reporting of chemical 

test results to the Coast Guard. As a 

result, we revised the title to remove 

that term and to better reflect the intent 

of the collection. The revised title is 

‘‘Report of Marine Casualty & Chemical 

Testing of Commercial Vessel 

Personnel’’. 

The second issue raised by the 

commenter addressed the wording 

found in the ‘‘Need’’ section of the 60- 

day Notice. The commenter questioned 

the appropriateness of the term ‘‘cured’’ 

noting that the opinion of a majority of 

substance abuse treatment specialists 

have determined that substance abuse is 

never cured, but rather, is a treatable 

medical condition. The commenter 

further noted that the Coast Guard 

regulation, 46 CFR 16.201(f), 

acknowledges that the individual is not 

required to be cured. Rather, that the 

individual is determined to be of 

sufficiently low-risk for misuse by a 

Medical Review Officer. 

We agree with the commenter that the 

inclusion of the historical term ‘‘cured’’ 

is inconsistent with existing Coast 

Guard regulations regarding chemical 

testing requirements and that current 

substance-abuse rehabilitative science 

determines addiction to be a treatable 

condition that is not curable. For these 

reasons, we edited our ‘‘Need’’ section 

in this Notice to remove the term 

‘‘cured’’ and inserted language that is 

both consistent with existing Coast 

Guard regulations and current 

substance-abuse rehabilitative science. 

The third issue raised by the 

commenter was a statement questioning 

the data found on the form OMB 83–I 

of the ICR. The commenter stated that 

it was challenging to understand the 

quantitative dispersion of annual 

responses published in the ICR. The 

commenter asked for greater specificity 

as to the representative value of the 

180,489 annual responses. The 

commenter requested additional 

information to include identification 

information of the responders, a 

summary of the responses, the 

timeframe in which the responses were 

received, a comparison of the 180,489 

responses received in other years and 

finally, analytical data to determine the 

mean average of responses for the last 

five years. 

We note that the form OMB 83–I 

information is a summary, and that a 

detailed breakdown of the responses are 

found in Appendix A to the Supporting 

Statement. The Supporting Statement 

and Appendix A are found in the docket 

to the Notice (see documents USCG– 

2015–0910–0004 and USCG–2015– 

0910–0005 respectively). Further we 

note that the number of 180,489 annual 

responses is generally consistent with 

year-over-year comparisons and 

represents neither the least or greatest 

annual response rate in recent years. 

Therefore, we hold this number to be 

both accurate and representative of the 

annual response burden upon industry. 

We do not agree with the commenter 

that an exhaustive analytical review of 

the data is necessary. 

The fourth issue raised by the 

commenter questioned who is going to 

be responsible for the completion of the 

proposed new forms [CG–2692C & CG– 

2692D]? The commenter opined that the 

stated intent of the ICR, to streamline 

the reporting process and to reduce the 

burden upon industry, would not be the 

outcome of adding two new forms. The 

commenter further stated that it should 

be the responsibility of the Coast Guard 

to complete the new forms themselves. 

As explained in the 60-day Notice 

section entitled ‘‘Why is the Coast 

Guard Proposing to Add 2 New Forms’’, 

these two new forms do not seek to add 

any new information to be collected in 

the request. Instead, they take certain 

sections of the existing form CG–2692 

and move them to these two new forms. 

Additionally, in the event there are 

multiple entries required (e.g. several 

injuries, etc.) these new forms easily 

facilitate multiple entries for the 

submitter. As with the current forms 

and consistent with the regulatory 

requirements found in Title 46 CFR part 

4, the owner, agent, master, operator, or 

person in charge of a vessel are 

responsible to complete the forms. 

The fifth issue raised by the 

commenter requested greater 

information concerning the evaluation 

of comments from the maritime industry 

and general public identifying the need 

to revise these forms and to add two 

new forms. Specifically, the commenter 

asked if the evaluation was published or 

if an information request was published 

to facilitate this evaluation? 

The Coast Guard conducted multiple 

opportunities for marine industry and 

public participation to the evaluation of 

the marine casualty reporting process. 

This effort was made by the Coast Guard 

to ensure both the marine industry and 

the public were provided multiple 

opportunities to provide input to the 

revision of the marine casualty reporting 

process. The Coast Guard also 

conducted a deliberative internal review 

of process logistics to ensure that only 

information necessary to evaluating 

marine casualties was included as 

required reporting in the proposed new 

forms. 

