[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54128-54129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23477]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0713]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-NEW

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 approval for 
the following collection of information: 1625-NEW, State Registration 
Data. 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: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before 
November 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2014-0713] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you 
may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:
    (1) Email: [email protected].
    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, attention 
Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    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-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

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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-2014-0713], and must be received by November 26, 
2018.

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 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).
    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-NEW.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard published the 60-day Notice (81 FR 85987, November 29, 
2016) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). The Coast Guard previously 
published a 60-day Notice for this ICR on October 7, 2014 (79 FR 
60483). The comments from that Notice were addressed in the latest 60-
day Notice (81 FR 85987), November 29, 2016). The present 60-day Notice 
elicited several questions from a single commenter.
    Comment (1) A commenter questioned the Coast Guard's response to 
previously submitted comment (6) in which the Coast Guard noted a 
reduced reporting burden with the revised form. The commenter noted 
that the burden is not reduced since collecting aspects of vessels such 
as hull material and engine type are already required under 33 CFR 174 
even if statistics regarding these aspects are not required on form 
CGHQ-3923.
    Answer: The burden of filling out the revised form is reduced. On 
the previous version of CGHQ-3923, the Coast Guard required statistics 
on over 150 data points whereas the proposed version of the form 
requires only 69. The previous version requested information on five 
variables (vessel type, hull material, length, engine type and use) 
whereas the proposed version requires only three variables (vessel 
type, length, primary operation). The Coast Guard expects a reduced 
burden as the proposed form will require fewer queries and fewer data 
point checks to complete it.
    Comment (2) A commenter questioned why aspects of vessels such as 
hull material and engine type are necessary in 33 CFR 174 since they 
are not required elements to be reported on form CGHQ-3923.
    Answer: Various aspects of vessels are required to be collected for 
law enforcement purposes. Even though various vessel aspects such as 
hull material and engine type are not on the proposed form CGHQ-3923, 
they are used in accident, theft, and fraud investigations. Using 
common terminology facilitates common understanding.
    Comment (3) A commenter noted that hull material and engine type 
are of interest to sectors and should be on form CGHQ-3923 since 
information on them cannot be obtained outside of CGHQ-3923.
    Answer: The Coast Guard works with various sectors including 
government, industry, non-profits, and researchers. If a party 
requested information other than what is available on CGHQ-3923, the 
Coast Guard would direct the user to a more appropriate contact.
    Comment (4) A commenter provided a recommended version of CGHQ-3923 
that is a medication of the previous CGHQ-3923. It includes additional 
hull material entries, an additional engine type, and changes the names 
of some categories.
    Answer: The Coast Guard thanks the commenter for the suggested form 
but maintains a desire to have a simplified form for use by the States. 
The Coast Guard has not used the hull material or engine information 
collected previously. Because we have not used the data, we removed it 
from the form so as to reduce the burden of data reporting on the 
States.

Information Collection Request

    Title: State Registration Data.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-NEW.
    Summary: This file provides information on the collection of 
registration data from the State reporting authorities.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 12302 and 33 CFR 174.123 authorize the collection 
of this information. Registration data is used for statistical 
purposes.
    Forms: CGHQ-3923, State Registration Data.
    Respondents: 56 State reporting authorities respond.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Hour Burden Estimate: This is a new information collection; the 
estimated annual burden is 42 hours a year.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended.

    Dated: 23 October 2018.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-23477 Filed 10-25-18; 8:45 am]
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