[Federal Register: February 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 33)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2005-23167]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget (OMB): 1625-0097, 1625-0103, and 1625-0104
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 three
Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs are as
follows: (1) 1625-0097, Plan Approval and Records for Marine
Engineering Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F; (2) 1625-0103, Mandatory Ship
Reporting System for the Northeast and Southeast Coasts of the United
States; (3) 1625-0104, Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials. The
ICRs describe 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 March 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not
reach the docket [USCG-2005-23167] 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 (DMS) 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 1236 (Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina),
1900 Half Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number
is (202) 475-3523.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of
Information Management, telephone (202) 475-3523 or fax (202) 475-3929,
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: 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
ICR addressed. Comments to DMS must
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contain the docket number of this request, [USCG 2005-23167]. For your
comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if OIRA receives them on
or before March 20, 2006.
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-2005-23167], 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.
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 (70 FR 73019,
December 8, 2005) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice
elicited no comment.
Information Collection Request
1. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engineering
Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0097.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
Forms: No forms associated with this collection.
Abstract: This collection of information requires an owner or
builder of a commercial vessel to submit to the U.S. Coast Guard for
review and approval, plans pertaining to marine engineering systems to
ensure that the vessel will meet regulatory standards.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 3,090
hours to 3,567 hours a year.
2. Title: Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and
Southeast Coasts of the United States.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0103.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Operators of certain vessels.
Forms: No forms associated with this collection.
Abstract: 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.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 88 hours
to 226 hours a year.
3. Title: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0104.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners and operators of tank barges.
Forms: No forms associated with this collection.
Abstract: This information is needed to ensure the safe shipment of
bulk hazardous liquids in barges. The requirements are necessary to
ensure that barges meet safety standards and to ensure that barges'
crewmembers have the information necessary to operate barges safely.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 10,903
hours to 13,255 hours a year.
Dated: February 10, 2006.
R. T. Hewitt,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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