[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58588-58589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25212]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0881]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0003

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: 1625-0003, 
Boating Accident Report; 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 January 22, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2018-0881] 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-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

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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-2018-0881], and 
must be received by January 22, 2019.

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).

Information Collection Request

    Title: Boating Accident Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0003.
    Summary: The Coast Guard Boating Accident Report form (CG-3865, OMB 
Control Number 1625-0003) is the data collection instrument that 
ensures compliance with the implementing regulations and Title 46 
U.S.C. 6102 (b) that requires the Secretary to collect, analyze and 
publish reports, information, and statistics on marine casualties.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 6102 (a) requires a uniform marine casualty 
reporting system, with regulations prescribing casualties to be 
reported and the manner of reporting. The statute requires a State to 
compile and submit to the Secretary (delegated to the Coast Guard) 
reports, information, and statistics on casualties reported to the 
State. Implementing regulations are contained in Title 33 CFR 
Subchapter S--Boating Safety, Part 173--Vessel Numbering and Casualty 
and Accident Reporting, Subpart C--Casualty and Accident Reporting and 
Part 174--State Numbering and Casualty Reporting Systems, Subpart C--
Casualty Reporting System Requirements, and Subpart D--State reports.
    States are required to forward copies of the reports or 
electronically transmit accident report data to the Coast Guard within 
30 days of their receipt of the report as prescribed by 33 CFR 174.121 
(Forwarding of casualty or accident reports). The accident report data 
and statistical information obtained from the reports submitted by the 
State reporting authorities are used by the Coast Guard in the 
compilation of national recreational boating accident statistics.
    Forms: CG-3865, Recreational Boating Accident Report.
    Respondents: Federal regulations (33 CFR 173.55) require the 
operator or any uninspected vessel that is numbered or used for 
recreational purposes to submit an accident report to the State 
authority when:
    (1) A person dies; or
    (2) A person is injured and requires medical treatment beyond first 
aid; or
    (3) Damage to the vessel and other property totals $2,000 or more, 
or there is a complete loss of the vessel; or
    (4) A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that 
indicate death or injury.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains 2,500 
hours a year.

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

    Dated: November 14, 2018.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-25212 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am]
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