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[Federal Register: September 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 172)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-0383]

Collection of Information under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0028, 1625-0034, and 1625-0043

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

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

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

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

for the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0028, Course

Approval and Records for Merchant Marine Training Schools; (2) 1625-

0034, Ships' Stores Certification for Hazardous Materials Aboard Ships,

and (3) 1625-0043, Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR Subchapter

P. 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 6, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2008-0383] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the

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

duplication, 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 via: 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 2ndStreet, 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 2008-0383]. For your comments to OIRA to be

considered, it is best if they are received on or before October 6,

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-2008-0383], 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-2008-0383] 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 JerseyAvenue, 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 a Privacy Act

statement regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of

the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

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 29141, May 20, 2008)

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

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Course Approval and Records for Merchant Marine Training

Schools.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0028.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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Affected Public: Merchant marine training schools.

Abstract: The information is needed to ensure merchant marine

training schools meet minimal statutory requirements. The information

is used to approve the curriculum, facility, and faculty for these

schools. Section 7315 of 46 U.S.C. authorizes an applicant for a

license or document to substitute the completion of an approved course

for a portion of the required sea service. Section 10.302 of 46 CFR

contains the Coast Guard regulations for course approval.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 27,675

hours to 97,260 hours per year.

2. Title: Ships' Stores Certification for Hazardous Materials

Aboard Ships.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0034.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Suppliers and manufacturers of hazardous products

used on ships.

Abstract: The information is needed to ensure personnel aboard

ships are made aware of the proper usage and stowage instructions for

certain hazardous materials. Provisions are made for waivers of

products in special DOT hazard classes. Section 3306 of 46 U.S.C.

authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe regulations for the

transportation, stowage, and use of ships' stores and supplies of a

dangerous nature. Part 147 of 46 CFR contains the regulations for

hazardous ships' stores.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 9 hours to

12 hours per year.

3. Title: Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR Subchapter P.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0043.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Master, owner, or agent of a vessel.

Abstract: This collection of information allows the master, owner,

or agent of a vessel affected by these rules to request a deviation

from the requirements governing navigation safety equipment to the

extent that there is no reduction in safety. Provisions in 33 CFR

chapter I, subchapter P, allow any person directly affected by the

rules therein to request a deviation from any of the requirements as

long as it does not compromise safety. This collection enables the

Coast Guard to evaluate information the respondent supplies for

determination of whether it justifies the request for a deviation.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 3,171

hours to 2,865 hours per year.

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

35, as amended.

Dated: August 27, 2008.

D. T. Glenn,

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

Control, Communications,Computers and Information Technology.

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