[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51483-51484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25134]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and 
burden. These ICRs include: 1. Defect/Noncompliance Report and Campaign 
Update Report, OMB Control Number 2115-0035; 2. Private Aids to 
Navigation Application and Application for Class 1 Private Aids to 
Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures, OMB Control 
Number 2115-0038; 3. Course Approvals for Merchant Marine Training 
Schools, OMB Control Number 2115-0111; 4. Plan Approval and Records for 
Existing Tank Vessels of 20,000 to 40,000 Deadweight Tons Carrying Oil 
in Bulk, OMB Control Number 2115-0520; 5. International Oil Pollution 
Prevention (IOPP) Certificates, OMB Control Number 2115-0526; and 6. 
Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials, OMB Control Number 2115-041. 
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collections of information was published on 
July 24, 1996 [FR 61, page 38507-38507].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Office of Information Management, telephone (202) 267-2326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

United States Coast Guard (USCG)

    1. Title: Defect/Noncompliance Report and Campaign Update Report.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0035.
    Form Numbers: CG-4917 and CG-4918.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers of boats and associated equipment.
    Abstract: The collection of information requires manufacturers of 
boats and associated equipment to provide information to the Coast 
Guard when their products contain a defect or fail to comply with 
applicable safety standards and regulations.
    Need for Information: Under Title 46 U.S.C. Chapter 43, the Coast 
Guard has the authority to monitor defect notification and recall 
campaigns being conducted by manufacturers of boats and associated 
equipment.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 495 hours 
annually.

    2. Title: Private Aids to Navigation Application and Application 
for Class 1 Private Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed 
Structures.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0038.
    Form Numbers: CG-2554 and CG-4143.
    Affected Public: Owners of Private Aids to Navigation.
    Abstract: The Collection of Information requires respondents to 
provide to the Coast Guard on two applications (CG-2554 and CG-4143), 
vital information about private aids to navigation.

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    Need for Information: 33 CFR Parts 66 and 67 authorize the Coast 
Guard to collect and process the information furnished from the private 
aids applications to ensure that private aids to navigation 
appropriately mark the associated hazard or waterway.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 3,200 hours 
annually.

    3. Title: Course Approvals for Merchant Marine Training Schools.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0111.
    Affected Public: Merchant Marine Training Schools.
    Abstract: The collection of information requires the approval of 
course materials and the inspection of training facilities.
    Need for Information: Title 46 U.S.C. 7315, authorizes the Coast 
Guard to review course materials from approved training schools and to 
inspect training facilities to ensure they meet the minimum standards.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 3,460 hours 
annually.

    4. Title: Plan approval and Records for Existing Tank Vessels of 
20,000 to 40,000 Deadweight Tons Carrying Oil in Bulk.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0520.
    Affected Public: U.S. and foreign tank vessel owners.
    Abstract: The Collection of Information requires owners of U.S. 
vessels to submit documents such as plans, calculations, specifications 
and manuals to the Coast Guard for its review and that foreign vessel 
owners may also submit these documents in order to obtain Coast Guard 
certification that their vessels comply with the standards.
    Need for Information: 46 U.S.C. 3703 provides the Coast Guard with 
general authority to regulate the design, construction, alteration, 
repair, maintenance, operation and equipping of vessels carrying oil in 
bulk.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 22 hours annually.

    5. Title: International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) 
Certificates.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0526.
    Affected Public: Ship owners/operators engaging in international 
voyages.
    Abstract: The Collection of Information requires U.S. and foreign 
oil tankers of 150 gross tons and above and other ships of 400 gross 
tons and above (that are party to MARPOL 73/78), to be surveyed during 
inspection or reinspection and after a satisfactory survey, be issued 
an International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate by the Coast 
Guard, to be maintained on board the ship.
    Need for Information: Title 33 U.S.C. 1901-1911 gives the Coast 
Guard the authority to ensure that all ships engaging in international 
voyages comply with the International Oil Pollution Prevention 
Certificate requirements.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 125 hours 
annually.

    6. Title: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Material.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0541.
    Affected Public: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Material.
    Abstract: The Collection of Information requires tank barges to 
submit an application for inspection, new tank vessels over 300 feet in 
length must have loading information approved by the Coast Guard and 
new or modified barges stability calculations must be approved by the 
Coast Guard.
    Need for Information: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703, the Coast Guard was 
delegated the authority to implement regulations to ensure the safe 
transport of bulk hazardous materials on tank barges.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 12,009 hours 
annually.

ADDRESS: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention OST Desk Officer.
    Comments are Invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 26, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-25134 Filed 10-1-96; 8:45 am]
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