[Federal Register: July 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 146)]
[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-2007-27923]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0019, 1625-0062, 1625-0082, and
1625-0092
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 is forwarding four
Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval
for the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0019,
Alternative Compliance for International and Inland Navigation Rules--
33 CFR Parts 81 and 89; (2) 1625-0062, Approval of Alterations to
Marine Portable Tanks; Approval of Non-Specification Portable Tanks;
(3) 1625-0082, Navigation Safety
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Information and Emergency Instructions for Certain Towing Vessels; and
(4) 1625-0092, Sewage and Graywater Discharge Records for Certain
Cruise Vessels Operating on Alaskan Waters. Our ICRs describe the
information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by
OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our
performance of duties.
DATES: Please submit comments on or before August 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: To make sure your comments and related material do not enter
the docket [USCG-2007-27923] or OIRA more than once, please submit them
by only one of the following means:
(1)(a) By mail to the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. (b) By mail
to OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, to the attention
of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
(2)(a) By delivery to room W12-140 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 or by contacting
(b) OIRA at (202) 395-6566. To ensure your comments are received in
time, mark the fax to the attention of Mr. Nathan Lesser, 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) By e-mail to:
nlesser@omb.eop.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 W12-140 on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., 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 complete ICRs are available through this docket on the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Additionally, copies are available from
Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 1236 (Attn:
Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 2nd 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. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 366-9826, for questions on the
docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard invites comments on the
proposed collections of information to determine if collections are
necessary in the proper performance of Departmental functions. 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 information subject to 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(s) addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of
this request, [USCG 2007-27923]. For your comments to OIRA to be
considered, it is best if OIRA receives them on or before the August
30, 2007.
Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to
respond to this request 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 provide. 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-2007-27923], indicate the specific section of this
document or the ICR to which each comment applies, providing a 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 W12-140 on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., 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 (72 FR 24594, May
3, 2007) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request:
1. Title: Alternative Compliance for International and Inland
Navigation Rules--33 CFR parts 81 and 89.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0019.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Vessel owners, operators, builders, and agents.
Forms: None.
Abstract: The information collected provides an opportunity for an
owner, operator, builder, or agent of a unique vessel to present
reasons why the vessel cannot comply with existing International/Inland
Navigation Rules and how alternative compliance can be achieved. If
appropriate, a Certificate of Alternative Compliance is issued.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 180 hours
to 122 hours a year.
2. Title: Approval of Alterations to Marine Portable Tanks;
Approval of Non-Specification Portable Tanks.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0062.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
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Affected Public: Owners of marine portable tanks and owners/
designers of non-specification portable tanks.
Forms: None.
Abstract: The information will be used to evaluate the safety of
proposed alterations to marine portable tanks and non-specification
portable tank designs used to transfer hazardous materials during off-
shore operations.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains unchanged at 18 hours
a year.
3. Title: Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions
for Certain Towing Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0082.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners, operators, and masters of vessels.
Forms: None.
Abstract: Navigation safety regulations help assure 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.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 367,701
hours to 362,907 hours a year.
4. Title: Sewage and Graywater Discharge Records for Certain Cruise
Vessels Operating on Alaskan Waters.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0092.
Type Of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Owners, operators, and masters of vessels.
Forms: None.
Abstract: To comply with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001,
Public Law 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-315, this information
collection is needed to enforce sewage and graywater discharge
requirements from certain cruise ships operating on Alaskan waters.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 910 hours
to 637 hours a year.
Dated: July 20, 2007.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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