[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7643-7644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3603]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2002-13766]


Information Collection Under Review by the 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, this 
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded the 
five 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 March 17, 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)(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 N.W., 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 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 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. They are available in docket USCG 2002-13766 
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 69808 (November 19, 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 2002-13766. 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: Approval of Plans and Records for Marine Engineering 
Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0142.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
    Form: This collection of information does not require the public to 
fill out forms, but does require the information to be in written 
format to the Coast Guard.
    Abstract: 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 3,090 hours 
a year.
    2. Title: Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0089.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of chemical tank vessels.
    Forms: CG-4602B, CG-5148, CG-4148A, CG-5148B and CG-5461.
    Abstract: This information is needed to ensure the safe transport 
of bulk hazardous liquids on chemical tank vessels and to protect the 
environment from pollution.

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    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 738 hours a 
year.
    3. Title: Report of Discharge of Oil or Hazardous Substance.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0137.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Persons in charge of vessels or onshore or 
offshore facilities.
    Form: This collection of information does not require the public to 
fill out forms, but does require them to report, by phone using a toll-
free number, any pollution discharge to the National Response Center 
(NRC).
    Abstract: The collection of information requires any person in 
charge of a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility to report to the 
NRC, as soon as he or she knows of any discharge of oil or a hazardous 
substance.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 8,667 hours 
a year.
    4. Title: Records Relating to Citizenship of Personnel on Units 
Engaged in Activities on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0143.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Operators of vessels and units engaged in 
activities on the OCS.
    Form: This collection of information does not require the public to 
fill out forms, but does require employers to ascertain citizenship of 
their employees on the OCS.
    Abstract: Vessels and units engaged in activities on the 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 442 hours a 
year.
    5. Title: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0541.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of tank barges.
    Form: This collection of information does not require the public to 
fill out forms, but does require the information to be in written 
format to the Coast Guard.
    Abstract: 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.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 10,903 hours 
a year.

    Dated: February 4, 2003.
Clifford I. Pearson,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 03-3603 Filed 2-13-03; 8:45 am]
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