[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 26845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12792]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 97-028]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

agency: Coast Guard, DOT.

action: Notice.

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summary: In compliance with the Paperwork Reducation Act, the U.S. 
Coast Guard announces three Information Collection Requests (ICR) for 
renewal. These ICRs include: 1. Approval Test Report and Plans for 
Safety Valves; 2. Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution Vessels; 
and 3. Recordkeeping of Refuse Discharges from Ships. 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 July 14, 1997.

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 deliverd 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 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: Approval Test Report and Plans for Safety Valves.
    OMB No.: 2115-0525.
    Summary: The collection of information requires manufacturers of 
safety equipment and materials that are to be installed on vessels, to 
submit to the Coast Guard, plans, drawings and test reports of the 
equipment.
    Need: Title 46 CFR, Part 162, gives Coast Guard the authority to 
approve specific types of safety equipment and materials and to ensure 
that these items meet the minimum levels of safety before this 
equipment can be installed on vessels.
    Respondents: Manufacturer of Safety Valves.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 288 hours annually.
    2. Title: Financial Responsiblity for Water Pollution Vessels.
    OMB No.: 2115-0543.
    Summary: The collection of information requires operators of 
vessels over 300 gross tons to submit to the Coast Guard evidence of 
their financial responsiblity to meet the maximum amount of liability 
in case of an oil spill or hazardous substances.
    Need: Under 22 U.S.C. 2716 and 42 U.S.C. 9608, the Coast Guard has 
the authority to ensure that those persons directly subject to these 
rules are in compliance with the provisions.
    Respondents: Operators or Owners of vessels over 300 gross tons.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 2,162 hours annually.
    3. Title: Recordkeeping of Refuse Discharges from Ships.
    OMB No.: 2115-0613.
    Summary: The collection of information requires certain U.S. ships 
and fixed or floating platforms to maintain and record into a refuse 
record book, the discharge and disposal operations of their generated 
waste.
    Need: 33 CFR 151.55 gives the Coast Guard the authority to 
prescribe regulations to require certain U.S. ships, fixed or floating 
platforms, to maintain onboard, documentation of the disposal of their 
generated waste.
    Respondents: Masters or persons-in-charge of U.S. ships, and fixed 
or floating platforms.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 526,624 hours annually.

    Dated: May 12, 1997.
J.T. Tozzi,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 97-12792 Filed 5-14-97; 8:45 am]
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