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[Federal Register: December 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 245)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2010-0853]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0062, 1625-0078, and 1625-0082

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

three 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) 1625-0062, Approval of

Alterations to Marine Portable Tanks; Approval of Non-Specification

Portable Tanks; (2) 1625-0078, Licensing and Manning Requirements for

Officers of Towing Vessels; and (3) 1625-0082, Navigation Safety

Information and Emergency Instructions for Certain Towing Vessels. Our

ICRs describe 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 January 21, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2010-0853] 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.regulations.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 Avenue, SE., Washington, DC

20590-

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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: Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office of

Information Management, telephone 202-475-3652 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 ICRs. They must also contain the docket number of this request,

[USCG 2010-0853]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is

best if they are received on or before January 21, 2011.

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-2010-0853], 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-2010-0853''

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 published the 60-day notice (75 FR 59278, September 27,

2010) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no

comments.

Information Collection Requests

1. Title: Approval of Alterations to Marine Portable Tanks;

Approval of Non-Specification Portable Tanks.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0062.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Owners of marine portable tanks and owners/designers

of non-specification portable tanks.

Abstract: Approval by the Coast Guard of alterations to marine

portable tanks under 46 CFR part 64 ensures the altered tank retains

the level of safety to which it was originally designed. In addition,

rules allowing for the approval of non-specification portable tanks

ensure innovation and new designs are not impeded by the regulation.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains unchanged at 18 hours

a year.

2. Title: Licensing and Manning Requirements for Officers of Towing

Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0078.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Owners and operators of towing vessels.

Abstract: Title 46 CFR part 10 prescribes regulations for the

licensing of maritime personnel. This collection is necessary to ensure

a mariner's training information is available to assist in determining

the mariner's overall qualifications to hold certain licenses.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 19,746

hours to 16,770 hours a year.

3. Title: Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions

for Certain Towing Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0082.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Owners, operators, and masters of vessels.

Abstract: The purpose of the regulations is to improve the safety

of towing vessels and the crews that operate them.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 362,908

hours to 410,465 hours a year.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

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Dated: December 15, 2010.

R.E. Day,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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