[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49444-49445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24233]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-10031]


Information Collections Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 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, this 
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded the 
two 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 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 2001-10031 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 36028 (July 10, 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 2001-10031. 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: Plan Approval and Records for Load Lines.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0043.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: LL 13-C, LL-14-A, LL 18-E, LL 19, LL 40-A, 88 USA LL, and 
A21 HSSC LL-EXEMPT.
    Abstract: 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 1,916 hours 
a year.
    2. Title: Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas, and Safety 
Zones.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0076.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Federal, State, and local government agencies, 
vessels, and facilities.
    Form: This collection of information does not require the public to 
fill out Coast Guard forms, but does require the public to request, in 
writing, to the Coast Guard that a security zone, safety zone or 
regulated navigation area be established to ensure public safety.
    Abstract: The Coast Guard collects this information only when 
someone seeks a security zone, regulated navigation area, or safety 
zone. It uses

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the information to assess the need to establish one of these areas.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 417 hours a 
year.

    Dated: September 21, 2001.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
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