[Federal Register: October 25, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 205)]
[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-2005-21722]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget (OMB): 1625-0089
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded one
Information Collection Request (ICR)--(1) 1625-0089, The National
Recreational Boating Survey--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 November 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not
reach the docket [USCG-2005-21722] 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)
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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 oira-docket@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 Requests (ICRs) addressed. Comments to DMS must
contain the docket number of this request, [USCG 2005-21722]. For your
comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if OIRA receives them on
or before the November 25, 2005.
Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to
respond to 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-2005-21722], 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 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.
The Coast Guard and OIRA 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 (70 FR 39777, July
11, 2005) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited one
comment. The comment did not support conducting a national recreational
boating survey in these times of Federal deficits. The comment further
stated the Coast Guard should allocate resources toward patrolling our
seas as well as keeping out illegal aliens.
The U.S. Coast Guard is the designated coordinator of the National
Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Program. The mission of the RBS
Program is to minimize the loss of life, personal injury, property
damage, and environmental impact associated with the use of
recreational boats. We estimate that over 70 million adults age 16 and
over participate in recreational boating activities annually on our
nation's waterways. Thus, a national survey serves as a prudent
allocation of resources that enables the Coast Guard to better
understand the boating population which it serves, as well as identify
safety priorities so programs can be developed and implemented that
lower the number of boating deaths and injuries.
Information Collection Request
Title: The National Recreational Boating Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0089.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Recreational boaters.
Forms: None.
Abstract: The mission of the U.S. Coast Guard's National
Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Program is to minimize the loss of
life, personal injury, property damage, and environmental impact
associated with the use of recreational boats. The National
Recreational Boating Survey information collection enables the Coast
Guard to better identify safety priorities, coordinate and focus
research efforts, and encourage consistency in the information that is
collected, as well as methods of analysis that are employed. Working
with our State partners, collecting this type of information from
boaters across the nation is essential in our efforts to implement
effective accident prevention strategies.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains the same, 11,458
hours a year.
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Dated: October 11, 2005.
R.T. Hewitt,
Rear Admiral, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control,
Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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