[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36028-36029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17109]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-10031]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0043 and 2115-0076

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 two 
Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs comprise (1) Plan 
Approval and Records for Load Lines, and (2) Security Zones, Regulated 
Navigation Areas, and Safety Zones. Before submitting the ICRs to OMB, 
the Coast Guard is requesting comments on the items described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before September 10, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to the Docket Management System (DMS) 
[USCG 2001-10031], 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 these requests. 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-CIM-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 these documents; or Dorothy 
Beard, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 202-366-5149, for questions on the docket.

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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 2001-10031], 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: Plan Approval and Records for Load Lines.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0043.
    Summary: Collecting this information helps the Coast Guard ensure 
that certain vessels are not loaded deeper than appropriate for safety. 
Vessels over 150 gross tons or 79 feet in length engaged in commerce on 
international or coastwise voyages by sea must obtain Load Line 
Certificates.
    Need: Sections 5501 to 5516 of Title 46, U.S.C., provide the Coast 
Guard with the authority to enforce provisions of the International 
Load Line Convention, 1966. 46 CFR Part E--Load Lines--contains the 
relevant rules.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,916 hours a year.
    2. Title: Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas, and Safety 
Zones.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0076.
    Summary: The Coast Guard collects this information only when 
someone seeks a security zone, regulated navigation area, or safety 
zone. It uses the information to assess the need to establish one of 
these areas.
    Need: Parts 6 and 165 of Title 33, CFR, give the Coast Guard 
Captain of the Port (COTP) the authority to designate security zones in 
the U.S. for as long as he or she deems necessary to prevent damage or 
injury. 33 U.S.C. 1223 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe rules to 
control vessel traffic in areas he or she deems hazardous because of 
reduced visibility, adverse weather, or vessel congestion. 33 U.S.C. 
1225 authorizes the Coast Guard to establish rules to allow the 
designation of safety zones where access is limited to authorized 
persons, vehicles, or vessels to protect the public from hazardous 
situations.
    Respondents: Federal, State, and local government agencies, 
vessels, and facilities.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 417 hours a year.

    Dated: July 2, 2001.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 01-17109 Filed 7-9-01; 8:45 am]
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