[Federal Register: October 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 208)]
[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-2008-1036]
Information Collection Requests to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0079 and 1625-0088
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) 1625-0079, Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the
International Convention; and (2) 1625-0088, Voyage Planning for Tank
Barge Transits in the Northeast United States. 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 December 26,
2008.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2008-
1036], 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: Same as mail address above, 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 ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number [USCG-2008-1036], 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, 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-2008-1036] 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 a Privacy Act
statement regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Information Collection Requests
1. 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: 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 authorizes the Coast Guard to issue
regulations related to licensing of merchant mariners. These
regulations are
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contained in 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter B.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels, training
institutions, and mariners.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 23,767
hours to 17,928 hours per year.
2. 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.
The regulation associated with this collection of information (33 CFR
165.100) applies to primary towing vessels engaged in towing certain
tank barges carrying petroleum oil in bulk as cargo.
Need: Section 311 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998,
Pub. L. 105-383, 33 U.S.C. 1231, and 46 U.S.C. 3719 authorize the Coast
Guard to promulgate regulations for towing vessel and barge safety for
the waters of the Northeast subject to the jurisdiction of the First
Coast Guard District. This regulation is contained in 33 CFR 165.100.
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.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 31,651
hours to 2,692 hours per year.
Dated: October 20, 2008.
D. T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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