[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 83 (Friday, April 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25015-25016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10606]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2000-6780]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 2115-0622, 2115-0525, 2115-0548 and 2115-0586

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded the 
four Information Collection Reports (ICRs) abstracted below to OMB for 
review and comment. Our ICRs describe the information that we seek to 
collect from the public. Review and comment by OMB ensure that we 
impose only paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of 
duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before May 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to both (1) the Docket Management 
System (DMS), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street S.W., Washington, DC 20590-0001, and (2) the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, to the 
attention of the Desk Officer for the USCG.
    Copies of the complete ICRs are available for inspection and 
copying in public docket USCG-2000-6780 of the Docket Management 
Facility between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays; for inspection and printing on the internet at http://dms.dot.gov; and for inspection from the Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. 
Coast Guard, room 6106, 2100 Second

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Street SW., Washington, DC, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, Office of Information 
Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on this document; Dorothy 
Walker, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 202-366-9330, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

    This request constitutes the 30-day notice required by OMB. The 
Coast Guard has already published (65 FR 6437 (February 9, 2000)) the 
60-day notice required by OMB. That request elicited no comments.

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard invites comments on the proposed collections of 
information to determine whether the collections are necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the Department. In particular, 
the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical 
utility of the collections; (2) the accuracy of the Department's 
estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information that is the subject of the 
collections; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments, to DMS or OIRA, must contain the OMB Control Numbers of 
all ICRs addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of 
this request, USCG-2000-6780. Comments to OIRA are best assured of 
having their full effect if OIRA receives them 30 or fewer days after 
the publication of this request.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Security of Passenger Vessels and Passenger Terminals.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0622.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Certain owners of passenger vessels and passenger 
terminals.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Abstract: The purpose of the rules on the security of passenger 
vessels and passenger terminals is to deter, or mitigate the results 
of, terrorism and other unlawful acts against such vessels and 
terminals. The rules should reduce the likelihood of such acts and 
should reduce the damage to property and injury to persons, if such 
acts occur.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 1,811 hours 
annually.
    2. Title: Plan/Drawing Approval and Records for Safety Valves--46 
CFR Part 162.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0525.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Equipment manufacturers.
    Forms: N/A.
    Abstract: Requirements for submission of plans and drawings and 
test reports for safety equipment and materials are necessary so the 
Coast Guard can determine whether items meet minimum levels of safety 
and performance and whether they serve to identify the approved items.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 58 hours 
annually.
    3. Title: Vital System Automation--46 CFR parts 52, 56, 58, 61, 62, 
110, 111, and 113.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0548.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Vessel designers, shipyards, manufacturers, and 
vessel owners.
    Forms: N/A.
    Abstract: This collection pertains to the vital system automation 
on commercial vessels that is necessary to protect personnel and 
property on board U.S.-flag vessels.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 57,375 hours 
annually.
    4. Title: Marine Occupational Health and Safety Standards for 
Benzene--46 CFR part 197, subpart C.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0586.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Vessel owners and operators.
    Forms: N/A.
    Abstract: To protect marine workers from exposure to toxic Benzene 
vapor, the Coast Guard implemented 46 CFR part 197, subpart C.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 59,775 hours 
annually.

    Dated: April 17, 2000.
Daniel F. Sheehan,
Director of Information and Technology.
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