1625-0105 60-Day FRN

[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0457]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

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

0105

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) 1625-0057, 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. 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 August 24,

2009.

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

0457], 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), Attn Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Manager, US

Coast Guard, 2100 2ND\\ ST SW. STOP 7101, Washington DC 20593-7101. 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 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

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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 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-2009-0457] 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: Small Passenger Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapters K and

T.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0057.

Summary: The information requirements are necessary for the proper

administration and enforcement of the program on safety of commercial

vessels as it affects small passenger vessels (under 100 gross tons)

that carry more than 6 passengers.

Need: 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.

Summary: Title 46 U.S.C. 3305 and 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard

to prescribe safety regulations. Title 46 CFR Subchapter L promulgates

marine safety regulations for offshore supply vessels (OSV).

Need: 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.

Summary: This information is needed to ensure the safe shipment of

bulk hazardous liquids in barges. The requirements are necessary to

ensure barges meet safety standards and crewmembers have the

information necessary to operate barges safely.

Need: 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.

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, Inland Rivers, Eighth

Coast Guard District and the Illinois Waterway, Ninth Coast Guard

District.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0105.

Summary: The Coast Guard requires position, intended movement, and

fleeting operations reporting from barges carrying certain dangerous

cargoes (CDCs) in the inland rivers within the Eighth and Ninth Coast

Guard Districts.

Need: 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: June 16, 2009.

M. B. Lytle,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. E9-14753 Filed 6-23-09; 8:45 am]

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