Document ID: USCG-2007-0007-0004
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget: OMB Control Number: 1625-0106
Posted Date: 2008-02-13T05:00Z

[Federal Register: February 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 30)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2007-0007]

 
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Number: 1625-0106

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding 
an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval 
for the following collection of information: 1625-0106, Unauthorized 
Entry into Cuban Territorial Waters. 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: Please submit comments on or before March 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: To prevent duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2007-
0007] or to OIRA, please submit your comments and related material by 
only one of the following means:
    (1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulations.gov.
 (b) To OIRA by e-mail to: nlesser@omb.eop.gov.

    (2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) To Docket Management Facility (DMF) 
(M-30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 
Hand deliver between the hours of 9 a.m. and

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5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329. (b) To OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20503, to the attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Fax. (a) To DMF at 202-493-2251 (b) To OIRA at 202-395-6566. To 
ensure your comments are received in time, mark the fax to the 
attention of Mr. Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    The DMF 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 W12-140 
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
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://www.regulations.gov.

    A copy of the complete ICR is available through this docket on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are 

available from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters 
(Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-
0001. The telephone number is 202-475-3523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of 
Information Management, telephone 202-475-3523 or fax 202-475-3929, for 
questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, 202-366-9826, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard invites comments on whether 
this information collection request should be granted based on it being 
necessary in the proper performance of Departmental functions. 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 information subject to 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 DMF or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number of the 
ICR addressed. Comments to DMF must contain the docket number, [USCG 
2007-0007]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if 
OIRA receives them on or before the March 17, 2008.
    Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to 
respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. 
We will post all comments received, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov.
 They will include any personal information you 

provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their DMF. Please see the 
paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy'' below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number [USCG-2007-0007], indicate the specific section of the 
document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each 
comment. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail 
address, or other contact information in the body of your document so 
that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission. 
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 
8\1/2\ 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. The Coast Guard and OIRA will consider all comments and 
material received during the comment period.
    Viewing comments and documents: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to 

view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the 
docket. Click on ``Search for Dockets,'' and enter the docket number 
[USCG-2007-0007] in the Docket ID box, and click enter. You may also 
visit the DMF in room W12-140 on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue, SE., 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 by visiting http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (72 FR 59100, October 18, 
2007) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Unauthorized Entry into Cuban Territorial Waters.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0106.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners, operators and masters of vessels.
    Abstract: Title 33 CFR part 107 prescribes regulations governing 
the unauthorized entry by U.S. vessels into Cuban territorial waters 
and their applications for permits to enter. The collection of 
information from applicants is required to comply with the regulations 
and to facilitate the application process for persons seeking permits 
to enter Cuban territorial seas pursuant to the regulation.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 133 hours 
to 1 hour a year.

    Dated: February 4, 2008.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-2691 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]

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