1625-0089 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2024)]

[Notices]

[Pages 71917-71918]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2024-19836]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0734]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0089

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: 1625-0089,

National Recreational Boating Safety Survey; reinstatement with 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 November 4,

2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2024-0734] 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-6P), 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: A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy

Management, telephone 202-475-3528, fax 202-372-8405, or email hqs-dg-m-cg-61-pii@uscg.mil 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. 3501 et seq., 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.

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-2024-0734, and must

be received by November 4, 2024.

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. We review all

comments received, but we may choose not to post off-topic,

inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we receive. 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. Comments we post to https://www.regulations.gov will include any personal information you have

provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this

document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,

March 11, 2020).

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Information Collection Request

Title: National Recreational Boating Safety Survey.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0089.

Summary: The National Recreational Boating Safety Survey collects

data on recreational boating participation and exposure. Specifically,

the survey focuses on the types of boats used, the demographics of

boaters, the types of safety equipment on recreational boats, and the

amount of time boaters spend on the water. Boating hours calculated

from this survey play an integral part in calculating risk ratios

associated with recreational boating. In light of the USCG's safety-

oriented mission, we are proposing a name change of this survey to the

National Recreational Boating Safety Survey from the National

Recreational Boating Survey.

Need: The Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 determines the framework

of the Coast Guard recreational boating safety program. This program as

set forth in 46 U.S.C. Chapter 131, requires the Coast Guard to

``encourage greater State participation and uniformity in boating

safety efforts, and particularly to permit the States to assume a

greater share of boating safety education, assistance, and enforcement

activities.'' See 46 U.S.C. 13102. The Coast Guard Office of Auxiliary

& Boating Safety, Boating Safety Division achieves these goals by

providing timely and relevant information on boating activities that

occur in each respective jurisdiction. The boating information provided

by the Coast Guard enables each State agency to tailor and implement

safety initiatives addressing specific needs of boaters in local

jurisdictions. The primary objective of this collection is to provide

the Coast Guard with the required information in a format suitable to

effectively manage the program.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Recreational boaters and recreational boat owners

living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Frequency: The survey takes place every five to eight years and the

last survey was conducted in 2018.

Hour Burden Estimate: The survey will take approximately 125,863

respondents a total estimate burden of 15,151 hours.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter

35, as amended.

Dated: August 27, 2024.

Kathleen Claffie,

Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.

[FR Doc. 2024-19836 Filed 9-3-24; 8:45 am]

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