[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49734-49735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19361]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2002-12690]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0139, 2115-0035, 2115-0598, 
2115-0556, and 2115-0111

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 five 
Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs comprise (1) Ships' 
Stores Certification for Hazardous Materials Aboard Ships; (2) Report 
of Defect or Noncompliance and Report of Campaign Update; (3) Ballast 
Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks Entering U.S. Waters; 
(4) (a) Reports of MARPOL 73/78 Oil, Noxious Liquid Substances (NLSs) 
and Garbage Discharge, (b) Application for Equivalents, Exemptions, and 
Alternatives, and (c) Voluntary Reports of Pollution Sightings; and (5) 
Course Approvals for Merchant Marine Training Schools. 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 September 30, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket [USCG 2002-12690] 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 (DOT), 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

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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. DOT, 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 by docket number [USCG 2002-12670], 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: Ships' Stores Certification for Hazardous Materials 
Aboard Ships.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0139.
    Summary: The information is needed to ensure that personnel aboard 
ships become aware of the proper usage and stowage for certain 
hazardous materials. The form provides for waivers of products in 
special classes of DOT hazards.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe 
regulations for the transportation, stowage, and use of ships' stores 
and supplies of a dangerous nature. 46 CFR part 147 prescribes the 
regulations for hazardous ships' stores.
    Respondents: Suppliers and manufacturers of hazardous products used 
on ships.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 6 hours a year.
    2. Title: Report of Defect or Noncompliance and Report of Campaign 
Update.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0035.
    Summary: The information in this report is needed to ensure 
manufacturers' compliance with requirements for notifying consumers of 
defects in recreational boats, inboard engines, outboard motors, and 
sterndrive units.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 4310 requires manufacturers of boats and engines to 
notify consumers, both of failures to comply with applicable standards 
of the Coast Guard for safety and of defects that create a substantial 
risk of personal injury to the public. 46 U.S.C. 4310 and 33 CFR part 
179 prescribe requirements for certain reports to the Coast Guard 
concerning potential impacts on recreational boating safety, how 
problems will be corrected, and progress in notifying owners and 
repairing affected units.
    Respondents: Manufacturers of recreational boats, inboard engines, 
outboard motors, and sterndrive units.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 328 hours a year.
    3. Title: Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks 
Entering U.S. Waters.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0598.
    Summary: The information is needed to carry out the reporting 
requirements of 16 U.S.C. 4711 regarding the management of ballast 
water, to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic-nuisance 
species into U.S. waters.
    Need: The information is needed to ensure compliance with the 
requirements in 33 CFR Part 151, subparts C and D. It is also needed 
for research and periodic reporting to Congress.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of certain vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 33,500 hours a year.
    4. Title: (a) Reports of MARPOL 73/78 Oil, Noxious Liquid 
Substances (NLS) and Garbage Discharge; (b) Application for 
Equivalents, Exemptions, and Alternatives; and (c) Voluntary Reports of 
Pollution Sightings.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0556.
    Summary: The information is needed by the Coast Guard to ensure 
compliance with pollution-prevention standards and to respond to and 
investigate pollution incidents.
    Need: 33 U.S.C. 1321 and 1903 authorize the Coast Guard to 
establish regulations to promote the protection of the environment. 33 
CFR subchapter O (parts 151 to 159) sets forth these regulations.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels for (a) and (b), and 
the public for (c).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 10 hours a year.
    5. Title: Course Approvals for Merchant Marine Training Schools.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0111.
    Summary: The information is needed to ensure that merchant marine 
training schools meet minimal statutory requirements. The information 
is used to approve the curricula, facilities, and faculties for these 
schools.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 7315 authorizes an applicant for a license or 
document applicant to substitute the completion of an approved course 
for a portion of the required sea service. 46 CFR 10.302 prescribes the 
Coast Guard regulations for course approval.
    Respondents: Merchant marine training schools.
    Frequency: Five years for reporting; one year for recordkeeping.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 16,988 hours a year.

    Dated: July 5, 2002.
N.S. Heiner,
Acting, Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 02-19361 Filed 7-30-02; 8:45 am]
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