[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36571-36572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15301]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG 2003-14779]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 1625-0070, 1625-0047, and 1625-
0084

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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 
three 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. (The Coast Guard 
has withdrawn a fourth ICR (1625-0077) under this docket number and 
will revise it and resubmit it to OMB for approval separately.) 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 July 18, 2003.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket (USCG 2003-14779) 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 2003-14779 
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 (68 FR 16065 (April 2, 2003)) 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)

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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 2003-14779. 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: Vessel Identification System.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0070.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Governments of States and territories.
    Form: This collection of information does not require the public to 
fill out forms, but does require the information to be collected 
electronically.
    Abstract: The Coast Guard must establish a nationwide vessel-
identification system (VIS) and centralize certain vessel-documentation 
functions. VIS provides participating States and territories with 
access to data on vessels numbered by States and territories. 
Participation in it is voluntary.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 6,045 hours 
a year.
    2. Title: Vital System Automation.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0047.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Designers, manufacturers, and owners of vessels 
and shipyards.
    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 pertains to the vital-system automation 
on commercial vessels that is necessary to protect personnel and 
property on board U.S.-flag vessels.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 57,375 hours 
a year.
    3. Title: Audit Reports under the International Safety Management 
Code.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0084.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels, and organizations 
authorized to issue certificates of compliance with the ISM Code for 
the United States.
    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 helps to determine whether U.S. vessels, 
subject to SOLAS 74, engaged in international trade, are in compliance 
with that treaty. Organizations recognized by the Coast Guard conduct 
ongoing audits of vessels' and companies' safety-management-systems
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 8,440 hours 
a year.

    Dated: June 11, 2003.
Clifford I. Pearson,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 03-15301 Filed 6-17-03; 8:45 am]
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