[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69806-69807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29324]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2002-13767]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0606, 2115-0077, 2115-0096, 
2115-0549, 2115-0603 and 2115-0640

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 six 
Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs comprise (1) National 
Response Resource Inventory; (2) Facilities Transferring Oil or 
Hazardous Materials in Bulk--Letter of Intent and Operations Manual; 
(3) Records on Oil and Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention and 
Safety: Equivalents, Alternatives, and Exemptions; (4) Requirements for 
the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Compressed Natural Gas as 
Cooking Fuel on Passenger Vessels; (5) Periodic Gauging and Engineering 
Analyses for Certain Tank Vessels Over 30 Years Old; and (6) Mandatory 
Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and Southeast Coasts of the 
United States. 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 January 21, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket (USCG 2002-13767) 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 Facility at 202-493-2251.
    (4) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket Management 
System at http://dms.dot.gov.
    The 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. 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 2002-13767), 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: National Response Resource Inventory.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0606.
    Summary: The information is needed to improve the effectiveness of 
deploying response equipment in the event of an oil spill. It may also 
be used in the development of contingency plans.
    Need: Section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) (Pub. 
L. 101-380) requires the Coast Guard to compile and maintain a 
comprehensive list of spill-removal equipment. This collection helps 
fulfill that requirement.
    Respondents: Organizations that remove oil spills.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,224 hours a year.
    2. Title: Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in 
Bulk--Letter of Intent and Operations Manual (OM).

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    OMB Control Number: 2115-0077.
    Summary: A Letter of Intent is a notice to the Coast Guard Captain 
of the Port that an operator intends to operate a facility that will 
transfer bulk oil or hazardous materials to or from vessels. An OM 
establishes procedures to follow when conducting the transfer and in 
the event of a spill.
    Need: 33 U.S.C. 1321 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe rules 
for preventing pollution. 33 CFR 154.110 prescribes the rules for a 
letter of intent, and 33 CFR 154 subpart B prescribes those for an OM.
    Respondents: Operators of facilities that transfer oil or hazardous 
materials in bulk.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 27,819 hours a year.
    3. Title: Records on Oil and Hazardous Material Pollution 
Prevention and Safety: Equivalents, Alternatives, and Exemptions.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0096.
    Summary: This information is needed to minimize the number and 
impact of pollution discharges and accidents occurring during transfer 
of oil or hazardous materials. It also helps to evaluate proposed 
alternatives and requests for exemptions.
    Need: The information collected under this rule is needed to: (1) 
Prevent or mitigate the results of an accidental release of liquid 
hazardous materials being transferred in bulk at waterfront facilities; 
(2) ensure that facilities and vessels that use vapor-control systems 
are in compliance with the safety standards developed by the Coast 
Guard; (3) provide requirements for equipment and operations by 
facilities and vessels that transfer oil or hazardous materials in bulk 
to or from vessels with a capacity of 250 or more barrels; and (4) 
provide procedures for operators of vessels or facilities who request 
exemption or partial exemption from the requirements of the rules for 
preventing pollution.
    Respondents: Operators of facilities and vessels transferring oil 
and hazardous materials in bulk.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,440 hours a year.
    4. Title: Requirements for the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and 
Compressed Natural Gas as Cooking Fuel on Passenger Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0549.
    Summary: The collection of information requires passenger vessels 
to have posted two placards that contain safety and operating 
instructions on the use of cooking appliances that employ liquefied gas 
or compressed natural gas.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 3306(a)(6) authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe 
rules for the use of vessel stores of a dangerous nature. These rules 
cover both uninspected and inspected passenger vessels.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of passenger vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 2,680 hours a year.
    5. Title: Periodic Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain 
Tank Vessels Over 30 Years Old.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0603.
    Summary: OPA 1990 requires the issuance of rules for the structural 
integrity of tank vessels, including periodic gauging of the plating 
thickness of tank vessels over 30 years old. This also helps to verify 
the structural integrity of older such vessels.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 3703 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe rules 
for tank vessels, including rules on design, construction, alteration, 
repair, and maintenance. 46 CFR 31.10-21a prescribes those for periodic 
gauging and engineering analyses of certain tank vessels over 30 years 
old.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of certain tank vessels.
    Frequency: Every 5 years.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 13,688 hours a year.
    6. Title: Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and 
Southeast Coasts of the United States.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0640.
    Summary: The information is needed to reduce the number of ship 
collisions with endangered northern right whales. The rules establish 
two mandatory ship-reporting systems off the northeast and southeast 
coasts of the United States.
    Need: The collection involves ships' reporting by radio to a shore-
based authority when entering the areas covered by the reporting 
system. The ships will, in return, receive information to reduce the 
likelihood of collisions between themselves and northern right whales--
an endangered species--in the areas established with critical-habitat 
designation.
    Respondents: Operators of certain vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 88 hours a year.

    Dated: November 7, 2002.
C.I. Pearson,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 02-29324 Filed 11-18-02; 8:45 am]
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