Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

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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