[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64336-64337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30751]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-11106]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0115, 2115-0078, 2115-0113, 
and 2115-0013

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 four 
Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs comprise (1) 
Electrical Engineering--Title 46 CFR Subchapter J, (2) Operations 
Manual and Amendments for Facilities Transferring Oil and Hazardous 
Materials in Bulk, (3) Self-propelled Vessels Carrying Liquefied Gas, 
and (4) Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Material. Before 
submitting the ICRs to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments on 
them as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before February 11, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket (USCG 2001-11106) more than once, please submit them 
by only one of the following means:
    (1) By mail to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 
20590-0001. Caution: Because of recent delays in the delivery of mail, 
your comments may reach the Facility more quickly if you choose one of 
the other means described below.
    (2) By delivery to room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    (3) By fax to the Docket Management Facility at 202-493-2251.
    (4) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket Management 
System at http://dms.dot.gov.
    The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this 
notice. Comments and material received from the public, as well as 
documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, 
will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or 
copying at room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket 
on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
    Copies of the complete ICR 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.

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit comments. 
Persons submitting comments should include their names and addresses, 
identify this document (USCG 2001-11106), and give the reasons 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 Requests

    1. Title: Electrical Engineering--Title 46 CFR subchapter J.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0115.
    Summary:  We need the information sought here to ensure compliance 
with our rules on electrical engineering for the design and 
construction of U.S.-flag commercial vessels.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 3306 and 3703 authorize the Coast Guard to 
establish rules to promote the safety of life and property in 
commercial vessels. These rules appear at 46 CFR subchapter J (parts 
110 to 113).
    Respondents: Owners, operators, and builders of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,153 hours a year.
    2. Title: Operations Manual and Amendments for Facilities 
Transferring Oil and Hazardous Materials in Bulk.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0078.
    Summary: An operations manual is mandatory for waterfront 
facilities that will be transferring bulk oil or hazardous materials to 
or from vessels. It establishes procedures for personnel of the 
facility to follow when conducting the transfer and in the event of a 
spill.
    Need: 33 U.S.C. 1321 authorizes the Coast Guard to establish rules 
to prevent the discharge of oil and hazardous materials from 
facilities. 33 CFR part 154 prescribes these rules.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of waterfront facilities.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 27,369 hours a year.
    3. Title: Self-propelled Vessels Carrying Liquefied Gas.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0113.
    Summary: We need the information sought here to ensure compliance 
with our rules for the design and operation of carriers of liquefied 
gas.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 3703 and 9101 authorize the Coast Guard to 
establish rules to protect life, property, and the environment from the 
hazards associated with the carriage of dangerous liquid cargo in bulk. 
46 CFR part 154 prescribes these rules for the carriage of liquefied 
gases in bulk on self-propelled vessels by governing the design, 
construction, equipment, and operation of these vessels and the safety 
of personnel aboard them.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of self-propelled vessels 
carrying liquefied gas.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 5,131 hours a year.
    4. Title: Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0013.
    Summary: The information sought here ensures the safe handling of 
explosives and other hazardous

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materials around ports and aboard vessels. Shipping agents and terminal 
operators who handle the above commodities must comply.
    Need: 33 U.S.C. 1225 authorizes the Coast Guard to establish 
standards for the handling, storage, and movement of hazardous 
materials on a vessel or waterfront facility. 33 CFR 126.17 and 49 CFR 
176.100 and 176.415 prescribe the rules for facilities and vessels.
    Respondents: Shipping agents and terminal operators that handle 
hazardous materials.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 292 hours a year.

    Dated: December 7, 2001.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 01-30751 Filed 12-11-01; 8:45 am]
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