[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13090-13091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6887]


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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 was 
published on October 21, 1997 [FR 62, 54679].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 16, 1998.

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: Carriage of Bulk Solids Requiring Special Handling.
    OMB No.: 2115-0100.
    Form(s): N/A
    Affected Public: Solid Bulk Cargo Vessel/Barge Owners or Operators.
    Abstract: The information required to be submitted when applying 
for a Special Permit allows the Coast Guard to make a determination as 
to the severity of the hazard posed by the material, allows specific 
guidelines for safe carriage, or if determined that the material 
presents too great a hazard, to deny permission for shipping the 
material. The U.S. Coast Guard administers and enforces laws and 
regulations for the safe transportation and stowage of hazardous 
materials, including bulk solids. Under 46 CFR part 148, the Coast 
Guard has the authority to issue Special Permits for transportation and 
stowage of hazardous material on board vessels.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 575 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.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.
    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.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-6887 Filed 3-16-98; 8:45 am]
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