[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52300-52301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19450]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-17971]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0019, 1625-0041, 1625-0062, 
1625-0088 and 1625-0092

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 five 
Information Collection Reports (ICRs)--(1) 1625-0019, Alternative 
Compliance for International and Inland Navigation Rules--33 CFR Parts 
81 and 89; (2) 1625-0041, Various International Agreement Pollution 
Prevention Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates; 
(3) 1625-0062, Approval of Alterations to Marine Portable Tanks; 
Approval of Non-Specification Portable Tanks; (4) 1625-0088, Voyage 
Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast United States; and 
(5) 1625-0092, Sewage and Graywater Discharge Records for Certain 
Cruise Vessels Operating on Alaskan Waters--abstracted below to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. These 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 September 24, 2004.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket [USCG-2004-17971] 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.
    (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 completed ICRs 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, Docket Operations, 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-2004-17971], 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.
    Regulatory History: This request constitutes the 30-day notice 
required by OIRA. The Coast Guard has already published (69 FR 32362, 
June 9, 2004) 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 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 collections 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 Information Collection Reports (ICR) addressed. Comments to DMS 
must contain the docket number of this request, USCG 2004-17971. 
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 Requests

    1. Title: Alternative Compliance for International and Inland 
Navigation Rules--33 CFR Parts 81 and 89.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0019.

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    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Vessel owners, operators, builders and agents.
    Form: None.
    Abstract: Certain vessels cannot comply with the International 
Navigation Rules (33 U.S.C. 1601) and Inland Navigation Rules (33 
U.S.C. 2001). The Coast Guard thus provides an opportunity for 
alternative compliance. However, it is not possible to determine 
whether alternative compliance is appropriate, or what kind of 
alternative procedures might be necessary, without this collection.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 180 hours a year.
    2. Title: Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention 
Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0041.
    Type of Request: Revision to currently approved collection to 
account for new optional form.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Form: CG-5352, CG-5352A, CG-5352B and CG-6047.
    Abstract: Compliance with MARPOL 73/78 aids in the prevention of 
pollution from ships.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 6,780 hours a year.
    3. Title: Approval of Alterations to Marine Portable Tanks; 
Approval of Non-Specification Portable Tanks.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0062.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners of marine portable tanks and owners/
designers of non-specification portable tanks.
    Form: None.
    Abstract: Approval by the Coast Guard of alterations to marine 
portable tanks ensures that the altered tank retains the level of 
safety to which it was originally designed. In addition, rules that 
allow for the approval of non-specification portable tanks ensure that 
innovation and new designs are not frustrated by the regulation.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 18 hours a year.
    4. Title: Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast 
United States.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0088.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
    Form: None.
    Abstract: The information for a voyage plan will provide a 
mechanism for assisting vessels towing tank barges to identify those 
specific risks, potential equipment failures, or human errors that may 
lead to accidents.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 420 hours a year.
    5. Title: Sewage and Graywater Discharge Records for Certain Cruise 
Vessels Operating on Alaskan Waters.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0092.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners, operators, and masters of vessels.
    Form: None.
    Abstract: Title 33 CFR Part 159 Subpart E prescribe regulations 
governing the discharge of sewage and graywater from cruise vessels, 
requires sampling and testing of sewage and graywater discharges, and 
establishes reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 910 hours a year.

    Dated: August 18, 2004.
Clifford I. Pearson,
Assistant Commandant for C4 and Information Technology.
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