[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49217-49218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22999]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0111]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0064

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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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 for 
reinstatement, without change, of the following collection of 
information: 1625-0064, Plan Approval and Records for Subdivision and 
Stability Regulations. 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 
November 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2017-0111] 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94f0fce7f0f1e7fffbf2f2fdf7f1e6d4fbf9f6baf1fbe4baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07636f746362746c6861616e64627547686a652962687729606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
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;

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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-2017-0111], and must be received by November 24, 
2017.

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 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: 1625-0064.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (82 FR 34959, July 27, 
2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no 
comments. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Plan Approval and Records for Subdivision and Stability 
Regulations--Title 46 CFR Subchapter S.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0064.
    Summary: The regulations require owners, operators, or masters of 
certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post various documents as 
part of the Coast Guard commercial vessel safety program.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe 
rules for the safety of certain vessels. Title 46 CFR Subchapter S 
contains the rules regarding subdivision and stability.
    Forms: Not applicable.
    Respondents: Owners, operators, or masters of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 
10,639 hours to 7,870 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated 
annual number of responses.

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

    Dated: October 12, 2017.
James D. Roppel,
Acting Chief, Office of Information Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2017-22999 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
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