1625-0086 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]

[Notices]

[Page 85984]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2016-28716]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0801]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0086

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: 1625-0086,

Great Lakes Pilotage; without change. 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 January 30,

2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2016-0801] to the Coast Guard using the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public

participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.

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-612), ATTN: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, U.S. COAST

GUARD, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AVE. SE., STOP 7710, WASHINGTON, DC

20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of

Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-372-8405,

for questions on these documents.

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 Collection. There is one

ICR for each Collection.

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

Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection;

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information

subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the

Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information technology. In response to

your comments, we may revise the ICR or decide not to seek an extension

of approval for the Collection. We will consider all comments and

material received during the comment period.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of

the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2016-0801], and

must be received by January 30, 2017.

Submitting Comments

We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be

submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate

instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public

comments, are in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and

can be viewed by following that Web site's instructions. Additionally,

if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will

be notified when comments are posted.

We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted

without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any

personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the

docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal

Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal

Register (70 FR 15086).

Information Collection Request

Title: Great Lakes Pilotage.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0086.

Summary: The Office of Great Lakes Pilotage is seeking an extension

of OMB's current approval for Great Lakes Pilotage data collection

requirements for the three U.S. pilot associations it regulates. This

extension would require continued submission of data to an electronic

collection system. This system is identified as the Great Lakes

Electronic Pilot Management System which will eventually replace the

manual paper submissions currently used to collect data on bridge

hours, vessel delay, vessel detention, vessel cancellation, vessel

movage, pilot travel, revenues, pilot availability, and related data.

This extension ensures the required data is available in a timely

manner and allows immediate accessibility to data crucial from both an

operational and rate-making standpoint.

Need: To comply with the statutory and regulatory requirements

respecting the rate-making and oversight functions imposed upon the

agency.

Forms: CG-4509, Application for Registration as United States

Registered Pilot.

Respondents: The three U.S. pilot associations regulated by the

Office of Great Lakes Pilotage and members of the public applying to

become Great Lakes Registered Pilots.

Frequency: Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually,

annually, on occasion, frequency is dictated by marine traffic levels

and association staffing.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains at 19

hours a year.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act Of 1995; 44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, As Amended.

Dated: November 22, 2016.

Thomas P. Michelli,

Chief Information Officer, U.S. Coast Guard.

[FR Doc. 2016-28716 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am]

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