[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57349-57350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28751]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists reports, and recordkeeping requirements,
imposed upon the public, transmitted by the Department of
Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its
approval in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Section 3507 of Title 44 of the
United States Code, requires that agencies prepare a notice for
publication in the Federal Register, listing information collection
request submitted to OMB for approval or renewal under that Act. OMB
reviews and approves agency submissions in accordance with criteria set
forth in that Act. In carrying out its responsibilities, OMB also
considers public comments on the proposed forms and the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. OMB approval of an information collection
requirement must be renewed at least once every three years.
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the information collection described below was published on
August 19, 1998 [63 FR 44503-44505].
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before November
27, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For copies of these documents, contact
Barbara Davis, Office of Information Management, 202-267-2326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
U. S. Coast Guard
Title: Official Logbook.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0071.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Form(s): 706B.
Affected Public: U.S. Merchant Mariners and Shipping Companies.
Abstract: The information collected from the official logbook will
be used by the: (a) Coast Guard inspectors to determine compliance with
various laws and to examine incidents of shipboard misconduct, and (b)
various federal agency maritime casualty investigators of Federal and
Civil courts in instances of injury or litigation between a seaman and
his shipping company. The logbook entries are made by the master of the
vessel and signed and witnessed by the chief mate or another seaman.
Need: The official logbook is required by both statute and
regulation (46 CFR 35.07). The official logbook provides the vehicle
through which many Coast Guard recordkeeping requirements are
maintained. Of particular interest to the Coast Guard are the records
kept of all safety related drills and inspections.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,750 hours annually.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DOT information collection request
should be forwarded, within 30 days of
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publication, to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
Washington, DC 20503, ATTN: USCG Desk Officer. If you anticipate
submitting substantive comments, but find that more than 10 days from
the date of publication are needed to prepare them, please notify the
OMB official of your intent immediately.
Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Department, including whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the
burden of the proposed information collections; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 21, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-28751 Filed 10-26-98; 8:45 am]
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