[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 152 (Monday, August 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48274-48275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19919]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2000-7671]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0056, 2115-0092, and 2115-
0540

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of 
three Information Collection Requests (ICRs). They comprise Various 
International Agreement Safety Certificates and Documents, Barge Fleet 
Facility Records, and Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR 
Subchapter P. Before submitting the ICRs to OMB, the Coast Guard is 
seeking comments on the collections described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before October 6, 
2000.

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ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to the Docket Management System (DMS) 
[USCG 2000-7671], U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 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 DMS maintains the public docket for this request. Comments will 
become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or 
copying in room PL-401, located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif 
Building at the above 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 ICRs 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; Dorothy 
Walker, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 202-366-9330, for questions on the docket.

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 2000-7671], and give the reason 
for the comments. 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 Request

    1. Title: Various International Agreement Safety Certificates and 
Documents.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0056.
    Summary: These 11 forms are due to the adoption of the 
International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS). The 
11 forms are evidence of compliance with this convention for U.S. 
vessels on international voyages. Without the proper forms, U.S. 
vessels could be detained in foreign ports.
    Need: By Executive Order 12234, the Coast Guard is responsible for 
the issuance of certificates as required by SOLAS 1974. SOLAS applies 
to all mechanically propelled cargo vessels of 500 or more gross tons 
(GT), and to all mechanically propelled passenger vessels carrying more 
than 12 passengers that engage in international voyages. The Coast 
Guard will issue certificates after performing inspections or safety-
management audits of the vessels' systems and determining that the 
vessels meet the applicable requirements. SOLAS and 46 CFR 2.01-25 list 
certificates and documents that the Coast Guard may issue to vessels.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 38 hours a year.

    2. Title: Barge Fleet Facility Records.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0092.
    Summary: This collection of information requires the person in 
charge of a barge-fleeting facility to keep records of twice-daily 
inspections of barges' moorings and movements, and of movements of 
hazardous cargo in and out of the facility.
    Need: The requirements of 33 CFR 165.803 aim at preventing barges 
from breaking away from fleeting facilities and drifting downstream out 
of control in the congested Lower Mississippi River.
    Respondents: Operators of fleets of barges.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 30,618 hours a year.

    3. Title: Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR Subchapter P.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0540.
    Summary: This collection of information allows the master, owner, 
or agent of a vessel affected by this rule to request deviation from 
the requirements governing navigation-safety equipment to the extent 
that there is no reduction in safety.
    Need: 33 CFR Subchapter P allows any person directly affected by 
this rule to request a deviation from any of the requirements as long 
as it does not compromise safety. This collection enables the Coast 
Guard to evaluate the information the respondent supplies, to determine 
whether it justifies the request for deviation.
    Respondents: Master, owner, or agent of a vessel.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 2,924 hours a year.

    Dated: July 25 2000.
Daniel F. Sheehan,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 00-19919 Filed 8-4-00; 8:45 am]
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