[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49247-49248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24109]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-9939]


Information Collections Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 2115-0637, 2115-0054, and 2115-0585

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 
three Information Collection Reports (ICRs) 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 October 26, 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 2001-9939 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

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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 34311 (June 27, 2001)] the 60-
day notice required by OMB. That notice 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 2001-9939. 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: Voyage-Planning for Tank-Barge Transits in the Northeast 
United States.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0637.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
    Forms: This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out Coast Guard forms, but does require the master of a towing 
vessel to prepare a voyage plan that is necessary for the safe 
operation of the vessel.
    Abstract: The information collected for a voyage plan serves as a 
preventive measure and assists in ensuring the successful execution and 
completion of a voyage in the First Coast Guard District. This rule [33 
CFR 165.100] applies primarily to towing vessels engaged in towing 
certain tank barges carrying petroleum oil in bulk as cargo.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 439 hours a 
year.
    2. Title: Welding and Hot-Work Permits; Posting of Warning Signs.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0054.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of certain waterfront 
facilities and vessels.
    Form: CG-4201.
    Abstract: The information collected here helps ensure that 
waterfront facilities and vessels are in compliance with safety 
standards. A permit must be issued before welding or hot work on 
certain waterfront facilities; and the posting of warning signs is 
required on certain facilities.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 226 hours a 
year.
    3. Title: Approval of Alterations to Marine Portable Tanks; 
Approval of Non-Specification Portable Tanks.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0585.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners of marine portable tanks and owners and 
designers of non-specification portable tanks.
    Form: This collection of information does not require the public to 
fill out Coast Guard forms, but does require owners or manufacturers 
who want to alter marine portable tanks to request a written approval 
from the Coast Guard Marine Safety Center.
    Abstract: The information helps us evaluate the safety of proposed 
alterations to marine portable tanks and to designs of such tanks used 
to transfer hazardous materials during offshore operations, such as 
those on drilling rigs. Respondents are those who wish to alter 
existing marine portable tanks or use non-specification portable tanks.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 18 hours a 
year.

    Dated: September 19, 2001.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
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