[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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