1625-0045 60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: April 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 68)]

[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-2008-0202]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0044, 1625-0045, and 1625-0060

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit Information Collection Requests

(ICRs) and Analyses to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

requesting an extension of their approval for the following collections

of information: (1) 1625-0044, Outer Continental Shelf Activities--

Title 33 CFR Subchapter N; (2) 1625-0045, Adequacy Certification for

Reception Facilities and Advance Notice--33 CFR part 158; and (3) 1625-

0060, Vapor Control Systems for Facilities and Tank Vessels. Before

submitting these ICRs to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as

described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before June 9, 2008.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2008-

0202], please submit them by only one of the following means:

(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.

(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (DMF) (M-30), U.S. Department

of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

(3) Hand delivery: DMF between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is

202-366-9329.

(4) Fax: 202-493-2251.

The DMF 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://www.regulations.gov.

A copy of the complete ICR is available through this docket on the

Internet at http://www.regulations.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:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this information

collection request should be granted based on it being necessary for

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

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collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information technology.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. We will post all comments received, without

change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will include any personal

information you provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their

DMF. Please see the paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy'' below.

Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the

docket number [USCG-2008-0202], indicate the specific section of the

document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each

comment. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail

address, or other contact information in the body of your document so

that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.

You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, mail,

fax, or delivery to the DMF 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. We 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: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to

view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the

docket. Enter the docket number [USCG-2008-0202] in the Search box, and

click, ``Go>>.'' You may also visit the DMF 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 by visiting http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities--Title 33 CFR

Subchapter N.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0044.

Summary: The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended,

authorizes the Coast Guard to promulgate and enforce regulations

promoting the safety of life and property on OCS facilities. These

regulations are located in 33 CFR chapter I subchapter N.

Need: The information is needed to ensure compliance with safety

regulations related to OCS activities. The regulations contain

reporting and recordkeeping requirements for annual inspections of

fixed OCS facilities, requirements for employee citizenship records,

station bills, and emergency evacuation plans.

Forms: CG-5432.

Respondents: Operators of facilities and vessels engaged in

activities on the OCS.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 5,867

hours to 6,233 hours a year.

2. Title: Adequacy Certification for Reception Facilities and

Advance Notice--33 CFR Part 158.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0045.

Summary: This information collection is needed to evaluate the

adequacy of reception facilities prior to issuance of a Certificate of

Adequacy. Information for the advance notice ensures effective

management of reception facilities and reduces the burden to facilities

and ships.

Need: Section 1905 of 33 U.S.C. gives the Coast Guard the authority

to certify the adequacy of reception facilities in ports. Reception

facilities are needed to receive waste from ships which may not be

discharged at sea. Under these regulations in 33 CFR part 158 there are

discharge limitations for oil/oily waste, noxious liquid substances,

plastics, and other garbage.

Forms: CG-5401, CG-5401A, CG-5401B, CG-5401C.

Respondents: Owners and operators of reception facilities, and

owners/operators of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,058

hours to 1,529 hours a year.

3. Title: Vapor Control Systems for Facilities and Tank Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0060.

Summary: The information is needed to ensure compliance with U.S.

regulations for the design of facility and tank vessel vapor control

systems (VCS). The information is also needed to determine the

qualifications of a certifying entity.

Need: Section 1225 of 33 U.S.C. and 46 U.S.C. 3703 authorize the

Coast Guard to establish regulations to promote the safety of life and

property of facilities and vessels. Subpart E of 33 CFR part 154

contains Coast Guard regulations for VCS and certifying entities.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Respondents are owners/operators of facilities, tank

vessels, and certifying entities.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,145

hours to 2,724 hours a year.

Dated: March 28, 2008.

D.T. Glenn,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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