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[Federal Register: July 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 139)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-0178]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0032, 1625-0037, 1625-0041 and

1625-0042

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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

request for comments announces that the U.S. 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) requesting an extension of their approval

for the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0032, Vessel

Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements Under Title 46 U.S.

Code; (2) 1625-0037, Certificates of Compliance, Boiler/Pressure Vessel

Repairs, Cargo Gear Records, and Shipping Papers; (3) 1625-0041,

Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention Certificates and

Documents, and Equivalency Certificates; and (4) 1625-0042,

Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material Cargoes. 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 August 18, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2008-0178] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid

duplication,

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please submit your comments by only one of the following means:

(1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://

www.regulation.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail to: oira_

[email protected].

(2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building

Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC

20590-0001. Hand deliver between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-

366-9329. (b) To OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, to

the attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.

(3) Fax. (a) To DMF, 202-493-2251. (b) To OIRA at 202-395-6566. To

ensure your comments are received in time, mark the fax to the

attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.

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.

Copies of the complete ICRs are 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: 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 collections on respondents, including

the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number

of the ICR. Comments to Coast Guard must contain the docket number of

this request, [USCG 2007-0178]. For your comments to OIRA to be

considered, it is best if they are received on or before August 18,

2008.

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://

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-2008-0178], 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 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. The Coast Guard and OIRA will

consider all comments and material received during the comment period.

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-2008-0178] 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.

Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The

Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (73 FR 19082, April 8,

2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no

comments.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting

Requirements Under Title 46 U.S. Code.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0032.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

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

Abstract: The Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program

regulations are found in 46 CFR, including parts 2, 26, 31, 71, 91,

107, 115, 126, 169, 176, and 189; as authorized in 46 U.S.C. A number

of reporting and recordkeeping requirements are contained therein. This

collection of information requires owners, operators, agents, or

masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post various

forms as part of the Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,471

hours to 1,686 hours a year.

2. Title: Certificates of Compliance, Boiler/Pressure Vessel

Repairs, Cargo Gear Records, and Shipping Papers.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0037.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.

Abstract: Sections 3301, 3305, 3306, 3702, 3703, 3711, and 3714 of

46 U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard to establish marine safety

regulations to protect life, property, and the environment. These

regulations are prescribed in 46 CFR. This information is solely needed

to enable the Coast Guard to fulfill its responsibilities for maritime

safety under Title 46 of the U.S. Code. The affected public includes

some owners or operators of large merchant vessels and all foreign-flag

tankers calling at U.S. ports.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 13,577

hours to 17,274 hours a year. In the 60-day

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notice, the estimated burden was erroneously reported as 17,297 hours.

The supporting materials in the docket also had this error, and those

materials have been revised.

3. Title: Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention

Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0041.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.

Abstract: Required by the adoption of the International Convention

for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78), these

certificates and documents 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 a

foreign port.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 6,874

hours to 2,067 hours a year. In the supporting materials posted to the

docket with the 60-day notice, the existing hour burden was erroneously

reported as 6,780 hours. The supporting materials in the docket have

been revised.

4. Title: Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material

Cargoes.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0042.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.

Abstract: Section 3703 of 46 U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to

establish lightering regulations. Sections 156.200 to 156.330 of 33 CFR

prescribe the regulations, including pre-arrival notice, reporting of

incidents, and operating conditions. The information for this report

allows the Coast Guard to provide timely response to an emergency and

minimize the environmental damage from an oil or hazardous material

spill. Further, it also allows the Coast Guard to control the location

and procedures for lightering activities.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 324 hours

to 215 hours a year.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: July 9, 2008.

D. T. Glenn,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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