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OMB Control No:
1625-0079
ICR Reference No:
201009-1625-010
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
200902-1625-002
Agency/Subagency:
DHS/USCG
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International Convention
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
Conclusion Date:
09/05/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/17/2011
Terms of Clearance:
DHS will resubmit this information collection for OMB approval at the final rule stage.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2012
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2013
Responses
22,440
0
22,440
Time Burden (Hours)
17,927
0
17,927
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
This information is necessary to ensure compliance with the international requirements of the STCW Convention, and to maintain an acceptable level of quality in activities associated with training and assessment of merchant mariners. Respondents are owners and operators of vessels, training institutions, and mariners.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 324 1147
Name of Law: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1625-AA16
Proposed rulemaking
74 FR 59354
11/17/2009
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
7
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Documentation of medical fitness
Maintenance of merchant mariners records by owner or operator
Documentary evidence showing that the personnel serving on passenger ships (other than Ro-Ros) on international voyages meet appropriate training
Documentation and submission of skills demonstration to the NMC
Documentation of training courses and students performance
Posting of watch schedules
Recording of training and assessment record books
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
A PROGRAM CHANGE will result from the SNPRM, "Implementation of the Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and Changes to Domestic Endorsements" [Docket No. USCG-2004-17914; RIN 1625-AA16; 76 FR 45908]. The Coast Guard is amending its regulations governing requirements for STCW endorsed mariners. As a signatory to the STCW Convention, this program change is necessary to demonstrate to the International Maritime Organization that the United States has in place certain specific regulations that implement the international requirements and related amendments to the STCW Convention.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$916,178
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
David DuPont 202 372-1497
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
06/17/2011
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