[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19446-19448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8351]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-17511]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0025 [Formerly 2115-0100], 
1625-0030 [Formerly 2115-0120], 1625-0072 [Formerly 2115-0613], 1625-
0078 [Formerly 2115-0623] and 1625-0082 [Formerly 2115-0628].

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 five 
Information Collection Requests (ICRs).

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The ICRs comprise (1) 1625-0025, Carriage of Bulk Solids Requiring 
Special Handling--46 CFR Part 148; (2) 1625-0030, Oil and Hazardous 
Materials Transfer Procedures; (3) 1625-0072, Waste Management Plans, 
Refuse Discharge Logs, and Letters of Instruction for Certain Persons-
in-Charge (PIC); (4) 1625-0078, Licensing and Manning Requirements for 
Officers of Towing Vessels; and (5) 1625-0082, Navigation Safety 
Equipment and Emergency Instructions for Certain Towing Vessels. 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 June 14, 2004.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket [USCG-2004-17511] 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 Docket Management Facility at 202-493-2251.
    (4) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket Management 
System at http://dms.dot.gov.
    The Docket Management 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 ICR are available through this docket on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, and also from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is 
202-267-2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of 
Information Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on these documents; 
or Ms. Andrea M. Jenkins, Program Manager, U.S. DOT, 202-366-0271, for 
questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this request for comment by 
submitting comments and related materials. We will post all comments 
received, without change, to http://dms.dot.gov, and they will include 
any personal information you have provided. We have an agreement with 
DOT to use the Docket Management Facility. Please see the paragraph on 
DOT's ``Privacy Act'' below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your 
name and address, identify the docket number for this request for 
comment [USCG-2004-17511], indicate the specific section of this 
document to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each 
comment. You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, 
mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket Management Facility at the address 
under ADDRESSES: but please submit them by only one means. If you 
submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no 
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic 
filing. If you submit them by mail and would like to know that they 
reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard 
or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during 
the comment period. We may change the documents supporting this 
collection of information or even the underlying requirements in view 
of them.
    Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as 
documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, go 
to http://dms.dot.gov at any time and conduct a simple search using the 
docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in 
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.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments 
received in dockets by the name of the individual submitting the 
comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an 
association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Privacy 
Act Statement of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 [65 FR 19477], or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Carriage of Bulk Solids Requiring Special Handling--46 
CFR Part 148.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0025 [Formerly 2115-0100].
    Summary: The information in the application for a special permit 
allows the Coast Guard to: (1) Determine the severity of the hazard 
posed by the material; (2) set specific guidelines for safe carriage; 
or, (3) if the material presents too great a hazard, deny permission 
for shipping the material.
    Need: The Coast Guard administers and enforces statutes and rules 
for the safe transport and stowage of hazardous materials, including 
bulk solids. Under 46 CFR part 148, the Coast Guard may issue special 
permits for the carriage of bulk solids requiring special handling.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels that carry certain 
bulk solids.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 1,130 hours a year.
    2. Title: Oil and Hazardous Materials Transfer Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0030 [Formerly 2115-0120].
    Summary: The collection of information requires vessels with a 
cargo capacity of 250 barrels or more of oil or hazardous materials to 
develop and maintain transfer procedures. Transfer procedures provide 
basic safety information for operating transfer systems with the goal 
of pollution prevention.
    Need: Title 33 U.S.C. 1231 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe 
regulations related to the prevention of pollution. Title 33 CFR part 
155 prescribe pollution prevention regulations including those related 
to transfer procedures.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 89 hours a year.
    3. Title: Waste Management Plans, Refuse Discharge Logs, and 
Letters of Instruction for Certain Persons-in-Charge (PIC).
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0072 [Formerly 2115-0613].
    Summary: This information is needed to ensure that: (1) certain 
U.S. oceangoing vessels develop and maintain a waste management plan; 
(2) certain U.S. oceangoing vessels maintain refuse discharge records; 
and (3) certain individuals that act as

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person-in-charge of the transfer of fuel receive a letter of 
instruction, for prevention of pollution.
    Need: This collection of information is needed as part of the Coast 
Guard's pollution prevention compliance program.
    Respondents: Owners, operators, masters, and persons-in-charge of 
vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 55,484 hours a year.
    4. Title: Licensing and Manning Requirements for Officers of Towing 
Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0078 [Formerly 2115-0623].
    Summary: Licensing and manning requirements ensure that towing 
vessels operating on the navigable waters of the U.S. are under the 
control of licensed officers who meet certain qualification and 
training standards.
    Need: Title 46 CFR part 10 prescribe regulations for the licensing 
of maritime personnel. This information collection is necessary to 
ensure that a mariner's training information is available to assist in 
determining his or her overall qualifications to hold certain licenses.
    Respondents: Owners and operators towing vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 17,159 hours a year.
    5. Title: Navigation Safety Equipment and Emergency Instructions 
for Certain Towing Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0082 [Formerly 2115-0628].
    Summary: Navigation safety regulations help assure that the mariner 
piloting a towing vessel has adequate equipment, charts, maps, and 
other publications. For inspected towing vessels, a muster list and 
emergency instructions provide effective plans and references for crew 
to follow in an emergency situation.
    Need: The purpose of the regulations is to improve the safety of 
towing vessels and the crews that operate them.
    Respondents: Owners, operators and masters of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 367,701 hours a year.

    Dated: April 8 2004.
Nathaniel S. Heiner,
Acting, Assistant Commandant for C4 and Information Technology.
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