[Federal Register: February 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 31)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[USCG 2002-13766]
Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0142, 2115-0089, 2115-0137,
2115-0143, and 2115-0541
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded the
five Information Collection Reports (ICRs) abstracted below to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. Our ICRs describe
the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comment
by OIRA ensures that we impose only paperwork burdens commensurate with
our performance of duties.
DATES: Please submit comments on or before March 17, 2003.
ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not
enter the docket (USCG 2002-13766) more than once, please submit them
by only one of the following means:
(1)(a) By mail to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC
20590-0001.
(b) By mail to OIRA, 725 17th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20503, to
the attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard. Caution: Because
of recent delays in the delivery of mail, your comments may reach the
Facility more quickly if you choose one of the other means described
below.
(2)(a) By delivery to room PL-401 at the address given in paragraph
(1)(a) above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.The telephone number is 202-366-9329. (b) By delivery
to OIRA, at the address given in paragraph (1)(b) above, to the
attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
(3) By fax to (a) the Facility at 202-493-2251 and (b) OIRA at 202-
395-5806, or e-mail to OIRA at oira_docket@omb.eop.gov attention: Desk
Officer for the Coast Guard. (4)(a) Electronically through the Web Site
for the Docket Management System at http://dms.dot.gov. (b) OIRA does
not have a website on which you can post your comments.
The Facility 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 PL-
401 (Plaza level), 400 Seventh Street SW., 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://dms.dot.gov.
Copies of the complete ICRs are available for inspection and
copying in public dockets. They are available in docket USCG 2002-13766
of the Docket Management Facility between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays; for inspection and printing on
the internet at http://dms.dot.gov; and for inspection from the
Commandant (G-CIM-2), U.S. Coast Guard, room 6106, 2100 Second Street
SW., Washington, DC, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, Office of Information
Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on this document; Dorothy
Beard, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 202-366-5149, for questions on the docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory History
This request constitutes the 30-day notice required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard has already published [67 FR 69808 (November 19, 2002)] the
60-day notice required by OIRA. That notice elicited no comments.
Request for Comments
The Coast Guard invites comments on the proposed collection of
information to determine whether the collection is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the Department. In particular,
the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical
utility of the collection; (2) the accuracy of the Department's
estimated burden of the collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information that is the subject of the
collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collection on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments, to DMS or OIRA, must contain the OMB Control Number of
the ICR addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of
this request, USCG 2002-13766. Comments to OIRA are best assured of
having their full effect if OIRA receives them 30 or fewer days after
the publication of this request.
Information Collection Request
1. Title: Approval of Plans and Records for Marine Engineering
Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0142.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
Form: This collection of information does not require the public to
fill out forms, but does require the information to be in written
format to the Coast Guard.
Abstract: This collection of information requires an owner or
builder of a commercial vessel to submit to the U.S. Coast Guard, for
review and approval, plans pertaining to marine-engineering systems to
ensure that the vessel will meet regulatory standards.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 3,090 hours
a year.
2. Title: Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0089.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and operators of chemical tank vessels.
Forms: CG-4602B, CG-5148, CG-4148A, CG-5148B and CG-5461.
Abstract: This information is needed to ensure the safe transport
of bulk hazardous liquids on chemical tank vessels and to protect the
environment from pollution.
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Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 738 hours a
year.
3. Title: Report of Discharge of Oil or Hazardous Substance.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0137.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Persons in charge of vessels or onshore or
offshore facilities.
Form: This collection of information does not require the public to
fill out forms, but does require them to report, by phone using a toll-
free number, any pollution discharge to the National Response Center
(NRC).
Abstract: The collection of information requires any person in
charge of a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility to report to the
NRC, as soon as he or she knows of any discharge of oil or a hazardous
substance.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 8,667 hours
a year.
4. Title: Records Relating to Citizenship of Personnel on Units
Engaged in Activities on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
OMB Control Number: 2115-0143.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Operators of vessels and units engaged in
activities on the OCS.
Form: This collection of information does not require the public to
fill out forms, but does require employers to ascertain citizenship of
their employees on the OCS.
Abstract: Vessels and units engaged in activities on the OCS
(exploration and exploitation of offshore resources such as gas and
oil) must be manned and crewed by U.S. citizens or permanent resident
aliens (43 U.S.C. 1356). Employers must, by 33 CFR 141.35, maintain
records demonstrating compliance.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 442 hours a
year.
5. Title: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0541.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and operators of tank barges.
Form: This collection of information does not require the public to
fill out forms, but does require the information to be in written
format to the Coast Guard.
Abstract: This information is needed to ensure the safe shipment of
bulk hazardous liquids in barges. In particular, it is needed to ensure
that barges meet safety standards and to ensure that barges'
crewmembers have the information necessary to operate barges safely.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 10,903 hours
a year.
Dated: February 4, 2003.
Clifford I. Pearson,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Information and Technology.
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