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[Federal Register: March 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 41)]

[Notices]

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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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