[Federal Register: July 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 143)]
[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-2004-17511]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0025 [Formerly 2115-0100],
1625-0030 [Formerly 2115-0120], 1625-0072 [Formerly 2115-0613], 1625-
0078 [Formerly 2115-0623] and 1625-0082 [Formerly 2115-0628]
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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 five
Information Collection Reports (ICRs)--1625-0025, Carriage of Bulk
Solids
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Requiring Special Handling--46 CFR part 148; 1625-0030, Oil and
Hazardous Materials Transfer Procedures; 1625-0072, Waste Management
Plans, Refuse Discharge Logs, and Letters of Instruction for Certain
Persons-in-Charge (PIC); 1625-0078, Licensing and Manning Requirements
for Officers on Towing Vessels; and 1625-0082, Navigation Safety
Equipment and Emergency Instructions for Certain Towing Vessels--
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 August 26, 2004.
ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not
enter the docket [USCG-2004-17511] 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.
(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 Docket Management Facility at 202-493-2251.
(4) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket Management
System at http://dms.dot.gov.
The Docket Management 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 completed ICRs are available through this docket on
the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, and also from Commandant (CG-611),
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina),
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number
is 202-267-2326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of
Information Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on these documents;
or Ms. Andrea M. Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 202-366-
0271, for questions on the docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this request for comment by
submitting comments and related materials. We will post all comments
received, without change, to http://dms.dot.gov, and they will include
any personal information you have provided. We have an agreement with
DOT to use the Docket Management Facility. Please see the paragraph on
DOT's ``Privacy Act'' below.
Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your
name and address, identify the docket number for this request for
comment [USCG-2004-17511], indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each
comment. You may submit your comments and material by electronic means,
mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket Management Facility 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.
Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, go
to http://dms.dot.gov at any time and conduct a simple search using the
docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in
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.
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 you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.
Regulatory History: This request constitutes the 30-day notice
required by OIRA. The Coast Guard has already published (69 FR 19446,
April 13, 2004) 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 collections
are 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 collections; (2) the
accuracy of the Department's estimated burden of the collections; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
that is the subject of 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 DMS or OIRA, must contain the OMB Control Number of
the Information Collection Reports (ICR) addressed. Comments to DMS
must contain the docket number of this request, USCG 2003-16251
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 Requests
1. Title: Carriage of Bulk Solids Requiring Special Handling--46
CFR part 148.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0025 [Formerly 2115-0100].
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels that carry certain
bulk solids.
Form: None.
Abstract: The Coast Guard administers and enforces statutes and
rules for the safe transport and stowage of hazardous materials,
including bulk solids. Under 46 CFR part 148, the Coast Guard may issue
special permits for the carriage of bulk solids requiring special
handling.
Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 1,130 hours a year.
2. Title: Oil and Hazardous Materials Transfer Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0030 [Formerly 2115-0120].
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
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Form: None.
Abstract: Title 33 U.S.C. 1231 authorizes the Coast Guard to
prescribe regulations related to the prevention of pollution. Title 33
CFR part 155 prescribe pollution prevention regulations including those
related to transfer procedures.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 89 hours a year.
3. Title: Waste Management Plans, Refuse Discharge Logs, and
Letters of Instruction for Certain Persons-in-Charge (PIC).
OMB Control Number: 1625-0072 [Formerly 2115-0613].
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners, operators, masters, and persons-in-charge
of vessels.
Form: None.
Abstract: This collection of information is needed as part of the
Coast Guard's pollution prevention compliance program.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 55,484 hours a year.
4. Title: Licensing and Manning Requirements for Officers of Towing
Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0078 [Formerly 2115-0623].
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
Form: None.
Abstract: Title 46 CFR part 10 prescribe regulations for the
licensing of maritime personnel. This information collection is
necessary to ensure that a mariner's training information is available
to assist in determining his or her overall qualifications to hold
certain licenses.
Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 17,159 hours a year.
5. Title: Navigation Safety Equipment and Emergency Instructions
for Certain Towing Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0082 [Formerly 2115-0628].
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners, operators, and masters of vessels.
Form: None.
Abstract: The purpose of the regulations is to improve the safety
of towing vessels and the crews that operate them.
Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 367,701 hours a year.
Dated: July 15, 2004
Nathaniel S. Heiner,
Acting Assistant Commandant for C4 and Information Technology.
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