2017-15116. Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-New

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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 the following collection of information: 1625—New, GOCOASTGUARD.COM Prospect Questionnaire, Chat Questionnaire and The Officer Program Application. 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 September 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG-2017-0129] to the Coast Guard using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://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 http://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:

Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of Information Management, telephone [phone], or fax [phone], 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 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-2017-0129], and must be received by September 18, 2017.

Submitting Comments

We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using http://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 http://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 http://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: GOCOASTGUARD.COM Prospect Questionnaire, Chat Now Questionnaire, and Officer Program Application.

OMB Control Number: 1625—New.

Summary: This collection contains the recruiting Web site gocoastguard.com Prospect Questionnaire (CGRC-1130), the Officer Program Application (CGRC-1131), and the Chat Now Questionnaire (CGRC-1132) that are used to screen active duty and reserve enlisted and officer applicants.

Need: The information is needed to initiate the recruiting and commissioning of active duty and reserve, enlisted and officer members. 14 U.S.C. 468 authorizes the United States Coast Guard to recruit personnel for military service. The information requested on the gocoastguard.com Web site is collected in accordance with section 503 of Title 10 U.S.C. and may be used to identify and process individuals interested in applying for enlistment or commission into the United States Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve.

Forms: Prospect Questionnaire (CGRC-1130), the Officer Program Application (CGRC-1131), and the Chat Now Questionnaire (CGRC-1132).

Respondents: Approximately 50,000 applicants apply annually to initiate the screening process.

Frequency: On occasion. Applicants may apply more than once, by initially completing the Chat Now Questionnaire (CGRC-1132) to answer questions on eligibility and may apply for both enlisted and officer programs through the Prospect Questionnaire (CGRC-1130) and/or Officer Program Application (CGRC-1131).

Hour Burden Estimate: This is a new collection. The estimated annual burden is 25,000 annual hours.

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

Dated: July 12, 2017.

Marilyn Scott-Perez,

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