[Federal Register: November 19, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 223)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[USCG 2002-13767]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0606, 2115-0077, 2115-0096,
2115-0549, 2115-0603 and 2115-0640
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of six
Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs comprise (1) National
Response Resource Inventory; (2) Facilities Transferring Oil or
Hazardous Materials in Bulk--Letter of Intent and Operations Manual;
(3) Records on Oil and Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention and
Safety: Equivalents, Alternatives, and Exemptions; (4) Requirements for
the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Compressed Natural Gas as
Cooking Fuel on Passenger Vessels; (5) Periodic Gauging and Engineering
Analyses for Certain Tank Vessels Over 30 Years Old; and (6) Mandatory
Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and Southeast Coasts of the
United States. Before submitting the ICRs to OMB, the Coast Guard is
inviting comments on them as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before January 21,
2003.
ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not
enter the docket (USCG 2002-13767) more than once, please submit them
by only one of the following means:
(1) By mail to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington,
DC 20590-0001. 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) By delivery to room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
(3) By fax to the Facility at 202-493-2251.
(4) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket Management
System at http://dms.dot.gov.
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 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 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 ICR are available through this docket on the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, and also from Commandant (G-CIM-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 these documents; or Dorothy
Beard, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. DOT, 202-366-5149,
for questions on the docket.
Request for Comments
The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit comments.
Persons submitting comments should include their names and addresses,
identify this document by docket number (USCG 2002-13767), and give the
reasons for the comments. 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: National Response Resource Inventory.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0606.
Summary: The information is needed to improve the effectiveness of
deploying response equipment in the event of an oil spill. It may also
be used in the development of contingency plans.
Need: Section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) (Pub.
L. 101-380) requires the Coast Guard to compile and maintain a
comprehensive list of spill-removal equipment. This collection helps
fulfill that requirement.
Respondents: Organizations that remove oil spills.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,224 hours a year.
2. Title: Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in
Bulk--Letter of Intent and Operations Manual (OM).
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OMB Control Number: 2115-0077.
Summary: A Letter of Intent is a notice to the Coast Guard Captain
of the Port that an operator intends to operate a facility that will
transfer bulk oil or hazardous materials to or from vessels. An OM
establishes procedures to follow when conducting the transfer and in
the event of a spill.
Need: 33 U.S.C. 1321 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe rules
for preventing pollution. 33 CFR 154.110 prescribes the rules for a
letter of intent, and 33 CFR 154 subpart B prescribes those for an OM.
Respondents: Operators of facilities that transfer oil or hazardous
materials in bulk.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 27,819 hours a year.
3. Title: Records on Oil and Hazardous Material Pollution
Prevention and Safety: Equivalents, Alternatives, and Exemptions.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0096.
Summary: This information is needed to minimize the number and
impact of pollution discharges and accidents occurring during transfer
of oil or hazardous materials. It also helps to evaluate proposed
alternatives and requests for exemptions.
Need: The information collected under this rule is needed to: (1)
Prevent or mitigate the results of an accidental release of liquid
hazardous materials being transferred in bulk at waterfront facilities;
(2) ensure that facilities and vessels that use vapor-control systems
are in compliance with the safety standards developed by the Coast
Guard; (3) provide requirements for equipment and operations by
facilities and vessels that transfer oil or hazardous materials in bulk
to or from vessels with a capacity of 250 or more barrels; and (4)
provide procedures for operators of vessels or facilities who request
exemption or partial exemption from the requirements of the rules for
preventing pollution.
Respondents: Operators of facilities and vessels transferring oil
and hazardous materials in bulk.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,440 hours a year.
4. Title: Requirements for the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and
Compressed Natural Gas as Cooking Fuel on Passenger Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0549.
Summary: The collection of information requires passenger vessels
to have posted two placards that contain safety and operating
instructions on the use of cooking appliances that employ liquefied gas
or compressed natural gas.
Need: 46 U.S.C. 3306(a)(6) authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe
rules for the use of vessel stores of a dangerous nature. These rules
cover both uninspected and inspected passenger vessels.
Respondents: Owners and operators of passenger vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 2,680 hours a year.
5. Title: Periodic Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain
Tank Vessels Over 30 Years Old.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0603.
Summary: OPA 1990 requires the issuance of rules for the structural
integrity of tank vessels, including periodic gauging of the plating
thickness of tank vessels over 30 years old. This also helps to verify
the structural integrity of older such vessels.
Need: 46 U.S.C. 3703 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe rules
for tank vessels, including rules on design, construction, alteration,
repair, and maintenance. 46 CFR 31.10-21a prescribes those for periodic
gauging and engineering analyses of certain tank vessels over 30 years
old.
Respondents: Owners and operators of certain tank vessels.
Frequency: Every 5 years.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 13,688 hours a year.
6. Title: Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and
Southeast Coasts of the United States.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0640.
Summary: The information is needed to reduce the number of ship
collisions with endangered northern right whales. The rules establish
two mandatory ship-reporting systems off the northeast and southeast
coasts of the United States.
Need: The collection involves ships' reporting by radio to a shore-
based authority when entering the areas covered by the reporting
system. The ships will, in return, receive information to reduce the
likelihood of collisions between themselves and northern right whales--
an endangered species--in the areas established with critical-habitat
designation.
Respondents: Operators of certain vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 88 hours a year.
Dated: November 7, 2002.
C.I. Pearson,
Director of Information and Technology.
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