Course Approval and Records for Merchant Mariner Training Schools

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1625-0028_SS_r0_2023_calc-sheet_App-A-to-B_tv-ff-fr.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-11-01
60-day FR Notice_86FR_48925_20210901_.docx Supplementary Document	2023-11-01
PTA USCG - Course Approval and Records for Merchant Mariner Training School 20230118 PRIV Final.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-11-01
USCG -- 013 MISLE SORN_20090625.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-11-01
1625-0028_privacy-pia-uscg-015-MMLDS-20110301.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-02-10
46usc7315_2019e.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-02-10
46usc2104_2019e.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-02-10
46usc2103_2019e.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-02-10
1625-0028_CFR-1996-title46-vol1-sec10-402.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-02-10
1625-0028_CFR-1996-title46-vol1-sec10-403.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-02-10
1625-0028_SS_r0_2023_tv-ff-fr.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-11-01

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
262649	STCW QSS Internal Audit (Documentation)	Modified
262648	STCW QSS Manual (Review existing)	Modified
262647	STCW QSS Manual (Develop New)	Modified
20497	Course Approval Submissions Instruction	Modified
187518	Recordkeeping for Approved Courses Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1625-0028	ICR Reference No: 202311-1625-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202302-1625-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCG	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Course Approval and Records for Merchant Mariner Training Schools
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/01/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	4,074	4,042
Time Burden (Hours)	146,109	145,917
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Approval information is used to approve/disapprove curriculum, facility and faculty for merchant mariner training school courses and ensure approved courses meet statutory requirements. Recordkeeping requirements allow the Coast Guard to monitor schools with approved courses. The respondents are the Merchant Mariner Training Schools. The statutory authority is 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2104 and 7315 for this collection. This authority is delegated to the Coast Guard through the Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, Revision No. 01.2. (II)(92).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 46 USC 7315 Name of Law: Training
   US Code: 46 USC 2104 Name of Law: Delegation
   US Code: 46 USC 2103 Name of Law: Superintendence of the Merchant Marine
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1625-AC64	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 67966	10/03/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 48925	09/01/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Course Approval Submissions
Recordkeeping for Approved Courses
STCW QSS Internal Audit (Documentation)
STCW QSS Manual (Develop New)
STCW QSS Manual (Review existing)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,074	4,042	0	32	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	146,109	145,917	0	192	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The change in burden is a PROGRAM CHANGE due to the 1625-AC64 rulemaking. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and the methodology for calculating burden, remain unchanged.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,149,632

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/01/2023

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