[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15458]


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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 23, 1998 [FR 
63, 13903].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 10, 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: Vessel Documentation.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0110.
    Form(s): CG-1258, CG-1261, CG-1270, CG-1280, CG-1280B, CG-1340, CG-
1356, CG-4593, CG-5542, and MA-899.
    Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners/builders of yachts and commercial vessels 
at least 5 net tons.
    Abstract: The information collected will be used to establish the 
eligibility of a vessel to: (a) be documented as a ``vessel of the 
United States,'' (b) engage in a particular trade, and/or `` become the 
object of a preferred ship's mortgage. The information collected 
concerns citizenship of owner/applicant and build, tonnage and markings 
of a vessel.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. Chapters 121, 123, 125 and 313 requires the 
documentation of vessels. A Certificate of Documentation is required 
for the operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as evidence of 
vessel nationality and permits a vessel to be subject to preferred 
mortgages.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 50,092 hours.

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.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if it is 
received by OMB within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 5, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-15458 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]
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