1625-0014 60-Day FRN

[Federal Register: June 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 106)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0362]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0014, 1625-0038, and 1625-0069

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: 60-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 three 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) 1625-0014, Request for Designation and

Exemption of Oceanographic Research Vessels; (2) 1625-0038, Plan

Approval and Records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo and Miscellaneous

Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical School Vessels and

Oceanographic Research Vessels--46 CFR Subchapters D, H, I, I-A, R and

U; and (3) 1625-0069, Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast

Tanks Entering U.S. Waters. 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 3, 2009.

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

0362], 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 their

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

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

docket number [USCG-2009-0362], 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 and will

address 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-2009-0362] 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: Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic

Research Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0014.

Summary: This collection requires submission of specific

information about a vessel in order to be designated as an

Oceanographic Research Vessel (ORV).

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 2113 authorizes the Secretary of the

Department of Homeland Security to exempt ORVs, by regulation, from

provisions of Title 46--Shipping, Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen,

concerning maritime safety and seaman's welfare laws. This information

is necessary to ensure a vessel qualifies for the designation of ORV

under 46 CFR Part 3; Part 14, Subpart D.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners or operators of certain vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 51 hours

to 35 hours a year.

2. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Tank Vessels, Passenger

Vessels, Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling

Units, Nautical School Vessels and Oceanographic Research Vessels--46

CFR Subchapters D, H, I, I-A, R and U.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0038.

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Summary: This collection requires the shipyard, designer or

manufacturer for the construction of a vessel to submit plans,

technical information and operating manuals to the Coast Guard.

Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3301 and 3306, the Coast Guard is responsible

for enforcing regulations promoting the safety of life and property in

marine transportation. Information is used to ensure a vessel meets the

applicable standards for construction, arrangement, and equipment under

46 CFR Subchapters D, H, I, I-A, R and U.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Shipyards, designers, and manufacturers of certain

vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 13,790

hours to 2,970 hours a year.

3. Title: Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks

Entering U.S. Waters.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0069.

Summary: This collection requires the master of a vessel to provide

information detailing the vessel operator's ballast water management

efforts.

Need: The information is needed to ensure compliance with 16 U.S.C.

4711 and the requirements in 33 CFR part 151, subparts C and D

regarding the management of ballast water, to prevent the introduction

and spread of aquatic nuisance species into U.S. waters. The

information is also used for research and periodic reporting to

Congress.

Forms: CG-5662.

Respondents: Owners and operators of certain vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 60,769

hours to 60,727 hours a year.

Dated: May 28, 2009.

M.B. Lytle,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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