[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13816-13817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7231]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-11237]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 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, this 
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded two 
Information Collection Reports (ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. Our ICRs describe the 
information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comment by 
OIRA ensures that we impose only paperwork burdens commensurate with 
our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before April 25, 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)(a) By mail to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 
20590-0001. (b) OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, to the 
attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard. 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)(a) By delivery to room PL-401 at the address given in paragraph 
(1)(a) above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329. (b) OIRA, at 
the address given in paragraph (1)(b) above, to the attention of the 
Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) By fax to (a) the Docket Management Facility at 202-493-2251 or 
(b) OIRA 202-395-7285, attention: Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (4)(a) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket 
Management System at http://dms.dot.gov. (b) OIRA does not have a Web 
site on which you can post your comments.
    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 (Plaza level), 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 for inspection and 
copying in public dockets. Copies are available in docket USCG 2001-
11237 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 OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has already published [66 FR 64336 (December 12, 2001)] the 
60-day notice required by OIRA. 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 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 2001-11106. 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 Request

    1. Title: Claims Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0596.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Claimants and responsible parties of oil spills.
    Forms: This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out forms, but does require the public to provide initial 
information in writing. Follow-up information, if necessary, may be 
provided by letter, fax or e-mail.
    Abstract: 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 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.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: State Governments.
    Forms: This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out Coast Guard forms, but does require the public to provide 
information in writing.
    Abstract: 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 3 hours a 
year.


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    Dated: March 20, 2002.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 02-7231 Filed 3-25-02; 8:45 am]
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