30 Day Federal Register Notice

[Federal Register: October 2, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 190)]

[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-2006-25280]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0052, 1625-0057, and 1625-0065

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 three

Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) to request an extension of their approval

of the following collections of information. The ICRs are: (1) 1625-

0052, Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned Barges;

(2) 1625-0057, Small Passenger Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapters K and

T; and (3) 1625-0065, Offshore Supply Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapter

L. 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 November 1, 2006.

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

reach the docket [USCG-2006-25280] 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 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

[email protected].

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://dms.dot.gov.

Copies of the complete ICRs are available through this docket on

the Internet at 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

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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 2006-25280]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered,

it is best if OIRA receives them on or before November 1, 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://dms.dot.gov, 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-2006-25280], 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://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://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 40525, July

17, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no

comments.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned

Barges.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0052.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners of tank barges.

Forms: None.

Abstract: The Coast Guard uses the results of nondestructive

testing to evaluate the suitability of older pressure-vessel-type cargo

tanks of unmanned barges to remain in service. Once every 10 years it

subjects such a tank, on an unmanned barge 30 years old or older, to

nondestructive testing.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 72 hours

to 104 hours a year.

2. Title: Small Passenger Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapters K and

T.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0057.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of small passenger vessels.

Forms: CG-841, CG-854, CG-948, CG-949, CG-3752, and CG-5256.

Abstract: These information requirements are necessary for the

proper administration and enforcement of the program on safety of

commercial vessels as it affects small passenger vessels. The

requirements affect small passenger vessels (under 100 gross tons) that

carry more than 6 passengers.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 366,798

hours to 353,263 hours a year

3. Title: Offshore Supply Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapter L.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0065.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.

Forms: None.

Abstract: The OSV posting/marking requirements are needed to

provide instructions to those on board of actions to be taken in the

event of an emergency. The reporting/recordkeeping requirements verify

compliance with regulations without Coast Guard presence to witness

routine matters, including OSVs based overseas as an alternative to

Coast Guard reinspection.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 6,175

hours to 6,169 hours a year.

Dated: September 22, 2006.

R.T. Hewitt,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. E6-16224 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]

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