30 DAY Federal Register Notice

[Federal Register: April 25, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 79)]

[Notices]

[Page 23936-23938]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-23665]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget (OMB): 1625-0009, 1625-0014, 1625-0038, and 1625-0039

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 four

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) 1625-0009, Oil Record Book for Ships; (2) 1625-0014,

Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic Research

Vessels; (3) 1625-0038; Plan Approval and Records for Tank, Passenger,

Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units,

Nautical School Vessels, Oceanographic Research Vessels and Electrical

Engineering--46 CFR Subchapters D, H, I, I-A, J, R, and U; and (4)

1625-0039, Declaration of Inspection Before Transfer of Liquid Cargo in

Bulk. Our ICRs describe the 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 May 25, 2006.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not

reach the docket [USCG-2006-23665] 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 Street, 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-

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6566, or e-mail to OIRA at [email protected] attention: Desk

Officer for the Coast Guard.

(4)(a) Electronically through the Web site for the Docket

Management System (DMS) at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=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://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://dms.dot.gov.

Copies of the complete ICRs are available through this docket on

the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://dms.dot.gov, and also from Commandant (CG-611),

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 1236 (Attn: Ms. Barbara Davis),

2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number

is (202) 475-3523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Davis, Office of

Information Management, telephone (202) 475-3523 or fax (202) 475-3929,

for questions on these documents; or 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

ICRs addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of this

request, [USCG 2006-23665]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered,

it is best if OIRA receives them on or before May 25, 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://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&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-2006-23665], 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://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&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://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=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 (71 FR 4604,

January 27, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice

elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Oil Record Book for Ships.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0009.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Operators of vessels.

Forms: CG-4602A.

Abstract: This information is used to verify sightings of actual

violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) to

determine the level of compliance with International Convention for

Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) and as a means of

reinforcing the discharge provisions.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 29,048

hours to 26,993 hours a year.

2. Title: Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic

Research Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0014.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners or operators of vessels.

Forms: None.

Abstract: This information is necessary to ensure a vessel

qualifies for the designation.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 21 hours

to 51 hours a year.

3. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo and

Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical School

Vessels, Oceanographic Research Vessels and Electrical Engineering--46

CFR Subchapters D, H, I, I-A, J, R, and U.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0038.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Shipyards, designers, and manufacturers of certain

vessels.

Forms: None.

Abstract: This information collection requires the shipyard,

designer or manufacturer for the construction of a vessel to submit

plans, technical information and operating manuals to the Coast Guard.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 8,835

hours to 13,790 hours a year.

4. Title: Declaration of Inspection Before Transfer of Liquid Cargo

in Bulk.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0039.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Persons-in-charge of transfers.

Forms: None.

Abstract: A Declaration of Inspection (DOI) documents the transfer

of oil and hazardous materials, to help prevent spills and damage to a

facility or vessel.

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Persons-in-charge of the transfer operations must review and certify

compliance with procedures specified by the terms of the DOI.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 66,223

hours to 68,534 hours a year.

Dated: April 20, 2006.

C.S. Johnson, Jr.,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command,

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. E6-6203 Filed 4-24-06; 8:45 am]

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