1625-0017 30-day FR Notice

Federal Register Volume 89, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]

[Notices]

[Pages 64472-64473]

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

[FR Doc No: 2024-17459]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0336]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0017

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the

U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR),

abstracted below, 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: 1625-0017,

Various International Agreement Safety Certificates and Documents;

without change. 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: You may submit comments to the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before

September 6, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the Coast Guard should be submitted using the

Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for

docket number [USCG-2024-0336]. Written comments and recommendations to

OIRA for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30

days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

Find this particular information collection by selecting

``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using

the search function.

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:

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. These comments

will help OIRA determine whether to approve the ICR referred to in this

Notice.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the

OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number

of this request, USCG-2024-0336, and must be received by September 6,

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

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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 to the Coast Guard 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 to the Coast Guard in response to this

document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,

March 11, 2020). For more about privacy and submissions to OIRA in

response to this document, see the https://www.reginfo.gov, comment-

submission web page. OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain after the comment period for each

ICR. An OMB Notice of Action on each ICR will become available via a

hyperlink in the OMB Control Number: 1625-0017.

Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (89 FR 43863, May 20, 2024)

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no comments.

Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

Title: Various International Agreement Safety Certificates and

Documents.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0017.

Summary: These Coast Guard-issued forms are used as evidence of

compliance with the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea,

1974 (SOLAS) by certain U.S. vessels on international voyages. Without

the proper certificates or documents, a U.S. vessel could be detained

in a foreign port.

Need: SOLAS applies to all mechanically propelled cargo vessels of

500 or more gross tons (GT), and to all mechanically propelled

passenger vessels carrying more than 12 passengers that engage in

international voyages. SOLAS and title 46 CFR 2.01-25 list certificates

and documents that may be issued to vessels.

Forms:

CG-967, Exemption Certificate

CG-968, Passenger Ship Safety Certificate

CG-968A, Record of Equipment for the Passenger Ship Safety

Certificate (Form P)

CG-969, Notice of Completion of Examination for Safety

Certificate

CG-3347, Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate

CG-3347B, Record of Equipment for the Cargo Ship Safety

Equipment Certificate (Form E)

CG-4359, Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate

CG-4360, International Ship Security Certificate

CG-4361, Interim International Ship Security Certificate

CG-5643, Safety Management Certificate

CG-5679, High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate

CG-5679A, Record of Equipment for High-Speed Craft Safety

Certificate

CG-5680, Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft

CG-6038, Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR) Document Number ___

for the ship with IMO Number: ___

CG-6038A, Amendments to the Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR)

Document Number ___ for the ship with IMO Number: ___

CG-16170, Polar Ship Certificate

CG-16170A, Record of Equipment for the Polar Ship Certificate

Respondents: Owners and operators of SOLAS vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 69

hours to 55 hours a year, due to a decrease in the estimated annual

number of responses.

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

chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: August 2, 2024.

Kathleen Claffie,

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

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