[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11502-11503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4653]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2011-0017]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0003
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) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of
its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0003,
Coast Guard Boating Accident Form (CG-3865).
Our ICR describe the information we seek to collect from the
public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting
comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before May 2, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2011-0017], to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Hand delivery: 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. To ensure your comments are received in a
timely manner, mark the fax, to attention 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 ICR is available through the docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are 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: Contact Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office
of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3652, 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
This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection,
and other important information describing the Collections. There is
one ICR for each Collection.
The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be
granted based on the Collections 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. In response to your comments, we may revise these ICRs or
decide not to seek an extension of approval for the Collections. We
will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and
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related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of the
ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2011-0017], and must
be received by May 2, 2011. 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 ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number [USCG-
2011-0017], indicate the specific section of the document to which each
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit
your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If
you submit a comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be
considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit
the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be
considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is
received at the DMF. 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. To submit your comment online, go
to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2011-0017'' in the
``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand 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 comments 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
and will address them accordingly.
Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the docket, go
to http://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box,
which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box
insert ``USCG-2011-0017'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket
Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. You may also visit the DMF in Room
W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Information Collection Requests.
1. Title: Coast Guard Boating Accident Form (CG-3865).
OMB Control Number: 1625-0003.
Summary: The Coast Guard Boating Accident Report form (CG-3865, OMB
control number 1625-0003) is the data collection instrument that
ensures compliance with the implementing regulations and Title 46 USC
6102(b) that requires the Secretary to collect, analyze and publish
reports, information, and statistics on marine casualties.
Need: Title 46 USC 6102(a) requires a uniform marine casualty
reporting system, with regulations prescribing casualties to be
reported and the manner of reporting. The statute requires a State to
compile and submit to the Secretary (delegated to the Coast Guard)
reports, information, and statistics on casualties reported to the
State. Implementing regulations are contained in Title 33, Code of
Federal Regulations, SUBCHAPTER S--BOATING SAFETY, PART 173--VESSEL
NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING, Subpart C--Casualty and
Accident Reporting and PART 174--STATE NUMBERING AND CASUALTY REPORTING
SYSTEMS, Subpart C--Casualty Reporting System Requirements, and Subpart
D--State reports.
States are required to forward copies of the reports or
electronically transmit accident report data to the Coast Guard within
30 days of their receipt of the report as prescribed by 33 CFR 174.121
(Forwarding of casualty or accident reports). The accident report data
and statistical information obtained from the reports submitted by the
State reporting authorities are used by the Coast Guard in the
compilation of national recreational boating accident statistics.
Form: CG-3865.
Respondents: Federal regulations (33 CFR 173.55) require the
operator of any uninspected vessel that is numbered or used for
recreational purposes to submit an accident report to the State
authority when:
(1) A person dies; or
(2) A person is injured and requires medical treatment beyond first
aid; or
(3) Damage to the vessel and other property totals $2,000 or more,
or there is a complete loss of the vessel; or
(4) A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that
indicate death or injury.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 2,500 hours a year.
Dated: January 28, 2011.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for
Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-4653 Filed 3-1-11; 8:45 am]
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