1625-0099 60-Day FRN

[Federal Register: January 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 3)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-1177]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0097 and 1625-0099

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 its approval for the following collections

of information: (1) 1625-0097, Plan Approval and Records for Marine

Engineering Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F; and (2) 1625-0099,

Requirements for the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Compressed

Natural Gas as Cooking Fuel on Passenger 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 March 9, 2009.

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

1177], please use 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 (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200

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

(3) Hand deliver: Same as mail address above, between 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.

Copies of the proposed 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:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be

granted based on the collections 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 the 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

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provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their DMF. Please see the

``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.

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

docket number [USCG-2008-1177], 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. In response

to your comments, we may revise an ICR or decide not to seek an

extension of approval for a collection.

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 for this Notice [USCG-2008-1177] 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 notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue

of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Requests

1. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engineering

Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0097.

Summary: This collection of information requires an owner or

builder of a commercial vessel to submit to the U.S. Coast Guard for

review and approval, plans pertaining to marine engineering systems to

ensure the vessel will meet regulatory standards.

Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3306, the Coast Guard is authorized to

prescribe vessel safety regulations including those related to marine

engineering systems. Title 46 CFR Subchapter F prescribes those

requirements. The rules provide the specifications, standards and

requirements for strength and adequacy of design, construction,

installation, inspection, and choice of materials for machinery,

boilers, pressure vessels, safety valves, and piping systems upon which

safety of life is dependent.

Forms: N/A.

Respondents: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 3,567

hours to 3,312 hours a year.

2. Title: Requirements for the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and

Compressed Natural Gas as Cooking Fuel on Passenger Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0099.

Summary: The collection of information requires passenger vessels

post two placards which contain safety and operating instructions on

the use of cooking appliances using liquefied or compressed natural

gas.

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306(a)(5) authorizes the Coast Guard to

prescribe regulations for the use of vessel stores of a dangerous

nature. These regulations are prescribed in both un-inspected and

inspected passenger vessel regulations.

Forms: N/A.

Respondents: Owners and operators of passenger vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 2,547

hours to 5,288 hours a year.

Dated: December 29, 2008.

D.T. Glenn,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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