[Federal Register: July 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 128)]
[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-2008-0221]
Collection of Information under Review by Office of Management
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0006
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), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval
for the following collection of information: (1) 1625-0006, Shipping
Articles. 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 August 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2008-0221] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid
duplication, please submit your comments by only one of the following
means:
(1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://
www.regulation.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail to: oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov.
(2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, 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 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, 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 the 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 for
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 Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number
of the ICR. Comments to Coast Guard must contain the docket number of
this request, [USCG 2008-0221]. For your comments to OIRA to be
considered, it is best if they are received on or before August 1,
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-2008-0221], 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 comments and material by electronic means, mail, fax, or
delivery to the DMF 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. Enter the docket number [USCG-2008-0221] in the Search box, and
click, ``Go>>.'' You may also visit the DMF in
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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 (73 FR 19857, April 11,
2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request
1. Title: Shipping Articles.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0006.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit companies.
Abstract: Sections 10302 and 10502 of 46 U.S.C. and 46 CFR 14.201
mandate that the owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or
individual in charge shall make a shipping agreement in writing with
each seaman before commencing employment. Section 14.313 of 46 CFR
mandates that shipping companies maintain the shipping articles and
after 3 years deliver them to Coast Guard custody for storage at the
Federal Records Center in Suitland, MD. In addition, shipping companies
must provide copies of shipping articles to the Coast Guard upon
request.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 18,000 hours a year.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: June 26, 2008.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-15034 Filed 7-1-08; 8:45 am]
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