[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65122-65123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32261]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 97-075]


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 of 1995, the 
U.S. Coast Guard intends to request

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renewal for one Information Collection Request (ICR). The ICR concerns 
vessels response plans, facility response plans, shipboard oil 
pollution emergency plans, and additional requirements for Prince 
William Sound, Alaska. Before submitting the ICR package to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB), the U.S. Coast Guard is asking for 
comments on the collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, Room 6106 (Attn: Barbara Davis), 2100 Second St, 
SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001, or deliver them 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 comments applies, and give reasons 
for each comments. 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: Vessel Response Plans, Facility Response Plans, Shipboard 
Oil Pollution Emergency Plans, and Additional Requirements for Prince 
William Sound, Alaska.
    OMB Control No. 2115-0595.
    Summary: Three of the requirements found in this collection of 
information are from the passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Pub. 
L. 101-380). The requirements meet the intent of the Oil Pollution 
Action of 1990 to reduce the impact of oil spills by requiring owners 
or operators of certain tank vessels and facilities to plan response 
actions, practice those actions, and ensure, through appropriate means, 
the necessary response resources for an oil spill. Additionally, 
Regulation 26 of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78, the Shipboard Oil Pollution 
Emergency Plan requirements were designed to improve response 
capabilities and minimize environmental impacts of oil spills.
    Need: 33 U.S.C. 1321 requires the development of tank vessel and 
facility response plans. 33 U.S.C. 1901-1911 requires the 
implementation of MARPOL 73/78 in U.S. regulations. 33 U.S.C. 2735 
requires the additional response measure in Prince William Sound, 
Alaska.
    Respondents: Owners or operators of tank vessels that carry oil in 
bulk and operate in waters subject of U.S. jurisdiction; owners or 
operators of marine transportation-facilities; owners or operators of 
U.S. flag oil tankers of 150 gross tons and above and each U.S. ship of 
400 gross tons and above; owners or operators of tank vessels that load 
cargo at a facility permitted under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline 
Authorization Act in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
    Frequency: On occasion and annually.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 188,629 hours annually.

    Dated: December 4, 1997.
O.N. Naccara,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 97-32261 Filed 12-9-97; 8:45 am]
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