[Federal Register: October 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 204)] [Notices] [Page 57181-57182] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr22oc99-114] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Coast Guard [USCG-1999-6334] Collection of Information by Agency Under Review by Office of Management and Budget AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT. ACTION: Request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, the Coast Guard [[Page 57182]] intends to request the approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the renewal of two information Collection Requests (ICRs). These ICRs comprise: 1. Vessel Reporting Requirement, and 2. Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge. Before submitting the ICRs to OMB, the Coast Guard is asking for comments on the collections described below. DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before December 21, 1999. ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to the Docket Management System (DMS) [USCG-1999-6334], U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, or deliver them to room PL-401, located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the same address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329. The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this Request. Comments will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room PL-401, located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the same address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also access this docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Copies of the complete ICRs are available through this docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and also from Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn: Barbara Davis), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is 202-267-2326. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, Office of Information Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on this document. With questions on the docket, ask Dorothy Walker, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, 202-366-9330. Request for Comments The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit written comments. Persons submitting comments should include their names and addresses, identify this document [USCG-1999-6334] and the specific ICR to which each comment applies, and give the reason(s) for each comment. Please submit all comments and attachments in an unbound format no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. Persons wanting acknowledgment of receipt of comments should enclose stamped, self-addressed postcards or envelopes. Information Collection Requests 1. Title: Vessel Reporting Requirement. OMB Control Number: 2115-0551. Summary: The collection of information requires the owner, charterer, managing operator, or agent of a vessel of the United States to immediately notify the Coast Guard if there is a reason to believe that his or her vessel may be lost or imperiled. The person must follow the report with written communication submitted to the Coast Guard within 24 hours. Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 2306 authorizes the Coast Guard to implement the reporting requirements necessary to determine whether a vessel is in distress or lost and to take appropriate action to provide needed assistance. Respondents: Owners, charterers, managing operators, or agents of U.S. vessels. Frequency: On occasion. Burden: The estimated burden is 137 hours annually. 2. Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge. OMB Control Number: 2115-0137. Summary: The collection of information requires any person in charge of a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility to report to the National Response Center, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any discharge of oil or a hazardous substance. Need: Titles 33 CFR 153.203, 40 CFR 263.30 and 264.56, and 49 CFR 171.15 mandate that the National Response Center be the central place to report all polluting spills by the public. Respondents: Persons in charge of vessels or onshore or offshore facilities. Frequency: On occasion. Burden: The estimated burden is 7,917 hours annually. Dated: October 15, 1999. G. N. Naccara, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Information and Technology. [FR Doc. 99-27664 Filed 10-21-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P