[Federal Register: July 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 139)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2008-0178]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0032, 1625-0037, 1625-0041 and
1625-0042
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding
four Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval
for the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0032, Vessel
Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements Under Title 46 U.S.
Code; (2) 1625-0037, Certificates of Compliance, Boiler/Pressure Vessel
Repairs, Cargo Gear Records, and Shipping Papers; (3) 1625-0041,
Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention Certificates and
Documents, and Equivalency Certificates; and (4) 1625-0042,
Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material Cargoes. Our
ICRs describe the information we seek to collect from the public.
Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens
commensurate with our performance of duties.
DATES: Please submit comments on or before August 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2008-0178] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid
duplication,
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please submit your comments by only one of the following means:
(1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://
www.regulation.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail to: oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov.
(2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590-0001. Hand deliver between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-
366-9329. (b) To OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, to
the attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
(3) Fax. (a) To DMF, 202-493-2251. (b) To OIRA at 202-395-6566. To
ensure your comments are received in time, mark the fax to the
attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
The DMF maintains the public docket for this notice. Comments and
material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in
this notice as being available in the docket, will become part of this
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov.
Copies of the complete ICRs are available through this docket on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are
available from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
(Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-
0001. The telephone number is 202-475-3523.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of
Information Management, telephone 202-475-3523 or fax 202-475-3929, for
questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, 202-366-9826, for questions on the docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard invites comments on whether
this information collection request should be granted based on it being
necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In
particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1)
The practical utility of the collections; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of information subject to the collections; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of collections on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number
of the ICR. Comments to Coast Guard must contain the docket number of
this request, [USCG 2007-0178]. For your comments to OIRA to be
considered, it is best if they are received on or before August 18,
2008.
Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to
respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials.
We will post all comments received, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov. They will include any personal information you
provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their DMF. Please see the
paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy'' below.
Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number [USCG-2008-0178], indicate the specific section of the
document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each
comment. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail
address, or other contact information in the body of your document so
that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
You may submit comments and material by electronic means, mail, fax, or
delivery to the DMF at the address under ADDRESSES; but please submit
them by only one means. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable
for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period. We may change the
documents supporting this collection of information or even the
underlying requirements in view of them. The Coast Guard and OIRA will
consider all comments and material received during the comment period.
Viewing comments and documents: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to
view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the
docket. Enter the docket number [USCG-2008-0178] in the Search box, and
click, ``Go>>.'' You may also visit the DMF in room W12-140 on the West
Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments
received in dockets by the name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Privacy
Act Statement of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477), or by visiting http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Previous Request for Comments
This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (73 FR 19082, April 8,
2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request
1. Title: Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting
Requirements Under Title 46 U.S. Code.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0032.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners, operators, agents, and masters of vessels.
Abstract: The Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program
regulations are found in 46 CFR, including parts 2, 26, 31, 71, 91,
107, 115, 126, 169, 176, and 189; as authorized in 46 U.S.C. A number
of reporting and recordkeeping requirements are contained therein. This
collection of information requires owners, operators, agents, or
masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post various
forms as part of the Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,471
hours to 1,686 hours a year.
2. Title: Certificates of Compliance, Boiler/Pressure Vessel
Repairs, Cargo Gear Records, and Shipping Papers.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0037.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
Abstract: Sections 3301, 3305, 3306, 3702, 3703, 3711, and 3714 of
46 U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard to establish marine safety
regulations to protect life, property, and the environment. These
regulations are prescribed in 46 CFR. This information is solely needed
to enable the Coast Guard to fulfill its responsibilities for maritime
safety under Title 46 of the U.S. Code. The affected public includes
some owners or operators of large merchant vessels and all foreign-flag
tankers calling at U.S. ports.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 13,577
hours to 17,274 hours a year. In the 60-day
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notice, the estimated burden was erroneously reported as 17,297 hours.
The supporting materials in the docket also had this error, and those
materials have been revised.
3. Title: Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention
Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0041.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
Abstract: Required by the adoption of the International Convention
for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78), these
certificates and documents are evidence of compliance with this
convention for U.S. vessels on international voyages. Without the
proper certificates or documents, a U.S. vessel could be detained in a
foreign port.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 6,874
hours to 2,067 hours a year. In the supporting materials posted to the
docket with the 60-day notice, the existing hour burden was erroneously
reported as 6,780 hours. The supporting materials in the docket have
been revised.
4. Title: Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material
Cargoes.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0042.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
Abstract: Section 3703 of 46 U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to
establish lightering regulations. Sections 156.200 to 156.330 of 33 CFR
prescribe the regulations, including pre-arrival notice, reporting of
incidents, and operating conditions. The information for this report
allows the Coast Guard to provide timely response to an emergency and
minimize the environmental damage from an oil or hazardous material
spill. Further, it also allows the Coast Guard to control the location
and procedures for lightering activities.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 324 hours
to 215 hours a year.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: July 9, 2008.
D. T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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