[Federal Register: November 15, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 219)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2005-22878]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0022, 1625-0079, 1625-0088,
1625-0093, and 1625-0094.
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of
five Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs are: (1) 1625-
0022, Application for Tonnage Measurement of Vessels; (2) 1625-0079,
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
(STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International Convention;
(3)1625-0088, Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast
United States; (4) 1625-0093, Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous
Materials in Bulk--Letter of Intent and Operations Manual; and (5)
1625-0094, Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids. 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 17,
2006.
ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not
enter the docket [USCG-2005-22878] 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 complete 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, telephone 202-267-2326, or fax 202-267-4814,
for questions on these documents; or telephone Ms. Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, 202-493-0402, for questions on the
docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to respond to this request for comments by
submitting comments and related materials. We will post all comments
received, without change, to http://dms.dot.gov; 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 Policy'' below.
Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your
name and address, identify the docket number [USCG-2005-22878],
indicate the specific section of the 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,
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2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.
Information Collection Request
1. Title: Application for Tonnage Measurement of Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0022.
Summary: The information from this collection helps the Coast Guard
to determine a vessel's tonnage. Tonnage in turn helps to determine
licensing, inspection, safety requirements, and operating fees.
Need: 46 U.S.C. 14104 requires the measurement of certain vessels
for tonnage. 46 CFR part 69 prescribes the rules for this measurement.
Respondents: Owners of vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 33,000
hours to 38,000 hours a year.
2. Title: Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International
Convention.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0079.
Summary: This information is necessary to ensure compliance with
the international requirements of the STCW Convention, and to maintain
an acceptable level of quality in activities associated with training
and assessment of merchant mariners.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 authorizes the Coast Guard to
issue regulation related to licensing of merchant mariners. Title 46
CFR subchapter I, subchapter B, prescribe the regulations.
Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels, training
institutions, and mariners.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 18,693
hours to 23,767 hours a year.
3. Title: Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast
United States.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0088.
Summary: The information collection requirement for a voyage plan
serves as a preventive measure and assists in ensuring the successful
execution and completion of a voyage in the First Coast Guard District.
This regulation (33 CFR 165.100), issued under authority of sec. 311 of
Pub. L. 105-383, 112 Stat. 3411, and 33 U.S.C 1231, applies to primary
towing vessels engaged in towing certain tank barges carrying petroleum
oil in bulk as cargo.
Need: The information for a voyage plan will provide a mechanism
for assisting vessels towing tank barges to identify those specific
risks, potential equipment failures, or human errors that may lead to
accidents.
Respondents: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 420 hours
to 31,651 hours a year.
4. Title: Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in
Bulk--Letter of Intent and Operations Manual.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0093.
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
Operations Manual (OM) is also required for this type of facility. The
OM establishes procedures to follow when conducting transfers and in
the event of a spill.
Need: Title 33 U.S.C. 1321 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe
pollution prevention regulation. Title 33 CFR 154.110 prescribes the
regulations related to a Letter of Intent and 33 CFR 154 subpart B
prescribe the regulations related to an OM.
Respondents: Operators of facilities that transfer oil or hazardous
materials in bulk.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 27,819
hours to 47,200 hours a year.
5. Title: Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0094.
Summary: This information is needed to ensure the safe transport of
bulk hazardous liquids on chemical tank vessels and to protect the
environment from pollution.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe
regulations for protection of against hazards to life, property and the
marine environment. Title 46 CFR part 153 prescribe regulations for the
safe transport by vessel of bulk hazardous liquids.
Respondents: Owners and operators of chemical tank vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 738 hours
to 1,959 hours a year.
Dated: November 7, 2005.
R.T. Hewitt,
Rear Admiral, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications
Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 05-22575 Filed 11-14-05; 8:45 am]
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