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COMMANDANT (CG–612), ATTN:
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
MANAGER, U.S. COAST GUARD, 2100
2ND STREET SW., STOP 7101,
WASHINGTON, DC 20593–7101.
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. 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–2015–0694], and must
be received by December 14, 2015.
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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
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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 Web site’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: Application for Merchant
Mariner Credential (MMC), Application
for Merchant Mariner Medical
Certificate, Application for Merchant
Mariner Medical Certificate for Entry
Level Ratings, Small Vessel Sea Service
Form, DOT/USCG Periodic Drug Testing
Form, Disclosure Statement for
Narcotics, DWI/DUI, and/or Other
Convictions, Merchant Mariner Medical
Certificate, Recognition of Foreign
Certificate.
OMB Control Number: 1625–0040.
Summary: The Application for
Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC),
Application for Merchant Mariner
Medical Certificate, Application for
Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate
for Entry Level Ratings, Small Vessel
Sea Service Form, DOT/USCG Periodic
Drug Testing Form, Disclosure
Statement for Narcotics, DWI/DUI, and/
or Other Convictions, contain the
following information: Signature of
applicant and supplementary material
required to show that the mariner meets
the mandatory requirements for the
credential or medical certificate sought;
proof of applicant passing all applicable
vision, hearing, medical, and/or
physical exams; negative chemical test
for dangerous drugs; discharges or other
documentary evidence of sea service
indicating the name, tonnage,
propulsion mode and power of the
vessels, dates of service, capacity in
which the applicant served, and on
what waters; and disclosure
documentation for narcotics, DWI/DUI,
and/or other convictions.
Need: Title 46 United States Code
(U.S.C.) subtitle II, part E, title 46 Code
of Federal Regulation (CFR) part 10,
subpart B, and International Convention
on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978,
as amended (STCW Convention) and the
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STCW Code, including the STCW Final
Rule (Docket No. USCG–2004–17914)
published on December 24, 2013,
requires MMC and Medical Certificate
applicants to apply at one of the Coast
Guard’s seventeen Regional
Examination Centers located
nationwide. MMC’s are established for
individuals who are required to hold a
credential under subtitle II. The Coast
Guard has the responsibility of issuing
MMC’s and Medical Certificates to
applicants found qualified as to age,
character, habits of life, experience,
professional qualifications, and physical
fitness. The instruments contained
within OMB Control No. 1625–0040
serve as a means for the applicant to
apply for a MMC and Medical
Certificate.
Forms: CG–719B, Application for
Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC);
CG–719C, Disclosure Statement for
Narcotics, DWI/DUI, and/or Other
Convictions; CG–719K, Application for
Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate;
CG–719K/E, Application for Merchant
Mariner Medical Certificate for Entry
Level Ratings; CG–719S, Small Vessel
Sea Service Form; CG–719P, DOT/USCG
Periodic Drug Testing Form.
Respondents: Applicants for MMC,
whether original, renewal, duplicate,
raise of grade, or a new endorsement on
a previously issued MMC. Applicants
for Medical Certificates include
National and STCW credentialed
mariners, and first-class pilots.
Frequency: On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
annual burden remains at 47,444 hours
a year (CG–719B = 8,475 hours, CG–
719C = 1,413 hours, CG–719K = 16,440
hours, CG–719K/E = 2,283 hours,
CG719P = 4,708 hours, and CG–719S =
14,125 hours).
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: October 5, 2015.
Thomas P. Michelli,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Coast
Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2015–0637]
Information Collection Request to
Office of Management and Budget;
OMB Control Number: 1625–0108
AGENCY:
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Sixty-day notice requesting
comments.
ACTION:
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:
1625–0108, Standard Numbering
System for Undocumented Vessels. Our
ICR describe 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 December 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG–2015–0637] 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, 2100
2ND STREET SW., STOP 7101,
WASHINGTON, DC 20593–7101.
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:
SUMMARY:
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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,
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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–2015–0637], and must
be received by December 14, 2015.
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 Web site’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: Standard Numbering System for
Undocumented Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 1625–0108.
Summary: The Standard Numbering
System collects information on
undocumented vessels and vessel
owners operating on waters subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States,
Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies use information
from the system for enforcement of
boating laws or theft and fraud
investigations. Since the September 11,
2001 terrorist attacks on the United
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States, the need has increased for
identification of undocumented vessels
to meet port security and other missions
to safeguard the homeland.
Need: Subsection 12301(a) of title 46
United States Code, requires
undocumented vessels equipped with
propulsion machinery of any kind to be
numbered in the State where the vessel
is principally operated. In 46 U.S.C.
12302(a), Congress authorized the
Secretary to prescribe, by regulation, a
Standard Numbering System (SNS). The
Secretary shall approve a State
numbering system if that system is
consistent with the SNS. The Secretary
has delegated his authority under 46
U.S.C. 12301 and 12302 to Commandant
of the U.S. Coast Guard. DHS Delegation
No. 0170.1. The regulations requiring
the numbering of undocumented vessels
are in 33 CFR part 173 and regulations
establishing the SNS for States to
voluntarily carry out this function are
contained in 33 CFR part 174.
