[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 147 (Monday, July 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46760-46761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19218]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2000-7221]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0578, 2115-0592, 2115-0625, 
2115-0563, 2115-0542, 2115-0135, 2115-0624, and 2115-0106

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 eight 
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 August 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 N.W., 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 2000-7221 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 Street S.W., 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 20508 (April 17, 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 2000-7221. 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: Small Passenger Vessels--46 CFR subchapters K and T.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0578.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of small passenger vessels.
    Form(s): CG-841, CG-854, CG-948, CG-949, CG-3752, CG-5256.
    Abstract: The reporting and recordkeeping requirements are 
necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the program 
on safety of commercial vessels as it affects

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small passenger vessels. The requirements affect small passenger 
vessels (under 100 gross tons) that carry more than 6 passengers.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 436,173 
hours a year.

    2. Title: Offshore Supply Vessels--46 CFR Subchapter L.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0592.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: N/A.
    Abstract: The requirements for posting and marking aboard OSVs are 
necessary to instruct those aboard of what to do in an emergency. The 
recordkeeping requirements verify compliance with regulations without 
CG presence to witness routine matters.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 5,931 hours 
a year.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    3. Title: Customer Satisfaction Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0625.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Recreational boaters, commercial mariners, 
industry groups, State and local governments.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Abstract: Putting people first means ensuring that the Federal 
Government provides the highest-quality service possible to the 
American people. Executive Order 12862 requires that all executive 
departments and agencies providing significant services directly to the 
public seek to meet established standards of customer service and--
     Identify the customers who are, or should be, served by 
the agency; and
     Survey customers to determine the kind and quality of 
services they want and their level of satisfaction with existing 
services.
    4. Title: Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned 
Barges.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0563.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners of tank barges.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Abstract: The Coast Guard uses the results of nondestructive 
testing to evaluate the suitability of older pressure-vessel-type cargo 
tanks of unmanned barges to remain in service. Once every ten years it 
subjects such a tank, on an unmanned barge, 30 years old or older to 
nondestructive testing.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 84.5 hours a 
year.

    5. Title: Station Bills for Manned Outer Continental Shelf 
Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0542.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Operators of facilities on the Outer Continental 
Shelf (OCS).
    Form(s): N/A.
    Abstract: Station Bills aboard manned facilities on the OCS are 
necessary to promote safety of life on these facilities. They are an 
efficient means for disseminating information to all persons on these 
facilities regarding their duties, duty stations, and signals used 
during emergencies and drills.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 526 hours a 
year.

    6. Title: Display of Fire Control Plans for Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0135.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and Operators of vessels.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Abstract: This information collection is for the posting or display 
of specific plans on certain categories of commercial vessels. The 
availability of these plans aids firefighters and damage-control 
efforts in response to emergencies.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 798 hours a 
year.

    7. Title: Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for 
Seafarers (STCW), 1995 Amendments.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0624.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels, training 
institutions, and mariners.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Abstract: This information is necessary to ensure compliance with 
the international requirements of the STCW Convention, and to maintain 
an acceptable level of quality in activities associated with training 
and assessment of merchant mariners.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 18,331 hours 
a year.

    8. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Foreign Vessels Carrying 
Oil in Bulk.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0106.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Abstract: The Coast Guard reviews plans and records to determine 
whether foreign tank vessels comply with applicable standards of design 
and construction.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 65 hours a 
year.

    Dated: July 20, 2000.
Daniel F. Sheehan,
Director of Information and Technology.
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