1625-0121 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]

[Notices]

[Pages 55386-55387]

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

[FR Doc No: 2017-25155]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0125]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0121

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: 1625-0121,

United States Coast Guard Academy Introduction Mission Program

Application and Supplemental Forms; without change. Our ICR describes

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 22,

2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2017-0125] 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

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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 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 this 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-2017-0125], and

must be received by January 22, 2018.

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: United States Coast Guard Academy Introduction Mission

Program Application and Supplemental Forms.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0121.

Summary: This collection contains the application and all

supplemental forms required to be considered as an applicant to the

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) Program.

Need: The information is needed to select applicants for

participation in a one-week summer recruiting and training program for

prospective Cadets interested in attending the U.S. Coast Guard

Academy.

Forms: USCGA-AIM1, Travel Update Form; USCGA-AIM2, Scholarship

Request Form; USCGA-AIM3, Medical Release Form.

Respondents: Approximately 2,000 applicants apply annually to

attend the AIM Program. Approximately 3,000 individuals will submit

letters of recommendation for these applicants.

Frequency: Applicants must apply only once per year.

Hour Burden Estimate: The annual burden is estimated at 9,000

hours.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: November 15, 2017.

James D. Roppel,

U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.

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