[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-2008-0204]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0015
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
an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval
for the following collection of information: 1625-0015, Bridge Permit
Application Guide (BPAG). Our ICR describes 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-2008-0204] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid
duplication, 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.
A copy of the complete ICR is 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 2008-0204]. For your comments to OIRA to be
considered, it is best if they are received on or before the 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-2008-0204], indicate
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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-2008-0204] 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 19084, April 8,
2008) required by44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request.
1. Title: Bridge Permit Application Guide (BPAG).
OMB Control Number: 1625-0015.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: The public and private owners of bridges over
navigable waters of the United States.
Abstract: The collection of information is a request for a bridge
permit request. The application is submitted to the Coast Guard for
approval of any proposed bridge project. A letter of application must
be submitted along with letter-size drawings (plans) and maps showing
the proposed project and its location. Sections 401, 491, and 525 of 33
U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard to approve plans and locations for all
bridges and causeways that go over navigable waters of the United
States. Bridge permit application regulations are contained in 33 CFR
115.50.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 2,240 to
3,315 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.
[FR Doc. E8-16420 Filed 7-17-08; 8:45 am]
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