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[Federal Register: March 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 56)]

[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-2006-26741]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0007, 1625-0049, 1625-0064 and

1625-0074

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 four

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

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

0007, Characteristics of Liquid Chemicals Proposed for Bulk Water

Movement; (2) 1625-0049, Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied

Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG); (3) 1625-0064,

Plan Approval and Records for Subdivision and Stability Regulations--

Title 46 CFR Subchapter S; and (4) 1625-0074, Direct User Fees for

Inspection or Examination of U.S. and Foreign Commercial Vessels. 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 April 23, 2007.

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

reach the docket [USCG-2006-26741] 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://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=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://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: 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; 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 2006-26741]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered,

it is best if OIRA receives them on or before the April 23, 2007.

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; 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-2006-26741], 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.

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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 (72 FR 970, January

9, 2007) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no

comments.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Characteristics of Liquid Chemicals Proposed for Bulk

Water Movement.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0007.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Manufacturers of chemicals.

Forms: CG-4355.

Abstract: The Coast Guard requires manufacturers of new chemicals

to submit data on new materials. From the data, the Coast Guard

determines the appropriate precautions to take.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 108 hours

to 78 hours a year.

For this collection, we corrected item 13 of the ICR cover sheet to

reflect the supporting statement explanation of the difference in

burden hours. The difference is because of an adjustment rather than a

program change. A corrected ICR has been added to the docket.

2. Title: Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas

(LNG) and Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG).

OMB Control Number: 1625-0049.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of waterfront facilities that

transfer LNG or LHG.

Forms: None.

Abstract: LNG and other LHG present a risk to the public when

handled at waterfront facilities. These rules should either prevent

accidental releases at waterfront facilities or mitigate their results.

They are necessary to promote and verify compliance with safety

standards.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 3,540

hours to 2,838 hours a year.

For this collection, we corrected item 13 of the ICR cover sheet to

reflect the supporting statement explanation of the difference in

burden hours. The difference is because of an adjustment rather than a

program change. A corrected ICR has been added to the docket.

3. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Subdivision and Stability

Regulations--Title 46 CFR Subchapter S.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0064.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners, operators, or masters of vessels.

Forms: None.

Abstract: This collection of information requires owners,

operators, or masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or

post various documents as part of the Coast Guard commercial vessel

safety program.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from is 6,474

hours to 4,539 hours a year.

4. Title: Direct User Fees for Inspection or Examination of U.S.

and Foreign Commercial Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0074.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners of vessels.

Forms: None.

Abstract: This collection requires the submission of identifying

information such as a vessel's name, identification number, and of the

owner's choice whether or not to pay fees for future years. A written

request to the Coast Guard is necessary.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 3,167

hours to 4,268 hours a year.

Dated: March 16, 2007.

C.S. Johnson, Jr.,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. E7-5301 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am]

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