[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49641-49642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23301]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0951]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0109

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of 
its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0109, 
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; without change.
    Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the 
public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting 
comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before December 26, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2017-0951] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public 
participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.
    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

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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. In response to your comments, we 
may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for 
the Collection. 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-2017-0951], and 
must be received by December 26, 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).

Information Collection Request

    Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0109.
    Summary: The Bridge Program receives approximately 150 requests 
from bridge owners or the general public per year to change the 
operating schedule of various drawbridges across the navigable water of 
the United States. The information needed for the change to the 
operating schedule can only be obtained from the bridge owner and is 
generally provided to the Coast Guard in a written format.
    Need: 33 U.S.C. 499 authorizes the Coast Guard to change the 
operating schedules drawbridges that cross over navigable waters of the 
United States.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: The public and private owners of bridges over 
navigable waters of the United States.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains 150 
hours.

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

    Dated: October 16, 2017.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
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