1625-0065 30-day FRN

[Federal Register: November 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 216)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0457]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0057, 1625-0065, 1625-0104, and

1625-0105

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

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) 1625-0057, Small

Passenger Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapters K and T; (2) 1625-0065,

Offshore Supply Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapter L; (3) 1625-0104,

Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials; and (4) 1625-0105, Regulated

Navigation Area; Reporting Requirements for Barges Loaded with Certain

Dangerous Cargoes, Inland Rivers, Eighth Coast Guard District and the

Illinois Waterway, Ninth Coast Guard District. Review and comments by

OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our

performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before December 10, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2009-0457] 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

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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 a timely manner, 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 2009-0457]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is

best if they are received on or before the December 10, 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-2009-0457], 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-2009-0457''

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 30104, June 24,

2009) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no

comments.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Small Passenger Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapters K and

T.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0057.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: Under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 3305 and 3306, the Coast

Guard prescribed regulations for the design, construction, alteration,

repair and operation of small passenger vessels to secure the safety of

individuals and property on board. The Coast Guard uses the information

in this collection to ensure compliance with the requirements.

Forms: CG-841, CG-854, CG-948, CG-949, CG-3752, CG-5256.

Respondents: Owners and operators of small passenger vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 353,263

hours to 380,185 hours a year.

2. Title: Offshore Supply Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapter L.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0065.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The OSV posting/marking requirements are needed to

provide instructions to those onboard of actions to be taken in the

event of an emergency. The reporting/recordkeeping requirements verify

compliance with regulations without Coast Guard presence to witness

routine matters, including OSVs based overseas as an alternative to

Coast Guard re-inspection.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 6,169

hours to 2,068 hours a year.

3. Title: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0104.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 authorizes the Coast Guard to

prescribe rules related to the carriage of liquid bulk dangerous

cargoes. Title 46 CFR Part 151 prescribes rules for barges carrying

bulk liquid hazardous materials.

Forms: None.

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Respondents: Owners and operators of tank barges.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 13,255

hours to 29,281 hours a year.

4. Title: Regulated Navigation Area; Reporting Requirements for

Barges Loaded with Certain Dangerous Cargoes (CDCs), Inland Rivers,

Eighth Coast Guard District and the Illinois Waterway, Ninth Coast

Guard District.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0105.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: This information is used to ensure port safety and

security, as well as the uninterrupted flow of commerce.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners, agents, masters, towing vessel operators,

persons in charge of barges loaded with CDCs, or having CDC residue

operating on the inland rivers within the Eighth and Ninth Coast Guard

Districts.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,179

hours to 2,196 hours a year.

Dated: October 30, 2009.

M.B. Lytle,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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