[Federal Register: April 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 71)]
[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, the
Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of five
Information Collection Requests (ICRs).
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The ICRs comprise (1) 1625-0025, Carriage of Bulk Solids Requiring
Special Handling--46 CFR Part 148; (2) 1625-0030, Oil and Hazardous
Materials Transfer Procedures; (3) 1625-0072, Waste Management Plans,
Refuse Discharge Logs, and Letters of Instruction for Certain Persons-
in-Charge (PIC); (4) 1625-0078, Licensing and Manning Requirements for
Officers of Towing Vessels; and (5) 1625-0082, Navigation Safety
Equipment and Emergency Instructions for Certain Towing Vessels. 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 June 14, 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. 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 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 complete ICR 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, U.S. DOT, 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.
Information Collection Requests
1. Title: Carriage of Bulk Solids Requiring Special Handling--46
CFR Part 148.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0025 [Formerly 2115-0100].
Summary: The information in the application for a special permit
allows the Coast Guard to: (1) Determine the severity of the hazard
posed by the material; (2) set specific guidelines for safe carriage;
or, (3) if the material presents too great a hazard, deny permission
for shipping the material.
Need: 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.
Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels that carry certain
bulk solids.
Frequency: On occasion.
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].
Summary: The collection of information requires vessels with a
cargo capacity of 250 barrels or more of oil or hazardous materials to
develop and maintain transfer procedures. Transfer procedures provide
basic safety information for operating transfer systems with the goal
of pollution prevention.
Need: 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.
Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
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].
Summary: This information is needed to ensure that: (1) certain
U.S. oceangoing vessels develop and maintain a waste management plan;
(2) certain U.S. oceangoing vessels maintain refuse discharge records;
and (3) certain individuals that act as
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person-in-charge of the transfer of fuel receive a letter of
instruction, for prevention of pollution.
Need: This collection of information is needed as part of the Coast
Guard's pollution prevention compliance program.
Respondents: Owners, operators, masters, and persons-in-charge of
vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
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].
Summary: Licensing and manning requirements ensure that towing
vessels operating on the navigable waters of the U.S. are under the
control of licensed officers who meet certain qualification and
training standards.
Need: 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.
Respondents: Owners and operators towing vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
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].
Summary: Navigation safety regulations help assure that the mariner
piloting a towing vessel has adequate equipment, charts, maps, and
other publications. For inspected towing vessels, a muster list and
emergency instructions provide effective plans and references for crew
to follow in an emergency situation.
Need: The purpose of the regulations is to improve the safety of
towing vessels and the crews that operate them.
Respondents: Owners, operators and masters of vessels.
Frequency: On occasion
Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 367,701 hours a year.
Dated: April 8 2004.
Nathaniel S. Heiner,
Acting, Assistant Commandant for C4 and Information Technology.
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