1625-0009 6-Day FRN

[Federal Register: March 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 47)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0115]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0009, 1625-0047, 1625-0063, 1625-

0070, and 1625-0084

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) 1625-0009, Oil Record Book for Ships; (2) 1625-

0047, Plan Review and Records for Vital System Automation; (3) 1625-

0063, Marine Occupational Health and Safety Standards for Benzene--46

CFR 197 Subpart C; (4) 1625-0070, Vessel Identification System; and (5)

1625-0084, Audit Reports under the International Safety Management

Code. 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 May 11, 2009.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2009-

0115], 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 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.

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 provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use its DMF.

Please see the ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.

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

docket number [USCG-2009-0115], 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 will

consider all comments and material received during the comment period

and will address them accordingly.

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-2009-0115] 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).

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Oil Record Book for Ships.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0009.

Summary: The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and the

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International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973,

as modified by the 1978 Protocol relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78),

requires information about oil cargo or fuel operations be entered into

an Oil Record Book (CG-4602A). The requirement is contained in 33 CFR

151.25.

Need: This information is used to verify sightings regarding actual

violations of the APPS to determine the level of compliance with MARPOL

73/78 and as a means of reinforcing the discharge provisions.

Forms: CG-4602A.

Respondents: Operators of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 26,993

hours to 19,425 hours a year.

2. Title: Plan Review and Records for Vital System Automation.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0047.

Summary: This collection pertains to the vital system automation on

commercial vessels necessary to protecting personnel and property on

board U.S.-flag vessels.

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard to promulgate

regulations for the safety of personnel and property onboard vessels.

Title 46 CFR parts 52, 56, 58, 62, 110, 111, and 113 contain these

regulations.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Designers, manufacturers, and owners of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 65,400

hours to 60,000 hours a year.

3. Title: Marine Occupational Health and Safety Standards for

Benzene--46 CFR part 197 subpart C.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0063.

Summary: To protect marine workers from exposure to toxic Benzene

vapor, the Coast Guard implemented Title 46 CFR part 197 subpart C.

Need: This information collection is vital to verifying compliance.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 59,766 hours a year.

4. Title: Vessel Identification System.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0070.

Summary: The Coast Guard established a nationwide Vessel

Identification System (VIS) and centralized certain vessel

documentation functions. It provides participating States and

Territories with access to data/numbering of vessels. Participation in

VIS is voluntary.

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 12501 mandates the establishment of a VIS.

Title 33 CFR part 187 prescribe the requirements.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Governments of States and Territories.

Frequency: Daily.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 5,829

hours to 5,456 hours a year.

5. Title: Audit Reports under the International Safety Management

Code (ISM).

OMB Control Number: 1625-0084.

Summary: This information helps to determine whether U.S. vessels,

subject to SOLAS 74, engaged in international trade, are in compliance

with that treaty. Organizations recognized by the Coast Guard conduct

ongoing audits of vessels' and companies' safety management systems.

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3203 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe

regulations regarding safety management systems. Title 33 CFR part 96

contains the rules for those systems; hence the safe operation of

vessels.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels, and organizations

authorized to issue ISM Code certificates for the United States.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 12,676

hours to 16,873 hours a year.

Dated: March 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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