[Federal Register: March 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 41)]
[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-2008-0929]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0040
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 a revision of their approval for
the following collection of information: 1625-0040, Continuous
Discharge Book, Application, Physical Exam Report, Sea Service Report,
Chemical Testing, Entry Level Physical. 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 April 3, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2008-0929] 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 via: 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 the
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 the docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov.
A copy of the complete ICR is available through the 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 ICR 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 2008-0929]. For your comments to OIRA to be
considered, it is best if they are received on or before April 3, 2009.
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,
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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-2008-0929], 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. In response to your comments, we
may revise the ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for
this collection. 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-2008-0929] in the Search box, and
click, ``Go>>.'' 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 a Privacy Act
Statement regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
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 54843, September 23,
2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2), and a follow-up notice
reopening the comment period (73 FR 453, January 17, 2009). Neither
Notice elicited any comments.
Information Collection Request
Title: Continuous Discharge Book, Application, Physical Exam
Report, Sea Service Report, Chemical Testing, Entry Level Physical.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0040.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Abstract: Certain information is necessary for the Coast Guard to
determine issuance eligibility of merchant mariner credentials, i.e.,
license, certificate of registry, and merchant marine documents. Title
46 U.S.C. 7302(b) authorizes the Coast Guard to issue a Continuous
Discharge Book (CG Form 719A) upon request from an individual. Title 46
CFR 10.205(a), 10.207(a), 10.209(a)(1), 12.02-9(a), and 12.02-27(a)(1)
mandate that each applicant for a license, certificate of registry, or
merchant mariner document shall make written application on a Coast
Guard furnished form (CG Form 719B). Title 46 CFR 10.205(d), 12.05-5,
and 12.15-5 require each applicant requesting a license or merchant
mariner document to present a completed Coast Guard physical
examination report (CG Form 719K) executed by the physician. Title 46
CFR 10.207(e)(2) and 10.209(d)(2) state the report may be required.
Further, paragraph 10.211(a) mandates criteria (CG Form 719S) for
documenting sea service on vessels of less than 200 gross registered
tons. Title 46 CFR 10.202(i) and 12.02-9(f) mandates that each
applicant shall produce evidence (CG Form 719P) of having passed a
chemical test for dangerous drugs. Title 46 CFR 12.02-17(e) requires
entry-level merchant mariner document applicants to provide a statement
from a qualified practitioner attesting to the applicant's medical
fitness to perform the functions for which the document is issued (CG
Form 719K/E).
Forms: CG-719A, CG-719B, CG-719K, CG-719K/E, CG-719S, CG-719P.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 329,356
hours to 10,833 hours a year.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended.
Dated: February 25, 2009.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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