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OMB Control No:
1625-0079
ICR Reference No:
201308-1625-005
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201204-1625-002
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:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
11/19/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/23/2013
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2016
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2016
Responses
65,653
0
22,440
Time Burden (Hours)
31,730
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):
US Code:
46 USC 2103
Name of Law: Superintendence of The Merchant Marine
US Code:
46 USC 71
Name of Law: Licenses and Certificates ofRegistry
US Code:
46 USC 73
Name of Law: Merchant Mariners Documents
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1625-AA16
Final or interim final rulemaking
76 FR 45908
08/01/2011
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
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
65,653
22,440
0
43,213
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
31,730
17,927
0
13,803
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The Coast Guard published on August 1, 2011, a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) entitled "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 rulemaking proposed to- • change the medical exam requirements for STCW endorsed mariners from once every five years to once every two years; • require documented evidence of training or knowledge for two groups of mariners – personnel with security duties (except Vessel Security Officers, VSO) and all other mariners working aboard a vessel; and, recognize STCW endorsements issued by foreign governments. As a signatory to the STCW Convention, the STCW FR 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. The Coast Guard received no collection of information-related comments. In the near future, the Coast Guard will publish the STCW Final Rule [xx FR xxxxx]. The total annual recordkeeping burden is 31,730 hours for 32,623 respondents of which 13,803 hours are the result of the STCW Final Rule changes. The STCW final rule will increase the annual burden on 18,000 respondents submitting medical examination forms by approximately 25 minutes each. The total additional hours requested for this rulemaking is 7,500 [18,000 x (25/60)]. For the approximately 1,800 mariners holding STCW endorsements issued by foreign governments, this final rule will increase the annual burden by 105 respondents by approximately 15 minutes each. The total additional hours requested for this rulemaking is 450 [1,800 x (15/60)]. For other personnel with security training or awareness, this one-time requirement will impose a burden on 316 respondents by 15 minutes each, or approximately 5,853 hours [23,413 mariners x (15/60)].
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$332,802
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:
09/23/2013
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