[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54831-54832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27071]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 96-054]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Coast 
Guard announces three Information Collection Requests (ICR) for 
reinstatement. These ICRs include:
    1. Transfer Procedures/Waste Management Plans; 2. Vital System 
Automation; and 3. Vessels Reporting Requirements. Before submitting 
the reinstatement packages to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), the Coast Guard is soliciting comments on specific aspects of 
the collections as described below.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 23, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, Room 6106 (Attn: Barbara Davis), 2100 2nd St. SW, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001, or may be hand delivered to the same address 
between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. the telephone number is (202) 267-2326. The comments will 
become part of this docket and will be available for inspection and 
copying by appointment at the above address.

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

Request For Comments

    The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit written 
views, comments, data, or arguments. Persons submitting comments should 
include their names and addresses, identifying this Notice, the 
specific ICR to which each comment applies, and give reasons for each 
comment. The Coast Guard requests that all comments and attachments be 
submitted in an unbound format no larger than 8\1/2\'' by 11'', 
suitable for copying and electronic filing. If that is not practical, a 
second copy of any bound material is requested. Persons desiring 
acknowledgement that their comments have been received should enclose a 
stamped, self-addressed post card or envelope.
    Interested persons can receive copies of the complete ICR by 
contacting Ms. Davis where indicated under ADDRESSES. Information 
Collection Requests:
    1. Title: Transfer Procedures/Waste Management Plans.
    OMB No. 2115-0120.
    Summary: The collection of information requires vessels with a 
capacity of 250 or more barrels of oil to develop and maintain on board 
the vessel, oil transfer procedure plans which will provide basic 
safety information for operating the transfer system. (1) Vessels with 
a capacity of 250 or more barrels of oil must have written procedures 
for transferring oil to and from the vessel and from tank to tank and 
must follow the written procedures in operating the transfer system; 
(2) vessels with vapor control systems must include operating 
procedures and a line diagram of the system in the vessel's transfer 
procedures; (3) tank vessels with a capacity of 1,000 or more cubic 
meters that load oil or oil residue as cargo must include procedures 
regarding overfill devices in the transfer procedures; and (4) all 
oceangoing ships 40 feet or more in length, engaged in commerce or 
equipped with galleys and berths, must maintain management plans for 
the handling and disposal of ship generated-garbage.
    Need: Title 33 U.S.C. 1221 authorized the Coast Guard to develop 
regulations for equipment, methods and procedures to prevent the 
discharge into the navigable waters of the U.S. of oil and hazardous 
materials from vessels, onshore facilities and offshore facilities.
    Respondents: Vessels and facility owners or operators.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 29,797 hours annually.
    2. Title: Vital System Automation: 46 CFR Parts 52, 56, 58, 61, 62, 
110, 111 and 113.
    OMB No. 2115-0548.
    Summary: The collection of information requires the vital machinery 
and engineering spaces of inspected commercial vessels to be automated 
for the convenience of operation, improvement of efficiency, reduction 
of personnel and the detection and control of unsafe conditions.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3306, 46 U.S.C. 8105 and 49 CFR 1.46, the 
Coast Guard promulgated safety regulations for automated vital systems 
on inspected commercial vessels to ensure safety of life at sea.
    Respondents: Vessel designers, shipyards, manufacturers and owners 
of inspected commercial vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 14,400 hours annually.
    3. Title: Vessel Reporting Requirements.
    OMB No. 2115-0551.
    Summary: The collection of information requires the owner, 
charterer, managing operator or agent of a U.S.-flagged vessel to 
immediately notify the Coast Guard if there is reason to believe the 
vessel is in distress or lost. The report must be followed up with 
written confirmation within 24 hours to the Coast Guard.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 2306 authorizes the Coast Guard to implement 
the reporting requirements necessary to determine if a vessel is in 
distress or lost and to take appropriate action to provide needed 
assistance.
    Respondents: Owners, charterers, managing operators, or agents.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The burden estimate is 93 hours annually.

    Dated: October 7, 1996.
J.T. Tozzi,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 96-27071 Filed 10-21-96; 8:45 am]
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