[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32089-32090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15122]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[USCG--1999-5717]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3501-3520, the Coast Guard intends to request the Office of
Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for the renewal of nine
Information Collection Requests (ICRs). These ICRs comprise: 1. (A)
Report of MARPOL 73/78 Oil, Noxious Liquid Substance (NLS) and Garbage
Discharge, (B) Application for Equivalents, Exemptions and
Alternatives, (C) Voluntary Reports of Pollution Sightings; 2. Private
Aids to Navigation Application and Application for Class 1 Private Aids
to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures; 3. Bridge
Permit Application Guide; 4. Electrical Equipment and Fire Protection
Materials/Systems; 5. Defect/Noncompliance Report and Campaign Update
Report; 6. Application for Vessel Inspection and Waiver; 7. Course
Approvals for Merchant Marine Training Schools; 8. Ships' Stores
Certification for Hazardous Materials Aboard Ships; and 9. Licensing
and Manning Requirements for Towing Vessels. Before submitting the ICRs
to OMB, the Coast Guard is asking for comments on the collections
described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before August 16,
1999.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to the Docket Management Facility,
(USCG-1999-5717), U.S. Department of Transportation, room PL-401, 400
Seventh Street SW, Washington DC 20590-0001, or deliver them to room
PL-401, located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the same
address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.
The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this
document. Comments will become part of this docket and will be
available for inspection or copying at room PL-401, located on the
Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the same address between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may
also access this docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
Copies of the complete Information Collection Request are available
through this docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and also from
Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106, (Attn:
Barbara Davis), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The
telephone number is 202-267-2326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, Office of Information
Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on this document. Should there
be questions on the docket, contact Dorothy Walker, Chief, Documentary
Services Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, 202-366-9330.
Request for Comments
The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit written
comments. Persons submitting comments should include their names and
addresses, identify this document (USCG-1999-5717) and the specific ICR
to which each comment applies, and give the reason(s) for each comment.
Please submit all comments and attachments in an unbound format no
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic
filing. Persons wanting acknowledgment of receipt of comments should
enclose stamped, self-addressed postcards or envelopes.
Information Collection Requests
1. Title: (A) Report of MARPOL 73/78 Oil, Noxious Liquid Substance
(NLS) and Garbage Discharge, (B) Application for Equivalent, Exemptions
and Alternatives, (C) Voluntary Reports of Pollution Sightings
OMB Control Number: 2115-0556.
Summary: The information in this report is needed by the Coast
Guard to ensure compliance with pollution prevention standards and to
respond and investigate pollution incidents.
Need: Title 33 U.S.C. 1321 and 1903 authorize the Coast Guard to
establish regulations that promote the protection of the environment.
Title 33 CFR, Subchapter O (parts 151 to 159) prescribe the Coast Guard
pollution prevention regulations.
Respondents: Vessel owners and operators for (A) and (B) and the
public for (C).
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden: The estimated burden is 15 hours annually.
2. Title: Private Aids to Navigation Application and Application for
Class 1 Private Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed
Structures (CG-4143)
OMB Control Number: 2115-0038.
Summary: The collection of information requires respondents to
provide to the Coast Guard , on two applications (CG-2554 and CG-4143),
vital information about private aids to navigation.
Need: 33 CFR Parts 66 and 67 authorize the Coast Guard to collect
and process the information furnished from the private aids
applications to ensure that private aids to navigation appropriately
mark the associated hazard or waterway.
Respondents: Owners of Private Aids to Navigation.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden: The estimated burden is 3,073 hours annually.
3. Title: Bridge Permit Application Guide
OMB Control Number: 2115-0050.
Summary: The collection of information is a bridge permit request
submitted as an application for Coast Guard approval of proposed bridge
projects. Applicants will submit to the Coast Guard a letter of
application along with letter size drawings (plans) and maps showing
the proposed bridge project and its location.
Need: Title 33 U.S.C. 401, 491, 525, and 535, authorize the Coast
Guard to approve plans and locations for all bridges or causeways that
are to be constructed over navigable waters of the United States.
Respondents: Public and private owners of bridges over navigable
waters of the United States.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden: The estimated burden is 2,800 hours annually.
4. Title: Electrical Equipment and Fire Protection Materials/Systems--
46 CFR Subchapter Q
OMB Control Number: 2115-0121.
