[Federal Register: February 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 25)]
[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-2004-18949]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget (OMB): 1625-0006 (Formerly 2115-0015), Shipping Articles
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 Report (ICR)--1625-0006, Shipping Articles--
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 your comments on or before March 10, 2005.
ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not
reach the docket [USCG-2004-18949] 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) 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 Reports (ICR) addressed. Comments to DMS must
contain the docket number of this request, [USCG 2004-18949]. Comments
to OIRA are best assured of having their full effect if OIRA receives
them on or before March 10, 2005.
Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to
participate in 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-2004-18949], 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.
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.
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 required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2) (69 FR 54301, September 8, 2004). That notice
elicited one comment. The commenter noted that form CG-705A--Shipping
Articles, should be revised, including an altering of the layout to a
more standard size, utilizing IT (i.e. online) if possible. The Coast
Guard agrees that form CG-705A is long overdue for updating and
redesign. The Coast Guard will,
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priorities permitting, look into alternate formats of required data
collection. The Coast Guard currently has other forms (.pdf format)
available for download, which allow the user to complete necessary
fields online and print the completed form for signature(s). A similar
approach may be feasible for form CG-705A.
The Coast Guard notes that Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations,
14.207, allows shipping companies to manually or electronically prepare
their own version of the form CG-705A. Although these companies
creating forms require approval from the Coast Guard prior to use, they
may be used in lieu of form CG-705A as long as they conform to the
statutory requirements.
The Coast Guard also notes that if shipping companies elect to
produce their own shipping articles form, they must be created for
crewmembers as a composite. Individual shipping articles do not meet
the statutory requirements.
Information Collection Request
1. Title: Shipping Articles.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0006.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Affected Public: Individuals or companies.
Form: CG-705A.
Abstract: The information collected provides verification,
identification, location and the employment record of U.S. merchant
seamen to the following: (1) Federal, state and local law enforcement
agencies for use in criminal or civil law enforcement purposes; (2)
shipping companies; (3) labor unions; (4) seaman's next of kin; (5)
whenever the disclosure of such information would be in the best
interest of the seaman or his/her family.
Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 18,000 hours a year.
Dated: February 1, 2005.
Nathaniel S. Heiner,
Acting, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications,
Computers and Information Technology.
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