60 Day FRN

[Federal Register: February 2, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 22)]

[Notices]

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

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0016; OMB Control numbers: 1625-0005, 1625-0024, 1625-0036

and 1625-0061]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget

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) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of

revisions to the following collections of information: 1625-0005,

Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Materials, 1625-0024, Safety

Approval of Cargo Containers, 1625-0036, Plan Approval and Records for

U.S. and Foreign Tank Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk, and 1625-0061,

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Regulations.

Our ICRs describe the information we seek to collect from the

public. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA, the Coast Guard is

inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before April 4, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2011-0016] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate

submissions, please use only one of the following means:

(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.

(2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

(3) Hand delivery: 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. To ensure your comments are received in a

timely manner, mark the fax, to 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 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:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to

OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard

collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information

describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on

the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection,

and other important information describing the Collections. There is

one ICR for each Collection.

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. In response to

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your comments, we may revise these ICRs or decide not to seek approval

for the Collections. We will consider all comments and material

received during the comment period.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of

the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2011-0016], and

must be received by April 4, 2011. 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-

2011-0016], indicate the specific section of the document to which each

comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit

your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by

fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If

you submit a comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be

considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit

the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be

considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is

received at the DMF. 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. To submit your comment online, go

to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2011-0016'' in the

``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand 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 comments 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: To view comments, as well as

documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the docket, go

to http://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box,

which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box

insert ``USCG-2011-0016'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket

Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. You may also visit the DMF in Room

W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Privacy Act

Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a Privacy Act statement

regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of

the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Requests

1. Title: Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Materials.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0005.

Summary: The information sought by this collection, which includes

form CG-4260, ensures the safe handling of explosives and other

hazardous materials around ports and aboard vessels.

Need: Sections 1225 and 1231 of 33 U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard

to establish standards for the handling, storage, and movement of

hazardous materials on a vessel and waterfront facility. Regulations in

33 CFR 126.17, 49 CFR 176.100, and 176.415 prescribe the rules for

facilities and vessels.

Forms: CG-4260.

Respondents: Shipping agents and terminal operators that handle

hazardous materials.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 185 hours

to 205 hours a year.

2. Title: Safety Approval of Cargo Containers.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0024.

Summary: This information collection is associated with

requirements for owners and manufacturers of cargo containers to submit

information and keep records associated with the approval and

inspection of those containers. This information is required to ensure

compliance with the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC),

29 U.S.T. 3707; T.I.A.S. 9037.

Need: This collection of information addresses the reporting and

recordkeeping requirements for containers in 49 CFR parts 450 through

453. These rules are necessary since the U.S. is signatory to the CSC.

The CSC requires all containers to be safety approved prior to being

used in trade. These rules prescribe only the minimum requirements of

the CSC.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners and manufacturers of containers, and

organizations that the Coast Guard delegates to act as an approval

authority.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 105,920

hours to 104,096 hours a year.

3. Title: Plan Approval and Records for U.S. and Foreign Tank

Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0036.

Summary: This information collection aids the Coast Guard in

determining if a vessel complies with certain safety and environmental

protection standards. Plans, to include records, for construction or

modification of U.S. or foreign vessels submitted and maintained on

board are required for compliance with these standards.

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 provides the Coast Guard with the

authority to regulate design, construction, alteration, repair,

maintenance, operation, equipping, personnel qualification, and manning

of vessels carrying oil in bulk. See e.g., 33 CFR part 157, Rules for

the Protection of the Marine Environment Relating to Tank Vessels

Carrying Oil in Bulk, and 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter D, Tank Vessels.

Forms: Not applicable.

Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,253

hours to 1,357 hours a year.

4. Title: Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Regulations.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0061.

Summary: This information collection is intended to improve safety

on board vessels in the commercial fishing industry. The requirements

apply to those vessels and to seamen on them.

Need: Under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 6104, the U.S. Coast Guard

has promulgated regulations in 46 CFR Part 28 to reduce the

unacceptably high level of fatalities and accidents in the commercial

fishing industry. The rules allowing the collection also provide means

of verifying compliance and enhancing safe operation of fishing

vessels.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners, agents, individuals-in-charge of commercial

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fishing vessels, and insurance underwriters.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 5,917

hours to 5,945 hours a year.

Dated: January 28, 2011.

R. E. Day,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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