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[Federal Register: August 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 153)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2007-27793]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0002, 1625-0017, 1625-0030, 1625-

0072, and 1625-0078

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 five

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

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

Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval

for the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0002,

Application for Vessel Inspection, Waiver, and Continuous Synopsis

Record; (2) 1625-0017, Various International Agreement Safety

Certificates and Documents; (3) 1625-0030, Oil and Hazardous Materials

Transfer Procedures; (4) 1625-0072, Waste Management Plans, Refuse

Discharge Logs, and Letters of Instruction for Certain Persons-in-

Charge (PIC); and (5) 1625-0078, Licensing and Manning Requirements for

Officers on Towing Vessels. Our ICRs describe the information we seek

to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only

impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before September 10, 2007.

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

the docket [USCG-2007-27793] or OIRA more than once, please submit them

by only one of the following means:

(1)(a) By mail to the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S.

Department of Transportation (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room

W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. (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 W12-140 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 (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 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://dms.dot.gov.

Copies of complete ICRs are available through this docket on the

Internet at http://dms.dot.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: The Coast Guard invites comments on the

proposed collections of information to determine if collections are

necessary in 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.

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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 2007-27793]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered,

it is best if OIRA receives them on or before September 10, 2007.

Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to

respond to this request 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 provide. 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-2007-27793], indicate the specific section of this

document or the ICR to which each comment applies, providing a 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 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 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 (72 FR 18483, April

12, 2007) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no

comments.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Application for Vessel Inspection, Waiver and Continuous

Synopsis Record.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0002.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Vessel owner, operator, agent, master, or

interested U.S. Government agency.

Forms: CG-2633, CG-3752, and CG-6039.

Abstract: This collection of information requires the vessel owner,

operator, agent, or master of a vessel to apply in writing to the Coast

Guard before the commencement of an inspection for certification (46

CFR 31.01-15, 91.25-5, 126.420, 169.205, and 189.25-5), when a waiver

is desired from the requirements of navigation and vessel inspection

(33 CFR 19.01 and 46 CFR 6.01), or to request a Continuous Synopsis

Record (33 CFR 104.297).

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 979 hours

to 848 hours a year.

2. Title: Various International Agreement Safety Certificates and

Documents.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0017.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of SOLAS vessels.

Forms: CG-967, CG-968, CG-968A, CG-969, CG-3347, CG-3347B, CG-4359,

CG-4360, CG-4361, CG-5643, CG-5679, CG-5679A, CG-5680, CG-6038, and CG-

6038A.

Abstract: These 15 forms are based on the United States' adoption

of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, (SOLAS)

1974. The 15 forms are evidence of compliance with this convention for

U.S. vessels on international voyages. Without the proper certificates

or documents, a U.S. vessel could be detained in foreign ports. The

applicable requirements are found at 46 CFR 2.01-25.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 96 hours

to 126 hours a year.

3. Title: Oil and Hazardous Materials Transfer Procedures.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0030.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.

Forms: None.

Abstract: The collection of information requires vessels with a

cargo capacity of 250 barrels or more of oil or hazardous materials to

develop and maintain transfer procedures (see 33 CFR 155.720--155.820).

Transfer procedures provide basic safety information for operating

transfer systems with the goal of pollution prevention.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 89 hours

to 133 hours a year.

4. Title: Waste Management Plans, Refuse Discharge Logs, and

Letters of Instruction for Certain Persons-in-Charge (PIC).

OMB Control Number: 1625-0072.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners, operators, masters, and PIC of vessels.

Forms: None.

Abstract: This information is needed to ensure that: (1) Certain

U.S. ocean-going vessels develop and maintain a waste management plan

(33 CFR 151.55); (2) certain U.S. ocean-going vessels maintain refuse

discharge records (33 CFR 151.57); and (3) certain individuals acting

as PIC for the transfer of fuel, receive a letter of instruction for

pollution prevention (33 CFR 155.710; 155.715).

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 55,484

hours to 67,030 hours a year.

5. Title: Licensing and Manning Requirements for Officers on Towing

Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0078.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators towing vessels.

Forms: None.

Abstract: Licensing and manning requirements found in 46 CFR part

10 ensure that towing vessels operating on the navigable waters of the

U.S. are under the control of licensed officers who meet certain

qualification and training standards.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 17,159

hours to 19,764 hours a year.

Dated: August 1, 2007.

D.T. Glenn,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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