1625-0016 30-Day FRN

[Federal Register: September 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 185)]

[Notices]

[Page 48998-49000]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr25se09-108]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0412]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0016, 1625-0023, 1625-0027, and

1625-0052

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding

four 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: (1) 1625-0016, Welding and

Hot Work Permits; Posting of Warning Signs; (2) 1625-0023, Barge

Fleeting Facility Records; (3) 1625-0027, Vessel Documentation; and (4)

Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned Barges. Our

ICR describes 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 26, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2009-0412] 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].

[[Page 48999]]

(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,

attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.

(3) Fax: (a) To DMF, 202-493-2251. (b) To OIRA at 202-395-5806. To

ensure your comments are received in time, mark the fax, attention 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), Attn Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast

Guard, 2100 2nd St SW., Stop 7101, Washington DC 20593-7101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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

these ICRs 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. They must also contain the docket number of this request,

[USCG 2009-0412]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is

best if they are received on or before October 26, 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

``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.

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

docket number [USCG-2009-0412], 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. Click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become

highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2009-0412''

and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the

``Actions'' column. 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 (74 FR 26872, June 4, 2009) required by 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request.

1. Title: Welding and Hot Work Permits; Posting of Warning Signs.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0016.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Owners and operators of certain waterfront facilities

and vessels.

Abstract: The information is needed to ensure safe operations on

certain waterfront facilities and vessels.

Forms: CG-4201.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 226 hours

to 425 hours a year.

2. Title: Barge Fleeting Facility Records.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0023.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Operators of barge fleeting facilities.

Abstract: Title 33 CFR 165.803 requirements are intended to prevent

barges from breaking away from a fleeting facility and drifting

downstream out of control in the congested Lower Mississippi River

waterway system.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 61,919

hours to 60,390 hours a year.

3. Title: Vessel Documentation.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0027.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Owners/builders of yachts and commercial vessels of at

least five net tons.

Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. Chapters 121, 123, 125 and 313 requires

the documentation of vessels. A Certificate of Documentation is

required for operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as

evidence of vessel nationality, and permits a vessel to be subject to

preferred mortgages.

Forms: CG-1258, CG-1261, CG-1270, CG-1280, CG-1340, CG-1356, CG-

4593, CG-5397, and CG-5542.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 50,531

hours to 54,466 hours a year.

4. Title: Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned

Barges.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0052.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

[[Page 49000]]

Respondents: Owners of tank barges.

Abstract: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703, the Coast Guard is responsible for

ensuring safe shipment of liquid dangerous cargoes and has promulgated

regulations for certain barges to ensure safety standards are met.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 104 hours

to 130 hours a year.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: September 16, 2009.

M.B. Lytle,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command,

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. E9-23162 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910-15-P