[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 27830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13270]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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 Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected burden. The Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following collection of information was published on March 3, 1997 [61, 
FR page 9478].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 20, 1997.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

United States Coast Guard

    Title: Incorporation and Adoption of Industry Standards into 33 CFR 
& 46 CFR Subchapters.
    OMB No.: 2115-0525.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers of pressure-vacuum relief valves and 
safety relief valves.
    Abstract: The collection of information requires manufacturers of 
pressure-vacuum relief valves or safety relief valves to submit to the 
Coast Guard, drawings and test reports of this equipment.
    Need: Under 46 CFR 162.017-162.018, Coast Guard has the authority 
to approve specific types of safety equipment and materials that are to 
be installed on commercial vessels to ensure the equipment meets the 
minimum levels of safety and performance.
    Annual Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 279 hours 
annually.

ADDRESSEE: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention USCG Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: the need for the proposed collection of 
information for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; 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 those who are to respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 15, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-13270 Filed 5-20-97; 8:45 am]
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