1625-0079 60-Day FRN

[Federal Register: October 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 208)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-1036]

Information Collection Requests to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0079 and 1625-0088

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) 1625-0079, Standards of Training, Certification and

Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the

International Convention; and (2) 1625-0088, Voyage Planning for Tank

Barge Transits in the Northeast United States. 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 December 26,

2008.

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

1036], 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 completed 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 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.

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 ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.

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

docket number [USCG-2008-1036], 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-2008-1036] 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 a Privacy Act

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

the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Requests

1. Title: Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for

Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International

Convention.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0079.

Summary: This information is necessary to ensure compliance with

the international requirements of the STCW Convention, and to maintain

an acceptable level of quality in activities associated with training

and assessment of merchant mariners.

Need: 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 authorizes the Coast Guard to issue

regulations related to licensing of merchant mariners. These

regulations are

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contained in 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter B.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels, training

institutions, and mariners.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 23,767

hours to 17,928 hours per year.

2. Title: Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast

United States.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0088.

Summary: The information collection requirement for a voyage plan

serves as a preventive measure and assists in ensuring the successful

execution and completion of a voyage in the First Coast Guard District.

The regulation associated with this collection of information (33 CFR

165.100) applies to primary towing vessels engaged in towing certain

tank barges carrying petroleum oil in bulk as cargo.

Need: Section 311 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998,

Pub. L. 105-383, 33 U.S.C. 1231, and 46 U.S.C. 3719 authorize the Coast

Guard to promulgate regulations for towing vessel and barge safety for

the waters of the Northeast subject to the jurisdiction of the First

Coast Guard District. This regulation is contained in 33 CFR 165.100.

The information for a voyage plan will provide a mechanism for

assisting vessels towing tank barges to identify those specific risks,

potential equipment failures, or human errors that may lead to

accidents.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners and operators of towing vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 31,651

hours to 2,692 hours per year.

Dated: October 20, 2008.

D. T. Glenn,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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