[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69807-69808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29325]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2002-13766]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0142, 2115-0089, 2115-0137, 
2115-0143, and 2115-0541

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) Approval 
of Plans and Records for Marine Engineering Systems--46 CFR Subchapter 
F; (2) Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids; (3) Report of Discharge 
of Oil or Hazardous Substance; (4) Records Relating to Citizenship of 
Personnel on Units Engaged in Activities on Outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS); and (5) Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials. 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 2002-13766) 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

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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 2002-13766), 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: Approval of Plans and Records for Marine Engineering 
Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0142.
    Summary: This collection of information requires an owner or 
builder of a commercial vessel to submit to the U.S. Coast Guard, for 
review and approval, plans pertaining to marine-engineering systems to 
ensure that the vessel will meet regulatory standards.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe rules 
for safety of vessels, including those related to marine-engineering 
systems. 46 CFR subchapter F prescribes them. They provide the 
specifications, standards, and requirements for strength and adequacy 
of design, construction, installation, inspection, and choice of 
materials for machinery, boilers, pressure vessels, safety valves, and 
piping systems upon which safety of life depends.
    Respondents: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 3,090 hours a year.
    2. Title: Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0089.
    Summary: This information is needed to ensure the safe transport of 
bulk hazardous liquids on chemical tank vessels and to protect the 
environment from pollution.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 3703 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe rules 
for protection against hazards to life, property, and the marine 
environment. 46 CFR part 153 prescribes rules for the safe transport by 
vessel of bulk hazardous liquids.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of chemical tank vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 738 hours a year.
    3. Title: Report of Discharge of Oil or Hazardous Substance.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0137.
    Summary: The collection of information requires any person in 
charge of a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility to report to the 
National Response Center, as soon as he or she knows of any discharge 
of oil or a hazardous substance.
    Need: 33 CFR 153.203, 40 CFR 263.30 and 264.56, and 49 CFR 171.15 
mandate that the Center be the central place for the public to report 
all polluting spills. The information collected goes to it.
    Respondents: Persons in charge of vessels or onshore or offshore 
facilities.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 8,667 hours a year.
    4. Title: Records Relating to Citizenship of Personnel on Units 
Engaged in Activities on OCS.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0143.
    Summary: Vessels and units engaged in activities on the Outer 
Continental Shelf OCS (exploration and exploitation of offshore 
resources such as gas and oil) must be manned and crewed by U.S. 
citizens or permanent resident aliens (43 U.S.C. 1356). Employers must, 
by 33 CFR 141.35, maintain records demonstrating compliance.
    Need: This information is needed to ensure compliance with the 
statutory mandates to man or crew OCS facilities with U.S. citizens or 
permanent resident aliens.
    Respondents: Operators of vessels and units engaged in activities 
on the OCS.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 442 hours a year.
    5. Title: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0541.
    Summary: 46 U.S.C. 3703 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe 
rules related to the carriage of liquid bulk dangerous cargoes. 46 CFR 
part 151 prescribes rules for barges carrying bulk liquid hazardous 
materials.
    Need: This information is needed to ensure the safe shipment of 
bulk hazardous liquids in barges. In particular, it is needed to ensure 
that barges meet safety standards and to ensure that barges' 
crewmembers have the information necessary to operate barges safely.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of tank barges.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 10,903 hours a year.

    Dated: November 7, 2002.
C.I. Pearson,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 02-29325 Filed 11-18-02; 8:45 am]
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