[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10772-10773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5328]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2002-13962]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0086 and 2116-0551

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 
two Information Collection Requests (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 April 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket [USCG 2002-13962] 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 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 Web 
site 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 2002-13962 
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 72718 (December 6, 2002)) the 
60-day notice required by OIRA. That notice elicited no comments.

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard invites comments on the proposed collections of 
information to determine whether the collections are 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 collections; (2) the accuracy of the Department's 
estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information that is the subject of the 
collections; 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 2002-13962. Comments to OIRA are best assured of 
having their full effect if OIRA receives them 30 or

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fewer days after the publication of this request.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Application for Measurement of Vessels for Tonnage.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0086.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners of vessels.
    Form: CG-5397.
    Abstract: The information from this collection helps the Coast 
Guard to determine a vessel's tonnage. Tonnage in turn helps to 
determine licensing, inspection, safety requirements, and operating 
fees.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 33,000 hours 
a year.

    2. Title: Vessel Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0551.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners, charterers, managing operators, or agents.
    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 the owner, 
charterer, managing operator, or agent of a U.S.-flagged vessel to 
immediately notify the Coast Guard if there is reason to believe the 
vessel is in distress or lost. Comparable information must follow in 
the form of written confirmation within 24 hours to the Coast Guard.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 137 hours a 
year.

    Dated: February 26, 2003.
Clifford I. Pearson,
RADM, USCG, Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 03-5328 Filed 3-5-03; 8:45 am]
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