[Federal Register: May 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 98)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2008-0383]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0028, 1625-0034, and 1625-0043
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit Information Collection Requests
(ICRs) and Analyses to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
requesting an extension of their approval for the following collections
of information: (1) 1625-0028, Course Approvals for Merchant Marine
Training Schools; (2) 1625-0034, Ships' Stores Certification for
Hazardous Materials Aboard Ships, and (3) 1625-0043, Ports and
Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR Subchapter P. Before submitting these
ICRs to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before July 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2008-
0383], please use only one of the following means:
(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (DMF) (M-30), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Hand deliver between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.
(4) Fax: 202-493-2251.
The DMF 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://www.regulations.gov.
Copies of the completed ICRs are available through this docket on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are
available from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
(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:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this information
collection request should be granted based on it being necessary for
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.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. We will post all comments received, without
change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will include any personal
information you provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their
DMF. Please see the paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy'' below.
Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number [USCG-2008-0383], indicate the specific section of the
document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each
comment. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail
address, or other contact information in the body of your document so
that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, mail,
fax, or delivery to the DMF 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,
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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: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to
view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the
docket. Enter the docket number [USCG-2008-0383] in the Search box, and
click, ``Go>>.'' You may also visit the DMF 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 by visiting http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Information Collection Request
1. Title: Course Approval and Records for Merchant Marine Training
Schools.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0028.
Summary: The information is needed to ensure that merchant marine
training schools meet minimal statutory requirements. The information
is used to approve the curriculum, facility and faculty for these
schools.
Need: 46 U.S.C. 7315 authorizes an applicant for a license or
document to substitute the completion of an approved course for a
portion of the required sea service. 46 CFR 10.302 prescribes the Coast
Guard regulations for course approval.
Respondents: Merchant marine training schools.
Frequency: Five years for reporting; one year for recordkeeping.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 27,675
hours to 97,260 hours a year.
2. Title: Ships' Stores Certification for Hazardous Materials
Aboard Ships.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0034.
Summary: The information is needed to ensure that personnel aboard
ships are made aware of the proper usage and stowage instructions for
certain hazardous materials. Provisions are made for waivers of
products in special DOT hazard classes.
Need: 46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe
regulations for the transportation, stowage, and use of ships' stores
and supplies of a dangerous nature. 46 CFR Part 147 prescribes the
regulations for hazardous ships' stores.
Respondents: Suppliers and manufacturers of hazardous products used
on ships.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 9 hours to
12 hours a year.
3. Title: Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR Subchapter P.
Summary: This collection of information allows the master, owner,
or agent of a vessel affected by these rules to request a deviation
from the requirements governing navigation safety equipment to the
extent that there is no reduction in safety.
Need: Provisions in 33 CFR chapter I, subchapter P, allow any
person directly affected by the rules in that subchapter to request a
deviation from any of the requirements as long as it does not
compromise safety. This collection enables the Coast Guard to evaluate
the information the respondent supplies, to determine whether it
justifies the request for a deviation.
Respondents: Master, owner, or agent of a vessel.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 3,171
hours to 2,865 hours a year.
Dated: May 13, 2008.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-11231 Filed 5-19-08; 8:45 am]
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