[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51922-51923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20246]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2002-12146]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 2115-0050 (Bridge Permit Application Guide)

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 one 
Information Collection Report (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. Our ICR describes 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 September 9, 2002.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket [USCG 2002-12146] 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) By mail to 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) By delivery 
to 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 
and (b) OIRA at 202-395-5806, or e-mail to OIRA at 
[email protected] 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 
website 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 ICR are available for inspection and copying 
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public dockets. They are available in docket USCG 2002-12146 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 [67 FR 22158 (May 2, 2002)] 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 2002-12146. 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: Bridge Permit Application Guide.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0050.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Public and private owners of bridges over 
navigable waters of the United States.
    Form: This collection of information does not require the public to 
fill out forms, but does require the respondent to submit a letter of 
application, along with letter-size drawings (plans) and a map showing 
the proposed bridge project and its location.
    Abstract: The collection of information is the application and 
documentation required to support approval by the Coast Guard of the 
location and plans of any proposed bridge project across navigable 
waters of the United States. An applicant must submit to the Coast 
Guard a letter of application for a bridge permit, including letter-
size drawings (plans) and a map showing the proposed bridge project and 
its location with respect to the navigable waterway. Full details of 
the Coast Guard Bridge Permit Application process and required 
information in support of it, appear at (http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/g-opt/g-opt.htm) and 33 CFR part 115.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 4000 hours a 
year.

    Dated: August 5, 2002.
N.S. Heiner,
Acting Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 02-20246 Filed 8-8-02; 8:45 am]
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