1625-0066_60 Day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2019)]

[Notices]

[Pages 59395-59396]

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

[FR Doc No: 2019-24025]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0876]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0066

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: 1625-0066,

Vessel and Facility Response Plans (Domestic and Int'l), and Additional

Response Requirements for Prince William Sound; without change. 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 January 3,

2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2019-0876] 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

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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. Consistent with

the requirements of Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and

Controlling Regulatory Costs, and Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the

Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Coast Guard is also requesting comments

on the extent to which this request for information could be modified

to reduce the burden on respondents.

In response to your comments, we may revise the 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-2019-0876], and

must be received by January 3, 2020.

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 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: Vessel and Facility Response Plans (Domestic and Int'l), and

Additional Response Requirements for Prince William Sound.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0066.

Summary: The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) required the

development of Vessel and Facility Response Plans to minimize the

impact of oil spills. OPA 90 also required additional response

requirements for Prince William Sound. Shipboard Oil Pollution

Emergency Plans and Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plans are

required of other vessels to minimize impacts of oil spills.

Need: This information is needed to ensure that vessels and

facilities are prepared to respond in event of a spill incident. The

information is reviewed by the Coast Guard to assess the effectiveness

of the reponse plan.

Forms: N/A.

Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels and facilities.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from

75,380 hours to 88,381 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 30, 2019.

James D. Roppel,

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

[FR Doc. 2019-24025 Filed 11-1-19; 8:45 am]

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