[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19118]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, 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 May 15, 1997 (FR 
62, page 26845).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 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: Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution Vessels.
    OMB No.: 2115-0545.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form(s): CG5585, CG5586, CG5586-1, CG5586-2, CG5586-3, CG5586-4, 
CG5586-5.
    Affected Public: Operators or Owners of vessels over 300 gross 
tons.
    Abstract: The collection of information requires operators of 
vessels over 300 gross tons to submit to the Coast Guard evidence of 
their financial responsibility to meet the maximum amount of liability 
in case of an oil spill or hazardous substances.
    Need for Information: 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.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 2,162 hours annually.

Addresses: 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 July 16, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-19118 Filed 7-18-97; 8:45 am]
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