[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31723-31724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13185]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG 2003-15169]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 1625-0039 (Formerly 2115-0506), 
1625-0038 (Formerly 2115-0505), 1625-0066 (Formerly 2115-0595), and 
1625-0012 (Formerly 2115-0042)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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 four 
Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs comprise Declaration 
of Inspection Before Transfer of Liquid Cargo in Bulk, Plan Approval 
and Records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo, and Miscellaneous Vessels, 
Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical School Vessels, Oceanographic 
Research Vessels, and Electrical Engineering--46 CFR subchapters D, H, 
I, I-A, J, R, and U, Vessel Response Plans, Facility Response Plans, 
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans, and Additional Response 
Requirements for Prince William Sound, and Certificate of Discharge to 
Merchant Mariners. 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 July 28, 2003.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket (USCG 2003-15169) 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 ICRs 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 this document; or Dorothy 
Beard, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 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 (USCG 2003-15169), 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: Declaration of Inspection Before Transfer of Liquid Cargo 
in Bulk.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0039.
    Summary: A Declaration of Inspection (DOI) documents the transfer 
of oil and hazardous materials, to help prevent spills and damage to a 
facility or vessel. Persons in charge of transfers must review and 
certify compliance with procedures specified by the terms of the DOI.
    Need: 33 U.S.C. 1221 authorizes the Coast Guard to establish rules 
to prevent the discharge of oil and hazardous material from vessels and 
facilities. The rules for DOIs appear at 33 CFR 156.150 and 46 CFR 
35.35-30.
    Respondents: Persons in charge of transfers.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 66,223 hours a year.
    2. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo, and 
Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical School 
Vessels, Oceanographic Research Vessels, and Electrical Engineering--46 
CFR Subchapters D, H, I, I-A, J, R, and U.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0038.
    Summary: This information collected requires the shipyard, 
designer, or manufacturer for the construction of a vessel to submit 
plans, technical information, and operating manuals to the Coast Guard.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3301 and 3306, the Coast Guard is responsible 
for enforcing rules promoting the safety of life and property in marine 
transportation. The Coast Guard uses this information to ensure that a 
vessel meets the applicable standards for construction, arrangement, 
and equipment.
    Respondents: Shipyards, designers, and manufacturers of certain 
vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 8,835 hours a year.
    3. Title: Vessel Response Plans, Facility Response Plans, Shipboard 
Oil Pollution Emergency Plans, and Additional Response Requirements for 
Prince William Sound.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0066.
    Summary: The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) required the 
development of Vessel and Facility Response Plans to minimize the 
impact of oil spills. It required added measures for Prince William 
Sound. About the same time, the treaty known in short as Marpol 
required Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans of other vessels to 
minimize impacts of oil spills.

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    Need: This information ensures that vessels and facilities are 
prepared to respond in event of oil spills. The Coast Guard will review 
the Plans and measures to assess their effectiveness.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels and facilities.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 137,199 hours a year.
    4. Title: Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariners.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0012.
    Summary: The information collected requires a master or mate of a 
shipping company to submit information on merchant mariners to the 
Coast Guard that: (1) Establishes their sea-service time; (2) sets 
forth their qualifications for their original, or for upgrading their 
existing, merchant-mariner credentials; and (3) sets forth their 
qualifications for retirement or insurance benefits.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 10311, the information collected shows 
eligibility for merchant mariners' documents and tells the Maritime 
Administration the availability of mariners in a time of national 
emergency.
    Respondents: Masters or mates of shipping companies and merchant 
mariners.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden: The estimated burden is 4,500 hours a year.

    Dated: May 19, 2003.
Nathaniel S. Heiner,
Acting, Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 03-13185 Filed 5-27-03; 8:45 am]
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