[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19041]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-9433]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 2115-0619

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 one 
Information Collection Report (ICR) abstracted below to OMB for review 
and comment. Our 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 August 30, 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 complete ICRs are available for inspection and copying in 
public dockets. A copy of this complete ICR is available in docket USCG 
2001-9433 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, 202-366-5149, 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 [66 FR 20704 (April 24, 2001)] the 
60-day notice required by OMB. That notice elicited no comments.

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard invites comments on the proposed collection of 
information to determine whether the collection is 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 collection; (2) the accuracy of the Department's 
estimated burden of the collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information that is the subject of the 
collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 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 Number of 
the ICR addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of 
this request, USCG 2001-9433. 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: Inflatable Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) for 
Recreational Vessels
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0619.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Forms: This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out Coast Guard forms, but does require manufacturers of PFDs 
to place labels on these devices.
    Abstract: The information collected under 46 CFR subpart 160.076 
mainly concerns the labeling and preparation of manuals for inflatable 
PFDs. 33 CFR 175.15 requires that every person using a recreational 
vessel carry enough PFDs for each person on board. In keeping with this 
requirement, the Coast Guard has established a system for approval of 
PFDs for use on such vessels. To facilitate approval and inspection, 
the Coast Guard requires that manufacturers place labels on their 
devices and publish manuals to help the users. The labels serve two 
purposes. First, they indicate the chest size of each PFD and also 
display printed and pictographic instructions for proper use and care 
of it. Second, because they include specific product numbers and 
manufacturers' names, they are central to the Coast Guard's mission of 
identifying faulty equipment and then notifying the responsible 
producer. Like the labels, the manuals serve two purposes. First, they 
give the users information they will need to properly use and maintain 
the PFDs. Second, they keep the Coast Guard current on the 
specifications and design of new PFDs.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers of PFDs.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 1,406 hours 
a year.

    Dated: July 25, 2001.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
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