[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70938-70939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29167]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2010-1020]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control numbers: 1625-0108.
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request
(ICR) and Analysis to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of
information: 1625-0108, Standard Numbering System for Undocumented
Vessels. Before submitting this ICR to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting
comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before January 18,
2011.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2010-
1020], please use only one of the following means:
(1) Online: http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (DMF) (M-30), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Hand deliver: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
(4) Fax: 202-493-2251.
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 ICR is available through the docket on the Internet
at http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov. Additionally, a copy is
available from: Commandant (CG-611), Attn Paperwork Reduction Act
Manager, US Coast Guard, 2100 2nd St., SW., Stop 7101, Washington, DC
20593-7101.
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:
Public participation and request for comments: The Coast Guard
invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the
collection 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 the collections on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. We will post all comments received, without
change, to http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov. They will include any
personal information you provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use
their DMF. Please see the ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number [USCG-2010-1020], 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 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
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all comments and material received during the comment period and will
address them accordingly.
Viewing comments and documents: Go to
http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov to view documents mentioned in this
Notice as being available in the docket. Enter the docket number for
this Notice [USCG-2010-1020] 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 the Privacy
Act statement regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008
issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Information Collection Request.
Title: Standard Numbering System for Undocumented Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0108.
Summary: The Standard Numbering System (SNS) collects information
on undocumented vessels and vessel owners operating on waters subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States. Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies use information daily or as warranted from the
system for enforcement of boating laws or theft and fraud
investigations. Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the
United States, the need has increased for identification of
undocumented vessels to meet port security and other missions to
safeguard the homeland.
Need: Subsection 12301(a) of Title 46, United States Code, requires
undocumented vessels equipped with propulsion machinery of any kind to
be numbered in the State where the vessel is principally operated.
Title 46 U.S.C. 12302(a) authorized the Secretary to prescribe, by
regulation, a SNS that may be implemented by the States to perform this
function on behalf of the Federal Government. The Secretary shall
approve a State numbering system that is consistent with the SNS. The
Secretary has delegated his authority under 46 U.S.C. 12301 and 12302
to the Coast Guard (DHS Delegation No. 0170.1). Regulations requiring
the numbering of undocumented vessels are in 33 CFR part 173; those
establishing the SNS for States to voluntarily carry out this function
are contained in part 174. For States that do not have an approved
system, the Coast Guard administers vessel numbering. Currently, all 56
States and Territories have approved numbering systems. The approximate
number of undocumented vessels registered by the States in 2009 was
nearly 13 million. States submit reports annually to the Coast Guard on
the number, size, construction, etc., of vessels they have numbered.
This information is used by the Coast Guard in (1) publication of an
annual ``Boating Statistics'' report required by 46 U.S.C. 6102(b), and
(2) for allocation of Federal funds to assist States in carrying out
the Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Program established by 46 U.S.C.
chapter 131. When encountering a vessel suspected of illegal activity,
information from the SNS increases safety by assisting boarding
officers in determining how best to approach a vessel. Since, the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the need has
increased for identification of undocumented vessels and their owners
for port security and other missions to safeguard the homeland; this
statutory requirement dates back to 1918.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners of all undocumented vessels propelled by
machinery. ``Owners'' may include individuals or households, non-profit
organizations, and small businesses (e.g., liveries that offer
recreational vessels for rental by the public) or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains the same at 286,458
hours a year.
Dated: November 10, 2010.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-29167 Filed 11-18-10; 8:45 am]
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