1625-0079 30-Day FRN

[Federal Register: February 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 26)]

[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-2008-1036]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

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

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

two 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 its approval for

the following collections of information: 1625-0079, Standards of

Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and

1997 Amendments to the International Convention; and 1625-0088, Voyage

Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast United States. 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 March 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2008-1036] 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 the

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 the docket on the Internet

at http://www.regulations.gov.

Copies of the ICRs are available through the 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.

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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 ICR 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 2008-1036]. For your comments to OIRA to be

considered, it is best if they are received on or before the March 12,

2009.

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-2008-1036], 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 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. In response to your comments, we

may revise the ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for

this collection. 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-2008-1036] 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 the 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 63720, October 27,

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

comments.

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.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels, training

institutions, and mariners.

Abstract: Chapter 71 of 46 U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to

issue regulations related to licensing of merchant mariners. These

regulations are contained in 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter B.

Forms: None.

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

hours to 17,928 hours a year.

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

United States.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0088.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of towing vessels.

Abstract: 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.

Burden: The estimated burden has decreased from 31,651 hours to

2,692 hours a year.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: February 2 2009.

D.T. Glenn,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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