1625-0011 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 2024)]

[Notices]

[Pages 21527-21528]

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

[FR Doc No: 2024-06542]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0233]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0011

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: 1625-0011,

Applications for Private Aids to Navigation and for Class I Private

Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures; 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 May 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2024-0233] to the Coast Guard using the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at https://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 https://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available

from: Commandant (CG-6P), 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: A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy

Management, telephone 202-475-3528, fax 202-372-8405, or email hqs-dg-m-cg-61-pii@uscg.mil for questions on these documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Public Participation and Request for Comments

This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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-2024-0233, and must

be received by May 28, 2024.

Submitting Comments

We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking

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

submitted using https://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 https://www.regulations.gov and

can be viewed by following that website'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 https://www.regulations.gov and will include any

personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and

submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System

of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).

Information Collection Request

Title: Applications for Private Aids to Navigation and for Class I

Private Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0011.

Summary: Under the provision of 14 U.S.C. 81, the Coast Guard is

authorized to establish aids to navigation. 14 U.S.C. 83 prohibits

establishment of aids to navigation without permission of the Coast

Guard. 33 CFR 66.01-5 provides a means for private individuals to

establish privately maintained aids to navigation. Under 43 U.S.C.

1333(d), the Secretary of Homeland Security has the authority to

promulgate and enforce regulations concerning lights and other warning

devices relating to the promotion of safety of life and property on

artificial islands, installations, and other devices on the outer

continental shelf involved in the exploration, development, removal, or

transportation of resources there from. The Secretary delegated this

authority to the Commandant of the Coast Guard under Department of

Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3. Coast

Guard's regulations in 33 CFR part 67 prescribe the type of aids to

navigation that must be installed on artificial islands and fixed

structures. Under the provision of 33 U.S.C. 409, Congress requires

owners of vessels to immediately mark sunken craft unless Coast Guard

issues a waiver. The Coast Guard's regulations for marking of sunken

vessels are set out in 33 CFR part 64.11. The information collected for

private aids to navigations and markings can only be obtained from the

owners of sunken vessels. The information collection requirements

related to these aids to navigation applications are contained in 33

CFR 66.01-5 and 67.35-5.

Need: The information in these private aids to navigation

applications (CG-2554 and CG-4143) provides the Coast Guard with vital

information about private aids to navigation and is essential for safe

marine navigation. These forms are required under 33 CFR parts 66 and

67. The information is reviewed to ensure the private aid is in

compliance with current regulations. Additionally, these forms provide

the Coast Guard with information which can be distributed to the public

to advise of new, or changes to private aids to navigation. In

addition, collecting the applicant's contact information is important

because it allows the Coast Guard to contact the applicant should there

be a discrepancy or mishap involving the permitted private aid to

navigation. Certain discrepancies create hazards to navigation and must

be responded to and promptly corrected or repaired.

Forms:

CG-2554, Private Aids to Navigation Application.

CG-4143, Application for Class I Private Aids to

Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures.

Respondents: Owners of private aids to navigation.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden has decreased

from 2,000 hours to 1,709 hours due to a decrease in the number of

respondents a year.

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

35, as amended.

Dated: March 22, 2024.

Kathleen Claffie,

Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.

[FR Doc. 2024-06542 Filed 3-27-24; 8:45 am]

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