1625-0089 30-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]

[Notices]

[Pages 97643-97644]

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

[FR Doc No: 2024-28810]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0734]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0089

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: 1625-0089,

National Recreational Boating Safety Survey; reinstatement with 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: You may submit comments to the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before

January 8, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the Coast Guard should be submitted using the

Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for

docket number [USCG-2024-0734]. Written comments and recommendations to

OIRA for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30

days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

Find this particular information collection by selecting

``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using

the search function.

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. 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-2024-0734, and must be received by January 8,

2025.

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 to the Coast Guard in

response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records

notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). For more about privacy and

submissions to OIRA in response to this document, see the https://www.reginfo.gov, comment-submission web page. 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: 1625-0089.

Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (89 FR 71917, September 4,

2024) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice received six

supportive comments. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the

Collection.

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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. et seq.,

chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: November 19, 2024.

Kathleen Claffie,

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

[FR Doc. 2024-28810 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]

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