1625-0052 60-Day FRN

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2012)]

[Notices]

[Pages 40624-40626]

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

[FR Doc No: 2012-16787]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2012-0598]

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: 1625-0027,

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Vessel Documentation and 1625-0104, Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous

Materials. Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard requests an extension of

its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0052,

Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned Barges. 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 September 10,

2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2012-0598] 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 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-2012-0598], and

must be received by September 10, 2012. 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-

2012-0598], 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 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 email 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-2012-0598'' 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-2012-0598'' 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 Documentation.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0027.

Summary: The information collected will be used to establish the

eligibility of a vessel to: (a) Be documented as a ``vessel of the

United States,'' (b) engage in a particular trade, and/or (c) become

the object of a preferred ship's mortgage.

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The information collected concerns citizenship of owner/applicant and

build, tonnage and markings of a vessel.

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. Chapters 121, 123, 125 and 313 requires the

documentation of vessels. A Certificate of Documentation is required

for the operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as evidence of

vessel nationality and permits a vessel to be subject to preferred

mortgages.

Forms: CG-1258, CG-1261, CG-1270, CG-1280, CG-1340, CG-1356, CG-

4593, CG-5542, CG-7042, and CG-7043.

Respondents: Owners/builders of yachts and commercial vessels of at

least 5 net tons.

Frequency: Annually.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 54,466

hours to 67,882 hours a year.

2. Title: Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned

Barges.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0052.

Summary: The Coast Guard uses the results of nondestructive testing

to evaluate the suitability of older pressure-vessel-type cargo tanks

of unmanned barges to remain in service. Such a tank, on an unmanned

barge, 30 years old or older is subjected to nondestructive testing

once every ten years.

Need: Under Title 46 U.S.C. 3703, the Coast Guard is responsible

for ensuring safe shipment of liquid dangerous cargoes and has

promulgated regulations for certain barges to ensure the meeting of

safety standards.

Forms: N/A.

Respondents: Owners of tank barges.

Frequency: Every 10 years.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 130 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 that barges meet safety standards and to ensure that barges'

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: N/A.

Respondents: Owners and operators of tank barges.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 29,281

hours a year to 28,958 hours.

Dated: June 29, 2012.

R.E. Day,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 2012-16787 Filed 7-9-12; 8:45 am]

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