[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82446-82447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33191]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2000-7933]


Information Collections Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 2115-0571, 2115-0552, 2115-0565, 2115-0589, and 2115-
0613

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 
five Information Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below to OMB for 
review and comment. These ICRs describe the information 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 January 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to (1) the Docket Management System 
(DMS), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street SW., 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 2000-7933 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-CIM-2), U.S. 
Coast Guard, room 6106, 2100 Second 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 
Beard, 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 [64 FR 57421 (September 22, 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 2000-7933. Comments to OIRA are best assured of 
having their full effect if OIRA receives them within 30 days or less 
after the publication of this request.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Alternative Provisions for Reinspection of Offshore 
Supply Vessels (OSVs) in Foreign Ports.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0571.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Form(s): This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out Coast Guard forms, but does require owners or operators of 
OSVs to submit certified examination reports and statements to the 
Coast Guard.
    Abstract: This collection of information provides a mechanism for

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owners and operators of OSVs based overseas to submit certified 
examination reports and statements to the Coast Guard as alternatives 
to reinspection by the Coast Guard.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 143 hours a 
year.
    2. Title: Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas 
(LNG) and Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG).
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0552.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of waterfront facilities that 
transfer LNG or LHG.
    Forms: This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out Coast Guard forms, but an operator of a waterfront facility 
must submit all requests in writing to the Coast Guard when handling 
and transferring LNG or LHG in bulk.
    Abstract: LNGs and LHGs present a risk to the public when handled 
at waterfront facilities. These rules should either prevent accidental 
releases at waterfront facilities or mitigate their results. They are 
necessary to promote and verify compliance with safety standards.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 3,272 hours 
a year.
    3. Title: Working Freeboard of Hopper Dredges-Load Lines and 
Stability.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0565.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of self-propelled hopper 
dredges who request working freeboards.
    Forms: This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out Coast Guard forms. Owners or operators must submit to the 
Coast Guard calculations showing that their dredges meet certain 
structural and stability standards for working freeboards.
    Abstract: This collection of information provides a mechanism for 
owners and operators of self-propelled hopper dredges to request 
working freeboards.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 46 hours a 
year.
    4. Title: Approval of Plans and Records for Subdivision and 
Stability.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0589.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners, operators, or masters of vessels.
    Forms: This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out Coast Guard forms. Owners or operators must submit to the 
Coast Guard plans, technical information, or operating instructions 
before building or altering vessels.
    Abstract: This collection of information requires owners, 
operators, or masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain or post 
various documents as part of the program of the Coast Guard for the 
safety of commercial vessels.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 10,003 hours 
a year.
    5. Title: Discharge of Refuse from Ships.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0613.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners, operators, masters, and persons-in-charge 
of vessels.
    Forms: This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out Coast Guard forms. Operators of U.S. oceangoing ships must 
maintain refuse-record books.
    Abstract: The Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 
1987 requires the keeping of records on the discharge of refuse by 
oceangoing commercial vessels that are 40 feet in length or more. The 
rules appear in 33 CFR 151.55.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 523,302 
hours a year.

    Dated: December 20, 2000.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 00-33191 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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