[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1260-1261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-547]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-11237]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0596 and 2115-0597

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) Claims 
Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and (2) State Access to The Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund For Removal Costs Under the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990. 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 March 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket [USCG 2001-11237] 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 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.

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 2001-11237], 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.

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Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Claims Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0596.
    Summary: The Coast Guard will use the information collected to 
determine whether claims submitted to the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund are compensable and, if they are, to ensure that the Fund 
reimburses them in the correct amounts.
    Need: Coast Guard will ensure the making of fair and reasonable 
payments to claimants and will protect the interest of the Federal 
Government. Claims that are submitted must be fully substantiated, and 
the procedures for advertising and presentation of claims must be 
followed, as required by OPA 90 [33 U.S.C. 2708, 2713 and 2714].
    Respondents: Claimants and responsible parties of oil spills.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 13,722 hours a year.
    2. Title: State Access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for 
Removal Costs Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0597.
    Summary: The Coast Guard will use information provided by the State 
to the Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center to determine whether 
expenditures submitted by the state to the Fund are compensable and, if 
they are, to ensure payment of the correct amount of funding from the 
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
    Need: Under the authority of 33 U.S.C. 2712, Coast Guard has 
promulgated regulations detailing the manner in which to obligate the 
Fund. To ensure fair and reasonable payments to States and to protect 
the interests of the Federal Government, States must fully substantiate 
all expenditures that they submit and must follow the procedures for 
presentation of those expenditures to the Fund.
    Respondents: State Governments.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 3 hours a year.

    Dated: December 31, 2001.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 02-547 Filed 1-8-02; 8:45 am]
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