60 Day Federal Register

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2011)]

[Notices]

[Pages 52336-52337]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2011-21330]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0737; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0032, 1625-0094 and 1625-

0096]

Information Collection Requests 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: 1625-0032,

Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements Under Title

46 U.S. Code; 1625-0094, Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids; and

1625-0096, Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge; and Report

of Suspicious Maritime Activity. 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 October 21,

2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2011-0737] 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

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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 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-2011-0737], and

must be received by October 21, 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-

2011-0737], 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-2011-0737'' 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-2011-0737'' 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: Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting

Requirements Under Title 46 U.S. Code.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0032.

Summary: This collection of information requires owners, operators,

agents or masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post

various forms as part of the Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety

Program.

Need: The Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program

regulations are found in 46 CFR, including parts 2, 26, 31, 71, 91,

107, 115, 126, 169, 176 and 189, as authorized in Title 46 U.S. Code. A

number of reporting and recordkeeping requirements are contained

therein.

Forms: CG-841, CG-854, CG-948, CG-949, CG-950, CG-950A, CG-2832.

Respondents: Owners, operators, agents and masters of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 1,686

hours to 1,601 hours a year.

2. Title: Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0094.

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

bulk hazardous liquids on chemical tank vessels and to protect the

environment from pollution.

Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703, the Coast Guard is authorized to

prescribe regulations for protection against hazards to life, property,

and navigation and vessel safety, and protection of the marine

environment. The regulations for the safe transport by vessel of

certain bulk dangerous cargoes are contained in 46 CFR part 153.

Forms: CG-4602B, CG-5148, CG-5148A, CG-5148B and CG-5461.

Respondents: Owners and operators of chemical tank vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 3,410

hours to 5,291 hours a year.

3. Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge; and

Report of Suspicious Maritime Activity.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0096.

Summary: Any discharge of oil or a hazardous substance must be

reported to the National Response Center (NRC) so that the pre-

designated on-scene coordinator can be informed and appropriate spill

mitigation action carried out. The NRC also receives suspicious

activity reports from the public and disseminates this information to

appropriate entities.

Need: Titles 33 CFR 153.203, 40 CFR 263.30 and 264.56, and 49 CFR

171.15 mandate that the NRC be the central place for the public to

report all pollution spills. Title 33 CFR 101.305 mandates that owners

or operators of those vessels or facilities required to have security

plans, report activities that may result in a Transportation Security

Incident (TSI) or breaches of security to the NRC. Voluntary reports

are also accepted.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Persons-in-charge of a vessel or onshore/offshore

facility; owners or operators of vessels or facilities required to have

security plans; and the public.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 13,017

hours to 12,098 hours a year.

Dated: August 15, 2011.

R.E. Day,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 2011-21330 Filed 8-19-11; 8:45 am]

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