1625-0088 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2018)]

[Notices]

[Pages 54606-54607]

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

[FR Doc No: 2018-23639]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0879]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0088

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 an Information Collection Request

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

Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of

its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0088,

Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast United States.

Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public.

Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting

comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before December 31,

2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2018-0879] to the Coast Guard using the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public

participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.

A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet

at https://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available

from: Commandant (CG-612), ATTN: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S.

Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE, STOP 7710, Washington,

DC 20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of

Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-372-8405,

for questions on these documents.

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 Collection. There is one

ICR for each Collection.

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be

granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper

performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard

would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the

Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection;

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information

subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the

Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information technology. In response to

your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an

extension of approval for the Collection. 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-2018-0879], and

must be received by December 31, 2018.

Submitting Comments

We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking

Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be

submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate

instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public

comments, are in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and

can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally,

if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will

be notified when comments are posted.

We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted

without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include

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any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and

the docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal

Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal

Register (70 FR 15086).

Information Collection Request

Title: Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast

United States.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0088.

Summary: The information collection requirement for a voyage plan

serves as a preventive measure and assists in ensuring the successful

execution and completion of a voyage in the First Coast Guard District.

This rule (33 CFR 165.100) applies to primary towing vessels engaged in

towing tank barges carrying petroleum oil in bulk as cargo.

Need: Section 311 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998,

Public Law 105-383, 33 U.S.C. 1231, and 46 U.S.C. 3719 authorize the

Coast Guard to promulgate regulations for towing vessel and barge

safety for the waters of the Northeast subject to the jurisdiction of

the First Coast Guard District. The regulation is contained in 33 CFR

165.100. The information for a voyage plan will provide a mechanism for

assisting vessels towing tank barges to identify those specific risks,

potential equipment failures, or human errors that may lead to

accidents.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Owners and operators of towing vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 880

hours to 937 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual

number of responses.

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

chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: October 25, 2018.

James D. Roppel,

Acting Chief, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Information Management.

[FR Doc. 2018-23639 Filed 10-29-18; 8:45 am]

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