30 Day FRN

[Federal Register: September 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 175)]

[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-2007-28121]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0025 and 1625-0058

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 two

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 two collections of information: (1) 1625-0025,

Carriage of Bulk Solids Requiring Special Handling--46 CFR part 148;

and (2) 1625-0058, Application for Permit to Transport Municipal and

Commercial Waste. 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 October 11, 2007.

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

the docket [USCG-2007-28121] or

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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 the Facility at (202) 493-2298 or 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.

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 2007-28121]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered,

it is best if OIRA receives them on or before the October 11, 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 [USCG-

2007-28121], 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 published the 60-day notice (72 FR 27832, May 17, 2007)

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

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Carriage of Bulk Solids Requiring Special Handling-- 46

CFR part 148.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0025.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels carrying certain

bulk solids.

Forms: None.

Abstract: As specified in 46 CFR part 148, the application for a

Special Permit allows Coast Guard to determine the manner of safe

carriage for unlisted materials. The information required by Dangerous

Cargo Manifests and Shipping Papers permit vessel crews and emergency

personnel to properly and safely respond to accidents involving

hazardous substances. See Sec. Sec. 148.02-1 and 148.02-3.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 1,130

hours to 899 hours a year.

2. Title: Application For Permit To Transport Municipal And

Commercial Waste.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0058.

Type Of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.

Forms: None.

Abstract: This information collection provides the basis for

issuing or denying a permit, required under 33 U.S.C. 2601 and 33 CFR

151.1009, for the transportation of municipal or commercial waste in

the coastal waters of the United States.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 69 hours

to 116 hours a year.

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Dated: September 4, 2007.

D. T. Glenn,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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