Notice2025-03742
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0096
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Published
March 10, 2025
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Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
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: 1625-0096, Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge; and Report of Suspicious Maritime Activity; without change. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 45 (Monday, March 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11620-11621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03742]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2025-0049]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0096
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 an extension of
its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0096,
Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge; and Report of
Suspicious Maritime Activity; without change. 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 May 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2025-0049] to the Coast Guard using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ee6fffda3eae9a3e3a3ede9a3b8bfa3fee7e7cefbfdede9a0e3e7e2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4bca5a7f9b0b3f9b9f9b7b3f9e2e5f9a4bdbd94a1a7b7b3fab9bdb8">[email protected]</span></a> 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.
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-2025-0049, and must
be received by May 9, 2025.
Submitting Comments
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. If your material cannot be
submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> will include any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this
document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
Information Collection Request
Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge; and Report
of Suspicious Maritime Activity.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0096.
Summary: Any discharge of oil or a hazardous substance must be
reported to the National Response Center (NRC) so that the pre-
designated on-scene coordinator can be informed and appropriate spill
mitigation action carried out. The NRC also receives suspicious
activity reports from the public and disseminates this information to
appropriate entities.
Need: 33 CFR 153.203, 40 CFR 263.30 and 264.56, and 49 CFR 171.15
mandate that the NRC be the central place for the public to report all
pollution spills. 33 CFR 101.305 mandates that owners or operators of
those vessels or facilities
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required to have security plans, report activities that may result in a
Transportation Security Incident (TSI) or breaches of security to the
NRC. Voluntary reports are also accepted.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Persons-in-charge of a vessel or onshore/offshore
facility; owners or operators of vessels or facilities required to have
security plans; and the public.
Frequency: On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 3,683
hours to 3,905 hours a year, due to an increase in the estimated annual
number of responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended.
Dated: February 6, 2025.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2025-03742 Filed 3-7-25; 8:45 am]
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