[Federal Register: February 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 30)]
[Notices]
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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.
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