The Coast Guard engagement with the 

marine industry and the public was 

designed to ensure multiple 

opportunities for participation and to 

include a broad representative sample of 

input. In 2013, the Coast Guard’s 

Towing Safety Advisory Committee 

(TSAC) was consulted in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act. The input received from TSAC, 

advising revision to the marine casualty 

reporting process, contributed greatly to 

this proposal to reformat and restructure 

the existing form CG–2692. 

Again in 2014, the Coast Guard 

sought-out input from the marine 

industry and the public when we issued 

a Notice of Availability and Request for 

Comments on January 14, 2014 (79 FR 

2466) for a draft Navigation and Vessel 

Inspection Circular (NVIC). This 

publication provided guidance for the 

identification and reporting of marine 

casualties. 

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The comments received from the 

marine industry and the public to this 

NVIC proposal, advising revision to the 

marine casualty reporting process, 

contributed greatly to the proposal to 

reformat and restructure the existing 

form CG–2692. 

Information Collection Request 

1. Title: Report of Marine Casualty & 

Chemical Testing of Commercial Vessel 

Personnel. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0001. 

Summary: Marine casualty 

information is needed for CG 

investigations of commercial vessel 

casualties involving death, vessel 

damage, etc., as mandated by Congress. 

Chemical testing information is needed 

to improve CG detection/reduction of 

drug use by mariners. 

Need: Section 6101 of 46 U.S.C. as 

delegated by the Secretary of Homeland 

Security to the Commandant, authorizes 

the Coast Guard to prescribe regulations 

for the reporting of marine casualties 

involving death, serious injury, material 

loss of property, material damage 

affecting the seaworthiness of a vessel, 

or significant harm to the environment. 

It also requires information on the use 

of alcohol being included in a marine 

casualty report. Section 7503 of 46 

U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to 

deny the issuance of licenses, 

certificates of registry, and merchant 

mariner’s documents (seaman’s papers) 

to users of dangerous drugs. Similarly, 

46 U.S.C. 7704 requires the Coast Guard 

to revoke such papers when a holder of 

the same has been shown to be a drug 

user unless the holder provides 

satisfactory proof that the holder has 

successfully completed a rehabilitation 

program acceptable to the Coast Guard 

and is determined to be, by a competent 

substance abuse professional, free from 

misuse of chemical substances and that 

the risk of subsequent misuse of 

chemical substances is sufficiently low 

to justify returning to safety-sensitive 

positions.. 

Forms: CG–2692, Report of Marine 

Casualty, Commercial Diving Casualty, 

or OCS-related Casualty; CG–2692A, 

Barge Addendum; CG–2692B, Report of 

Mandatory Chemical Testing Following 

a Serious Marine Incident Involving 

Vessels in Commercial Service; CG– 

2692C, Personnel Casualty Addendum; 

and CG–2692D, Involved Persons and 

Witnesses Addendum. 

Respondents: Vessels owners and 

operators. 

Frequency: On occasion. This 

information collection has a 

requirement for recordkeeping. 

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 20,986 hours 

to 23,586 hours a year due to an 

increase in the estimated number of 

responses. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: January 26, 2016. 

Thomas P. Michelli, 

U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01896 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2015–0755] 

Collection of Information Under 

Review by Office of Management and 

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625– 

0016 

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 approval of a 

revision to the following collection of 

information: 1625–0016, Welding and 

Hot Works Permits; Posting of Warning 

Signs. Our ICR describes the 

information we seek to collect from the 

public. Review and comments by OIRA 

ensure we only impose paperwork 

burdens commensurate with our 

performance of duties. 

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast 

Guard and OIRA on or before March 4, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Coast Guard docket 

number [USCG–2015–0755] to the Coast 

Guard using the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Alternatively, you may submit 

comments to OIRA using one of the 

following means: 

(1) Email: OIRA-submission@

omb.eop.gov. 

(2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

(3) Fax: 202–395–6566. To ensure 

your comments are received in a timely 

manner, mark the fax, attention Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

A copy of the ICR is 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 202–372–8405, 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. 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–2015–0755], and must 

be received by March 4, 2016. 

Submitting Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using http://

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 

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