1625-0041 60-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]

[Notices]

[Pages 6291-6292]

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

[FR Doc No: 2023-01875]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0094; OMB Control Number 1625-0041]

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 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: 1625-0041,

Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention Certificates and

Documents, and Equivalency Certificates; 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 April 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2023-0094] to the Coast Guard using the Federal

eRulemaking

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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-6P), 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: A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy

Management, telephone 202-475-3528, 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. 3501 et seq., 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-2023-0094], and

must be received by April 3, 2023.

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

submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System

of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).

Information Collection Request

Title: Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention

Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0041.

Summary: Required by the adoption of the International Convention

for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) and other

international treaties, these certificates and documents are evidence

of compliance for U.S. vessels on international voyages. Without the

proper certificates or documents, a U.S. vessel could be detained in a

foreign port.

Need: Compliance with treaty requirements aids in the prevention of

pollution from ships.

Forms

CG-5352, International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate

CG-5352A, Form A Supplement to the International Oil Pollution

Prevention Certificate (IOPP Certificate)

CG-5352B, Form B Supplement to the International Oil Pollution

Prevention Certificate (IOPP Certificate)

CG-6047, International Sewage Pollution Prevention Equivalency

Certificate

CG-6047A, Statement of Voluntary Compliance for Sewage

Pollution Prevention

CG-6056, International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate

CG-6056A, Supplement to International Air Pollution Prevention

Certificate

CG-6056B, Statement of Voluntary Compliance for Annex VI of

MARPOL 73/78

CG-6056C, Supplement to Statement of Voluntary Compliance for

Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78

CG-6057, Statement of Voluntary Compliance

CG-6059, International Anti-Fouling Systems Certificate

CG-6059A, Record of Anti-Fouling Systems

CG-6060, International Energy Efficiency (IEE) Certificate

CG-6060A, Supplement to the International Energy Efficiency

Certificate (IEE Certificate)

CG-9191, International Ballast Water Management Certificate

(Statement of Voluntary Compliance)

CG-16478, International Certificate on Inventory of Hazardous

Materials (Statement of Voluntary Compliance)

Why is the Coast Guard proposing to add a new form: The Coast Guard

is adding an optional form CG-16478 to provide U.S. vessel owners and

operators a way to document equivalent compliance with the Hong Kong

International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound

Recycling of Ships, 2009 (Hong Kong (HK) Convention). The form may aid

a U.S. vessel during a foreign Port State Control boarding.

Respondents: Owners, operators, or masters of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 2,993

hours to 4,350 hours, due to an increase in the estimated number of

responses. In addition, the estimated burden has increased by 19 hours,

due to a new optional form--the International Certificate on Inventory

of Hazardous Materials (Statement of Voluntary Compliance) (form CG-

16478). The total estimated burden is 4,369 hours.

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

35, as amended.

Dated: January 24, 2023.

Kathleen Claffie,

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

[FR Doc. 2023-01875 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]

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