[Federal Register: May 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 87)]
[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-2005-20338]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget (OMB): 1625-0067 and 1625-0068
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 two
Information Collection Requests (ICRs)--(1) 1625-0067, Claims Under the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and (2) 1625-0068, State Access to The Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund For Removal Costs Under the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990--abstracted below, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and comment. Our ICR describes 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 June 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not
reach the docket [USCG-2005-20338] or OIRA 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 (DOT), room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) By mail to OIRA, 725 17th St NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, to the attention of the Desk Officer for the
Coast Guard.
(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) 493-2298 and (b) OIRA at
(202) 395-6566, 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 Web
site on which you can post your comments.
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: Ms. Barbara Davis),
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number
is (202) 267-2326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Davis, Office of
Information Management, telephone (202) 267-2326 or fax (202) 267-4814,
for questions on these documents; or Ms. Andrea M. Jenkins, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 366-0271, for questions on the
docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard invites comments on the
proposed collections 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 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 (ICRs) addressed. Comments to DMS must
contain the docket number of this request, [USCG 2005-20338]. For your
comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if OIRA receives them on
or before the June 6, 2005.
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, and they will include any personal information you
have provided. We have an agreement with DOT to use their 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 for this request for
comment [USCG-2005-20338], indicate the specific section of this
document or the ICR 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.
The Coast Guard and OIRA 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.
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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.
Previous Request for Comments
This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard has already published the 60-day notice required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2) (70 FR 8399, February 18, 2005). That notice elicited
no comments.
Information Collection Request
1. Title: Claims Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0067.
Type of Request: Extension.
Affected Public: Claimants and responsible parties of oil spills.
Forms: None.
Abstract: The Coast Guard will use the information collected under
this information collection request to (1) determine whether oil-spill-
related claims submitted to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund are
compensable and, (2) if they are, to ensure proper compensation for the
claimant.
Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is increased from 13,722 to
14,800 hours a year.
2. Title: State Access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for
Removal Costs Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0068.
Type of Request: Extension.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Forms: None.
Abstract: The Coast Guard will use information provided by the
State to the Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center to determine
whether expenditures submitted by the state to the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund are compensable and, if they are, to ensure payment of the
correct amount of funding from the Fund.
Burden Estimates: The estimated burden remains the same, 3 hours a
year.
Dated: April 27, 2005.
Nathaniel S. Heiner,
Acting, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications,
Computers and Information Technology.
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