[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29531-29532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13303]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0248]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0027

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: 1625-0027, 
Vessel Documentation; 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: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before July 
24, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2019-0248] 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: dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov.
    (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 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. 
Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order 13771, Reducing 
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and Executive Order 13777, 
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Coast Guard is also 
requesting comments on the extent to which this request for information 
could be modified to reduce the burden on respondents. 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-2019-0248], and must be received by July 24, 
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).
    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: 1625-0027.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (84 FR 13940, April 8, 2019) 
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: Vessel Documentation.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0027.
    Summary: The information collected will be used to establish the 
eligibility of a vessel to: (a) Be documented as a ``vessel of the 
United States,'' (b) engage in a particular trade, and/or (c) become 
the object of a preferred ship's mortgage. The information collected 
concerns citizenship of owner/applicant and build, tonnage and markings 
of a vessel.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. chapters 121, 123, 125 and 313 requires the 
documentation of vessels. A Certificate of Documentation is required 
for the operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as evidence of 
vessel nationality and permits a vessel to be subject to preferred 
mortgages.

Forms

 CG-1258, Application for Initial, Exchange, or Replacement of 
Certificate of Documentation; Redocumentation with optional attachments

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 CG-1261, Builder's Certification and First Transfer of Title
 CG-1270, Certificate of Documentation
 CG-1280, Vessel Renewal Notification Application for Renewal
 CG-1340, Bill of Sale
 CG-1356, Bill of Sale by Government Entity Pursuant to Court 
Order of Administrative Degree of Forfeiture
 CG-4593, Application, Consent, and Approval for Withdrawal of 
Application for Documentation or Exchange of Certificate of 
Documentation
 CG-5542, Optional Application for Filing
 CG-7042, Authorization for Credit Card Transaction
 CG-7043, Abstract of Title/Certified COD Request

    Respondents: Owners/builders of yachts and commercial vessels of at 
least 5 net tons.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 
77,619 hours to 50,844 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. chapter 
35, as amended.

    Dated: June 18, 2019.
James D. Roppel,
Chief, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-13303 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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