[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55834-55835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27702]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 96-056]


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 U.S. Coast 
Guard announces six Information Collection Requests (ICR) for renewal 
and one new ICR. These ICRs include: 1. Boating Accident Report; 2. 
Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariners; 3. Report of Oil or 
Hazardous Substance Discharge; 4. Plan Approval and Records for Marine 
Engineering Systems; 5. Benzene; 6. Vessel Identification System (VIS); 
and 7. Application for Use of U.S. Coast Guard Telecommunications 
Facilities. Before submitting the ICR packages to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), the U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting 
comments on specific aspects of the collections as described below.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 30, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, Room 6106 (Attn: Barbara Davis), 2100 Second St, 
SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001, or may be hand delivered to the same 
address between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 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 U.S. Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit 
written views, comments, data, or arguments. Persons submitting 
comments should include their names and addresses, identify this Notice 
and the specific ICR to which each comment applies, and give reasons 
for each comment. The U.S. Coast Guard requests that all comments and 
attachments be submitted in an unbound format no larger than 8\1/2\ by 
11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If that is not 
practical, a second copy of any bound material is requested. Persons 
desiring acknowledgment 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: Boating accident Report.
    OMB No.: 2115-0010.
    Summary: The collection of information requires operators of 
recreational boats that are involved in an accident to notify the 
nearest reporting authority of the accident and

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submit a casualty or accident report to that authority.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(a) requires the establishment of a 
uniform marine casualty reporting system, with regulations prescribing 
casualties to be reported and the manner of reporting. The statute 
requires a State to compile and submit to the Coast Guard; reports, 
information and statistics on casualties that are reported to the 
State.
    Repondents: Operators of recreational boats.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 4,000 hours annually.

    2. Title: Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariners.
    OMB No.: 2115-0042.
    Summary: This collection of information requires a master or mate 
of a shipping company to submit information on merchant mariners to the 
U.S. Coast Guard that: (1) establishes their sea service time; (2) sets 
forth their qualifications for their original or upgrading their 
existing credentials; and (3) sets forth their qualifications for 
retirement or insurance benefits.
    Need: Under Title 46 USC 10311, the information collected is used 
to show eligibility for merchant mariners documents and to provide 
information to the Maritime Administration on the availability of 
mariners in a time of National emergency.
    Respondents: Masters or Mates of Shipping Companies and Merchant 
Mariners.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 4,500 hours annually.

    Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge.
    OMB No.: 2115-0137.
    Summary: The collection of information requires any person in 
charge of a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility to report to the 
National Response Center, as soon as they have knowledge of, any 
discharge of oil or hazardous substance by telephone, radio, 
telecommunication or a similar means of rapid communication.
    Need: Title 49 CFR 171.15, 33 CFR 153.203 and 40 CFR 264, has 
mandated that the National Response Center be the central place to 
report all pollution spills by the public.
    Respondents: Persons in charge of a vessel or onshore/offshore 
facility.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 32,832 hours annually.

    4. Title: 46 CFR Subchapter F--Plan Approval and Records for Marine 
Engineering Systems.
    OMB No.: 2115-0142.
    Summary: The collection of information requires owners or builders 
of commercial vessels to submit to the U.S. Coast Guard for review and 
approval, plans pertaining to the marine engineering system prior to 
construction to ensure that the vessel, if built in accordance with the 
plans, will meet the regulatory standards.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3306, 46 U.S.C. 8105, and 49 CFR 1.46, the 
U.S. Coast Guard has promulgated safety regulations for the marine 
engineering systems on board commercial vessels to ensure that safety 
standards are met.
    Respondents: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 3727 hours annually.

    5. Title: Benzene.
    OMB No.: 2115-0586.
    Summary: The collection of information requires owners of U.S. 
Coast Guard inspected vessels, including tank ships and barges that 
transport benzene (except vessels of foreign registry) to: (1) test and 
monitor those vessels for benzene vapor; (2) provide medical 
surveillance, training and other protective measure for those employees 
exposed to benzene vapor in excess of the action level; and (3) keep 
records to show that they have met each requirement.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703 and 49 CFR 1.46 the Coast Guard is 
authorized to issue regulations dealing with the handling and storage 
of cargo and the protection of life and property in the marine area.
    Respondents: Owners of inspected vessels, tank ships and barges.
    Frequency: As required.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 59,755 hours annually.

    6. Title: Vessel Identification System (VIS).
    OMB No.: 2115-0607.
    Summary: The collection of information requires States and U.S. 
Territories, who wish to participate, to provide data on State numbered 
and titled recreational vessels to a central database known as the 
``Vessel Identification System'' (VIS) which is maintained by the U.S. 
Coast Guard.
    Need: Under Title 46 U.S.C. Chapters 121, 123, 125 and 33 CFR, Part 
187, the U.S. Coast Guard has established a national vessel 
identification system for State numbered and titled vessels to be used 
by State and Federal agencies and local law enforcement.
    Respondents: State agencies and U.S. Territories.
    Frequency: Daily (automatic computer driven upload of data).
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 2,057 hours annually.

    7. Title: Application For Use of U.S. Coast Guard 
Telecommunications Facilities.
    OMB No.: 2115-New.
    Summary: The collection of information requires respondents 
desiring to place commercial antennas on Coast Guard facilities to 
provide technical data, on a four part form, that will be used to 
evaluate the electromagnetic effects of these antennas on the 
environment.
    Need: The Telecommunications Act of 1996, Section 704(c), directs 
the President or his designee to prescribe procedures by which Federal 
departments and agencies may make available property, rights-of-way, 
and easements under their control, on a fair, reasonable, and 
nondiscriminatory basis.
    Respondent: Commercial Mobile Telecommunications Service 
applicants.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 4000 hours annually.

    Dated: October 24, 1996.
J. T. Tozzi,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 96-27702 Filed 10-28-96; 8:45 am]
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