Summary: The information in this report is needed to ensure
compliance with U.S. regulations for the design and construction of
certain electrical equipment and fire protection materials/systems.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, and 4302 authorized the Coast
Guard to establish regulations to protect life, property, and the
environment. Title 46 CFR subchapter Q prescribes the Coast Guard
regulations for the design and construction of certain electrical
equipment and fire protection materials/systems.
Respondents: Electrical equipment and fire protection material/
system manufacturers.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden: The estimated burden is 268 hours annually.
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5. Title: Defect/Noncompliance Report and Campaign Update Report
OMB Control Number: 2115-0035.
Summary: The information in this report is needed to ensure
compliance with requirements for defect notification applicable to
manufacturers of recreational boats, inboard engines, outboard motors,
and sterndrive units.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 4310 requires boat and engine manufacturers
to conduct defect notification for failures to comply with applicable
U.S. Coast Guard safety standards or regulations, and for defects which
create a substantial risk of personal injury to the public. 46 U.S.C.
4310 and 33 CFR Part 179 prescribe requirements for certain reports to
the Coast Guard concerning potential impacts on recreational boating
safety, how problems will be corrected, and progress in notifying
owners and repairing affected units.
Respondents: Manufacturers of recreational boats, inboard engines,
outboard motors, and sterndrive units.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Burden: The estimated burden is 312 hours annually.
6. Title: Application for Vessel Inspection and Waiver
OMB Control Number: 2115-0007.
Summary: The collection of information requires the owner,
operator, agent, or master of a vessel to apply in writing to the Coast
Guard before commencing the inspection for certification, or when, in
the interest of national defense, a waiver is desired from the
requirements of navigation and vessels inspection.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306 and 3309 authorize the Coast Guard to
establish regulations to protect life, property, and the environment.
The reporting requirements of the Application for Inspection of U.S.
Vessels and the Application for Waiver and Waiver Order are part of the
Coast Guard's Marine Safety Program.
Respondents: Vessel owner, operator, agent, master or interested
U.S. Government agency.
Frequency: On occasion, biennially, and triennially.
Burden: The estimated burden is 1,504 hours annually.
7. Title: Course Approvals for Merchant Marine Training Schools
OMB Control Number: 2115-0111.
Summary: The information for this report is necessary to ensure
that merchant marine training schools meet minimal statutory
requirements. The information is used to approve the curriculum,
facility and faculty for these schools.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 7315 authorizes a license or document
applicant to substitute the completion of an approved course for a
portion of the required sea service. Title 46 CFR 10.302 prescribe the
Coast Guard regulations for course approval.
Respondents: Merchant marine training schools.
Frequency: Once every five years for reporting; annually for
recordkeeping.
Burden: The estimated burden is 19,026 hours annually.
8. Title: Ships' Stores Certification for Hazardous Materials Aboard
Ships
OMB Control Number: 2115-0139.
Summary: The information is this report is needed to ensure that
personnel abroad ships are made aware of the proper usage and stowage
instructions for certain hazardous materials.
Need: Title 46 United States Code 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard
to prescribe regulations for the transportation, stowage, and use of
ships' stores and supplies of a dangerous nature. Title 46 Code of
Federal Regulations part 146 prescribe the regulations for hazardous
ships' stores.
Respondents: Suppliers and manufacturers of hazardous products used
on ships.
Frequency: On occasion.
9. Title: Licensing and Manning Requirements for Towing Vessels
OMB Control Number: 2115-0623.
Summary: The Coast Guard has requirements for licensing individuals
that operate towing vessels. The requirements ensure that towing
vessels operating in the navigable waters of the U.S. are under the
control of licensed officers who meet certain qualification and
training standards.
Need: Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations Part 10 prescribes
regulations for the licensing of maritime personnel. This information
collection is necessary to ensure that a mariner's training information
is available to assist in determining his or her overall qualifications
to hold certain licenses.
Respondents: Mariners licensed to operate towing vessels,
prospective towing-vessel officers, and companies employing these
mariners.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden: The estimated burden is 1,590 hours annually.
Dated: June 2, 1999.
G.N. Naccara,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 99-15122 Filed 6-14-99; 8:45 am]
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