[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1020-1022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-284]


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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 and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended) this notice announces the Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) intention to request extensions for eight 
currently approved information collections coming up for renewal, and 
reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for 
which approval has expired. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following collections of 
information was published on October 22, 1996 [FR 61, page 54832]. 1. 
Transfer Procedures/Waste Management Plans; 2. Vital System Automation; 
and 3. Vessels Reporting Requirements. The Federal Register Notice with 
a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following 
collections of information was published on October 29, 1996 [FR 61, 
page 55834-55835]. 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; and 6. Vessel Identification System 
(VIS).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before February 
6, 1997.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

U.S. Coast Guard

    1. Title: Boating accident Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0010.
    Form Number(s): CG-3865, CG-3865A.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Entities: Operators of recreational boats.
    Abstract: 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 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 statistic on casualties that are reported to the State.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 4,232 hours annually.
    2. Title: Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariners.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0042.
    Form Number(s): CG-718A.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Entities: Masters or Mates of Shipping Companies and 
Merchant Mariners.
    Abstract: 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

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(3) sets forth their qualifications for retirement or insurance 
benefits.
    Need: Under Title 46 U.S.C. 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.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 4,500 hours annually.
    3. Title: Transfer Procedures/Waste Management Plans.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0120.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Entities: Vessel and facility owners or operators.
    Abstract: 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.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 29,797 hours annually.
    4. Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0137.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Entities: Persons in charge of a vessel or onshore/
offshore facility.
    Abstract: 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, mandates 
that the National Response Center be the central place to report all 
pollution spills by the public.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 32,832 hours annually.
    5. Title: 46 CFR Subchapter F--Plan Approval and Records for Marine 
Engineering Systems.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0142.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Entities: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
    Abstract: 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.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 5,304 hours annually.
    6. Title: Vital System Automation: 46 CFR Parts 52, 56, 58, 61, 62, 
110, 111 and 113.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0548.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Entities: Vessel designers, shipyards, manufacturers and 
owners of inspected commercial vessels.
    Abstract: 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.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 14,400 hours annually.
    7. Title: Vessel Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0551.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Entities: Owners, charterers, managing operators, or 
agents.
    Abstract: 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.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 93 hours annually.
    8. Title: Benzene.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0586.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Entities: Owners of inspected vessels, tank ships and 
barges.
    Abstract: 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 measures 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.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 59,755 hours annually.
    9. Title: Vessel Identification System (VIS).
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0607.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Entities: State agencies and U.S. Territories.
    Abstract: 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.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 2,057 hours annually.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

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Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT 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 December 30, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-284 Filed 1-6-97; 8:45 am]
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