
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46827-46828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19608]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0728]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget

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 approval of 
revisions to the following collection of information: 1625-0018, 
Official Logbook. 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 October 3, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2011-0728] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate 
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    (4) Fax: 202-493-2251. To ensure your comments are received in a 
timely manner, mark the fax, to attention Desk Officer for the Coast 
Guard.
    The DMF maintains the public docket for this Notice. Comments and 
material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in 
this Notice as being available in the docket, will become part of the 
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140 
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. You may also find the docket on the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov.
    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-611), ATTN: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, U.S. COAST 
GUARD, 2100 2ND STREET, SW, STOP 7101, WASHINGTON, DC 20593-7101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office 
of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3652, or fax 202-475-3929, 
for questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, 202-366-9826, for questions on the docket.

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

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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 approval of revisions of 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-2011-0728], and 
must be received by October 3, 2011. We will post all comments 
received, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will 
include any personal information you provide. We have an agreement with 
DOT to use their DMF. Please see the ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number [USCG-
2011-0728], indicate the specific section of the document to which each 
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. If you submit a 
comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered 
received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. 
If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered 
as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the 
DMF. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail 
address, or other contact information in the body of your document so 
that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
    You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, 
mail, fax, or hand delivery to the DMF at the address under ADDRESSES; 
but please submit them by only one means. To submit your comment 
online, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2011-0728'' 
in the ``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand 
delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 
inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit 
comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, 
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will 
consider all comments and material received during the comment period 
and will address them accordingly.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this Notice as 
being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, click 
on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted in 
blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2011-0728'' and click 
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. 
You may also visit the DMF in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the 
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received in 
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act statement 
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of 
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Request

    Title: Official Logbook.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0018.
    Summary: The Official Logbook contains information about the 
voyage, the vessel's crew, drills, watches, and operations conducted 
during the voyage. Official Logbook entries identify particulars of the 
voyage, including the name of the ship, official number, port of 
registry, tonnage, names and merchant mariner credential numbers of the 
master and crew, the nature of the voyage, and class of ship. In 
addition, it also contains entries for the vessel's drafts, maintenance 
of watertight integrity of the ship, drills and inspections, crew list 
and report of character, a summary of laws applicable to Official 
Logbooks, and miscellaneous entries.
    NEED: Title 46, United States Code (U.S.C.) 11301, 11302, 11303, 
and 11304 require applicable merchant vessels to maintain an Official 
Logbook. The Official Logbook contains information about the vessel, 
voyage, crew, and watch. Lack of these particulars would make it 
difficult for a seaman to verify vessel employment and wages, and for 
the Coast Guard to verify compliance with laws and regulations 
concerning vessel operations and safety procedures. The Official 
Logbook serves as an official record of recordable events transpiring 
at sea such as births, deaths, marriages, disciplinary actions, etc. 
Absent the Official Logbook, there would be no official civil record of 
these events. The courts accept log entries as proof that the logged 
event occurred. If this information was not collected, the Coast 
Guard's commercial vessel safety program would be negatively impacted, 
as there would be no official record of U.S. merchant vessel voyages. 
Similarly, those seeking to prove that an event required to be logged 
occurred would not have an official record available.
    Forms: CG-706B.
    Respondents: Federal agency maritime casualty investigators, Coast 
guard inspectors, and shipping companies.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,750 hours a year.

    Dated: July 28, 2011.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-19608 Filed 8-2-11; 8:45 am]
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