In States that do not have an approved
system, the Federal Government (U.S.
Coast Guard) must administer the vessel
numbering system. Currently, all 56
States and Territories have approved
numbering systems. The approximate
number of undocumented vessels
registered by the States in 2014 was
nearly 12 million.
The SNS collects information on
undocumented vessels and vessel
owners. States submit reports annually
to the Coast Guard on the number, size,
construction, etc., of vessels they have
numbered. That information is used by
the Coast Guard in (1) publication of an
annual ‘‘Boating Statistics’’ report
required by 46 U.S.C. 6102(b), and (2)
for allocation of Federal funds to assist
States in carrying out the Recreational
Boating Safety (RBS) Program
established by 46 U.S.C. chapter 131.
On a daily basis or as warranted,
Federal, State, and local law
enforcement personnel use SNS
information from the States’ numbering
systems for enforcement of boating laws
or theft and fraud investigations. In
addition, when encountering a vessel
suspected of illegal activity, information
from the SNS increases officer safety by
assisting boarding officers in
determining how best to approach a
vessel. Since the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks on the United States,
the need has increased for identification
of undocumented vessels and their
owners for port security and other
missions to safeguard the homeland,
although the statutory requirement for
numbering of vessels dates back to 1918.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners of all
undocumented vessels propelled by
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machinery are required by Federal law
to apply for a number from the issuing
authority of the State in which the
vessel is to be principally operated. In
addition, States may require other
vessels, such as sailboats or even canoes
and kayaks, to be numbered. ‘‘Owners’’
may include individuals or households,
non-profit organizations, and small
businesses (e.g., liveries that offer
recreational vessels for rental by the
public) or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: There are no
recordkeeping requirements for this
information collection. The frequency
for the reporting requirements is, one
time.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
annual burden has decreased from
286,458 hours to 257,986 hours a year
due to a change in methodology.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: October 5, 2015.
Thomas P. Michelli,
U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Modification of the National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE)
Document Image System (DIS)
Regarding Future Updates and New
Method of Submission of Accepted
Documents
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s
(CBP’s) plan to modify the National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
test concerning document imaging,
known as the Document Image System
(DIS) test. The DIS test allows
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) participants to submit electronic
images of a specific set of CBP and
Partner Government Agency (PGA)
forms, documents, and supporting
information to CBP via a CBP-approved
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
This notice announces several
changes to the DIS test. First, eligibility
to participate in the test is being
expanded to include anyone
transmitting cargo release or entry
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summary information to ACE. Second,
CBP has added forms to the list of forms
and documents supported by the DIS
test. Third, the list of eligible forms and
documents will now be maintained on
the CBP Web site. Fourth, all future
additions and changes to the list of
eligible forms and documents will be
announced on the CBP Web site, rather
than by Federal Register notice. Finally,
the DIS test is being amended to permit
participants to submit all DIS eligible
forms and documents as attachments to
email, in addition to the methods of
transmission previously authorized.
This notice provides DIS test details
including commencement date for the
modifications announced herein,
eligibility, procedural and
documentation requirements, and test
development and evaluation methods.
DATES: The modifications of the DIS test
made by this notice are effective on
October 15, 2015. The test will continue
until concluded by way of
announcement in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice and any aspect of the test may be
submitted at any time during the test via
email to Monica Crockett at
monica.v.crockett@cbp.dhs.gov. In the
subject line of your email, please
indicate ‘‘Comment on Document Image
System (DIS).’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
policy-related questions, contact Monica
Crockett at
monica.v.crockett@cbp.dhs.gov. For
technical questions related to
Automated Broker Interface (ABI)
transmissions, contact your assigned
client representative. Interested parties
without an assigned client
representative should direct their
questions to Steven Zaccaro at
steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov. Any
partner government agency (PGA)
interested in participating in DIS should
contact Elizabeth McQueen at
elizabeth.mcqueen@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) was established in
Subtitle B of Title VI—Customs
Modernization, in the North American
Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act (Pub. L. 103–182, 107 Stat. 2057,
2170, December 8, 1993) (Customs
Modernization Act) (19 U.S.C. 1411–14).
Through NCAP, the initial thrust of
customs modernization was on trade
compliance and the development of the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE), the planned successor to the
Automated Commercial System (ACS).
ACE is an automated and electronic
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system for commercial trade processing
which is intended to streamline
business processes, facilitate growth in
trade, ensure cargo security, and foster
participation in global commerce, while
ensuring compliance with U.S. laws and
regulations and reducing costs for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
and all of its communities of interest.
