[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5815-5817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2300]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2011-0016; OMB Control numbers: 1625-0005, 1625-0024, 1625-0036
and 1625-0061]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget
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) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of
revisions to the following collections of information: 1625-0005,
Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Materials, 1625-0024, Safety
Approval of Cargo Containers, 1625-0036, Plan Approval and Records for
U.S. and Foreign Tank Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk, and 1625-0061,
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Regulations.
Our ICRs describe the information we seek to collect from the
public. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA, the Coast Guard is
inviting comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before April 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2011-0016] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Hand delivery: 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. To ensure your comments are received in a
timely manner, mark the fax, to attention Desk Officer for the Coast
Guard.
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 the
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 the docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov.
Copies of the ICRs are available through the docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from:
COMMANDANT (CG-611), ATTN PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, U.S. COAST
GUARD, 2100 2ND ST., SW. STOP 7101, WASHINGTON DC 20593-7101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office
of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3652, 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
This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection,
and other important information describing the Collections. There is
one ICR for each Collection.
The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be
granted based on the Collections 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 the Collections on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. In response to
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your comments, we may revise these ICRs or decide not to seek approval
for the Collections. We will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of
the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2011-0016], and
must be received by April 4, 2011. 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-
2011-0016], indicate the specific section of the document to which each
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit
your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If
you submit a comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be
considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit
the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be
considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is
received at the DMF. 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. To submit your comment online, go
to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2011-0016'' in the
``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand 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 comments 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
and will address them accordingly.
Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the docket, go
to http://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box,
which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box
insert ``USCG-2011-0016'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket
Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. You may also visit the DMF in Room
W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Information Collection Requests
1. Title: Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Materials.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0005.
Summary: The information sought by this collection, which includes
form CG-4260, ensures the safe handling of explosives and other
hazardous materials around ports and aboard vessels.
Need: Sections 1225 and 1231 of 33 U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard
to establish standards for the handling, storage, and movement of
hazardous materials on a vessel and waterfront facility. Regulations in
33 CFR 126.17, 49 CFR 176.100, and 176.415 prescribe the rules for
facilities and vessels.
Forms: CG-4260.
Respondents: Shipping agents and terminal operators that handle
hazardous materials.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 185 hours
to 205 hours a year.
2. Title: Safety Approval of Cargo Containers.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0024.
Summary: This information collection is associated with
requirements for owners and manufacturers of cargo containers to submit
information and keep records associated with the approval and
inspection of those containers. This information is required to ensure
compliance with the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC),
29 U.S.T. 3707; T.I.A.S. 9037.
Need: This collection of information addresses the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements for containers in 49 CFR parts 450 through
453. These rules are necessary since the U.S. is signatory to the CSC.
The CSC requires all containers to be safety approved prior to being
used in trade. These rules prescribe only the minimum requirements of
the CSC.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and manufacturers of containers, and
organizations that the Coast Guard delegates to act as an approval
authority.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 105,920
hours to 104,096 hours a year.
3. Title: Plan Approval and Records for U.S. and Foreign Tank
Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0036.
Summary: This information collection aids the Coast Guard in
determining if a vessel complies with certain safety and environmental
protection standards. Plans, to include records, for construction or
modification of U.S. or foreign vessels submitted and maintained on
board are required for compliance with these standards.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 provides the Coast Guard with the
authority to regulate design, construction, alteration, repair,
maintenance, operation, equipping, personnel qualification, and manning
of vessels carrying oil in bulk. See e.g., 33 CFR part 157, Rules for
the Protection of the Marine Environment Relating to Tank Vessels
Carrying Oil in Bulk, and 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter D, Tank Vessels.
Forms: Not applicable.
Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,253
hours to 1,357 hours a year.
4. Title: Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0061.
Summary: This information collection is intended to improve safety
on board vessels in the commercial fishing industry. The requirements
apply to those vessels and to seamen on them.
Need: Under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 6104, the U.S. Coast Guard
has promulgated regulations in 46 CFR Part 28 to reduce the
unacceptably high level of fatalities and accidents in the commercial
fishing industry. The rules allowing the collection also provide means
of verifying compliance and enhancing safe operation of fishing
vessels.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners, agents, individuals-in-charge of commercial
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fishing vessels, and insurance underwriters.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 5,917
hours to 5,945 hours a year.
Dated: January 28, 2011.
R. E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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