[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54366-54367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23502]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0136]


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, Coast Guard Art 
Program Membership Application Form. 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 28, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2018-0136] 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://

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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 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-2018-0136], and must be received by November 28, 
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 (83 FR 29564, June 25, 2018) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments. 
Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Coast Guard Art Program Membership Application Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-NEW.
    Summary: The collection contains the application form for 
membership and samples of work for those wishing to become Coast Guard 
Art Program (COGAP) member artists.
    Need: The application and samples of work are needed to determine 
if the applicant has the necessary artistic skills and ability to 
become a contributing member of the Coast Guard Art Program.
    Forms: CG-5700, Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) Membership 
Application Form. Online application format the art program website 
(https://www.uscg.mil/community/ArtProgram.asp) which can be downloaded 
and samples of work in low resolution jpeg format which can be 
electronically submitted to [email protected] or sent by regular 
mail to Mary Ann Bader, Coast Guard Headquarters, CG-09232, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop, Washington, DC 20593-7103.
    Respondents: Approximately ten applicants apply annually to become 
COGAP artists.
    Frequency: Applicants apply only once per year.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden is 10 hours a 
year.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: October 23, 2018.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-23502 Filed 10-26-18; 8:45 am]
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