The ability to meet these objectives
depends on successfully modernizing
CBP’s business functions and the
information technology that supports
those functions. CBP’s modernization
efforts are accomplished through phased
releases of ACE component
functionality designed to introduce new
functionality or to replace a specific
legacy ACS function. Each release will
begin with a test and will end with
mandatory compliance with the new
ACE feature and the retirement of the
legacy ACS function. Each release
builds on previous releases and sets the
foundation for subsequent releases.
On April 6, 2012, CBP published a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing a NCAP test called the
Document Image System (DIS) test. See
77 FR 20835. The DIS test notice
allowed ACE participants to submit
electronic images of a specific set of
CBP and Partner Government Agency
(PGA) forms and supporting information
to CBP via a CBP-approved Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI).
On July 23, 2013, CBP published a
subsequent notice in the Federal
Register announcing a second phase,
Phase II, of the DIS test and
modifications to both the DIS test and
the ACE Cargo Release test (formerly
known as the Simplified Entry test).
That notice reduced the metadata
elements required for each DIS
transmission and allowed the
submission of certain documents
through DIS earlier in the importation
process, i.e. at the time of manifest. In
Phase II, CBP also expanded the pool of
eligible participants to include software
providers who merely transmit data
electronically on behalf of ACE
participating importers or brokers.
Finally, in Phase II, CBP specified forms
that were eligible to be transmitted via
a CBP-approved EDI to support ACE
Cargo Release filings (previously known
as Simplified Entry filings). See 78 FR
44142.
On June 25, 2014, CBP published a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing a third phase, Phase III, of
the DIS test and adding to the list of
documents and forms supported by the
DIS test. See 79 FR 36083. In addition
to the new documents and forms, that
notice listed all CBP and PGA forms and
documents which the DIS test
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2015-0637]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0108
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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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: 1625-0108,
Standard Numbering System for Undocumented Vessels. Our ICR describe
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 December 14,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2015-0637] 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, 2100 2ND STREET SW., STOP 7101, WASHINGTON, DC 20593-7101.
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. 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-2015-0637], and
must be received by December 14, 2015.
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 Web site'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: Standard Numbering System for Undocumented Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0108.
Summary: The Standard Numbering System collects information on
undocumented vessels and vessel owners operating on waters subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States, Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies use information from the system for enforcement of
boating laws or theft and fraud investigations. Since the September 11,
2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the need has increased for
identification of undocumented vessels to meet port security and other
missions to safeguard the homeland.
Need: Subsection 12301(a) of title 46 United States Code, requires
undocumented vessels equipped with propulsion machinery of any kind to
be numbered in the State where the vessel is principally operated. In
46 U.S.C. 12302(a), Congress authorized the Secretary to prescribe, by
regulation, a Standard Numbering System (SNS). The Secretary shall
approve a State numbering system if that system is consistent with the
SNS. The Secretary has delegated his authority under 46 U.S.C. 12301
and 12302 to Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. DHS Delegation No.
0170.1. The regulations requiring the numbering of undocumented vessels
are in 33 CFR part 173 and regulations establishing the SNS for States
to voluntarily carry out this function are contained in 33 CFR part
174.
In States that do not have an approved system, the Federal
Government (U.S. Coast Guard) must administer the vessel numbering
system. Currently, all 56 States and Territories have approved
numbering systems. The approximate number of undocumented vessels
registered by the States in 2014 was nearly 12 million.
The SNS collects information on undocumented vessels and vessel
owners. States submit reports annually to the Coast Guard on the
number, size, construction, etc., of vessels they have numbered. That
information is used by the Coast Guard in (1) publication of an annual
``Boating Statistics'' report required by 46 U.S.C. 6102(b), and (2)
for allocation of Federal funds to assist States in carrying out the
Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Program established by 46 U.S.C.
chapter 131.
On a daily basis or as warranted, Federal, State, and local law
enforcement personnel use SNS information from the States' numbering
systems for enforcement of boating laws or theft and fraud
investigations. In addition, when encountering a vessel suspected of
illegal activity, information from the SNS increases officer safety by
assisting boarding officers in determining how best to approach a
vessel. Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United
States, the need has increased for identification of undocumented
vessels and their owners for port security and other missions to
safeguard the homeland, although the statutory requirement for
numbering of vessels dates back to 1918.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners of all undocumented vessels propelled by
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machinery are required by Federal law to apply for a number from the
issuing authority of the State in which the vessel is to be principally
operated. In addition, States may require other vessels, such as
sailboats or even canoes and kayaks, to be numbered. ``Owners'' may
include individuals or households, non-profit organizations, and small
businesses (e.g., liveries that offer recreational vessels for rental
by the public) or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: There are no recordkeeping requirements for this
information collection. The frequency for the reporting requirements
is, one time.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden has decreased
from 286,458 hours to 257,986 hours a year due to a change in
methodology.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: October 5, 2015.
Thomas P. Michelli,
U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-26194 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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