Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0040, 49639-49640 [2017-23218]

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• Coast Guard
• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49639-49640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23218]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0694]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0040

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 approval for 
reinstatement, without change, of the following collection of 
information: 1625-0040, Application for Merchant Mariner Credential 
(MMC), Application for Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate, 
Applications 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 Certificates, Recognition of 
Foreign Certificate. This is a resubmission of this ICR. 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 December 26, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number USCG-2015-0694 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: 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

    A sixty-day Notice was originally published in the Federal Register 
on October 15, 2017, and a thirty-day Notice published on February 17, 
2017, for this ICR. This ICR is being resubmitted due to the length of 
time since publication of the thirty-day notice and to provide the 
public with an opportunity to further comment on this collection. We 
did receive one comment on this ICR during the prior submission and it 
is discussed below under the section, ``Submitting 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 
reinstatement of 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 26, 2017.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal

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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).
    We did receive one comment on the earlier submission of this ICR. 
The commenter requested that we provide more detail on the progress of 
an application while it is being processed. Although this is not a 
comment directed at the collection, we do provide the following 
response.
    The Coast Guard provides process guides for the application of 
mariner credentials that are available upon the National Maritime 
Center (NMC) Web site at [https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-P/National-Maritime-Center/] which detail the processes that are followed for the 
evaluation of merchant mariners. Furthermore, during the mariner 
evaluation process, the applicants are provided email updates (if email 
address is provided) detailing the status of their application(s).

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, 
contains 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 
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. MMCs are established for 
individuals who are required to hold a credential under Subtitle II. 
The Coast Guard has the responsibility of issuing MMCs 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 to include National and STCW 
credentialed mariners, and first-class pilots.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 47,444 hours a 
year (CG-719B = 8,475 hours, CG-719K = 16,440 hours, CG-719K/E = 2,283 
hours, CG-719S = 14,125 hours, CG-719P = 4,708 hours, and CG-719C = 
1,413).

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

    Dated: October 17, 2017.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-23218 Filed 10-25-17; 8:45 am]
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