[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3050-3051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-964]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-19085]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0036, 1625-0058, and 1625-
0061

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 three 
Information Collection Reports (ICRs)--1625-0036, Plan Approval and 
Records for U.S. and Foreign Tank Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk, 1625-
0058, Application for Permit To Transport Municipal and Commercial 
Waste, and 1625-0061, Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety 
Regulations--abstracted below, to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and comment. Our ICR describes 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: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before February 18, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket [USCG-2004-19085] 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 (DOT), room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) By mail to OIRA, 725 17th St NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, to the attention of the Desk Officer for the 
Coast Guard.
    (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) 493-2298 and (b) OIRA at 
(202) 395-6566, 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 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: Ms. Barbara Davis), 2100 
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is 
(202) 267-2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Davis, 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:

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

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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 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 2004-19085]. Comments 
to OIRA are best assured of having their full effect if OIRA receives 
them on or before the 30th day after the publication of this request.
    Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to 
participate in this request for comments 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 their Docket 
Management Facility. Please see the paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act 
Policy'' below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your 
name and address, identify the docket number for this request for 
comment [USCG-2004-19085], indicate the specific section of this 
document or the ICR 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.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has already published the 60-day notice required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2) (69 FR 56782, September 22, 2004). That notice 
elicited one comment to information collection 1625-0036. The commenter 
states that the information collection is not adequate to protect the 
U.S. coastal environment and suggests keeping satellite records of our 
coastline and requiring foreign ships to notify the Coast Guard prior 
to entering our waters. In general, the comment is beyond the scope of 
this information collection. Information collection 1625-0036 aids the 
Coast Guard in determining if a tank vessel complies with certain 
safety and environmental protection standards. Tank vessel design, 
construction and system operating information must be submitted and/or 
maintained on board for compliance with these standards. Details of the 
collection can be found in the supporting statement in the docket. COI 
1625-0036 is one of a number of Coast Guard information collections 
related to environmental protection and maritime security. For example, 
COI 1625-0100--not part of this notice--relates to the Coast Guard 
requirement that certain vessels report to the Coast Guard 96 hours in 
advance of arrival to a U.S. port.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Plan Approval and Records for U.S. and Foreign Tank 
Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0036.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Form: None.
    Abstract: This information collection aids the Coast Guard in 
determining if a vessel complies with certain safety and environmental 
protection standards. Plans/records for construction or modification of 
U.S. or foreign vessels submitted and/or maintained on board are needed 
for compliance with these standards.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 582 hours a year.
    2. Title: Application for Permit to Transport Municipal and 
Commercial Waste.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0058.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Form: None.
    Abstract: This information collection provides the basis for 
issuing or denying a permit for the transportation of municipal or 
commercial waste in the coastal waters of the United States.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 69 hours a year.
    3. Title: Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0061.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners, agents, individuals-in-charge of 
commercial fishing vessels, and insurance underwriters.
    Form: None.
    Abstract: This information collection is intended to improve safety 
on board vessels in the commercial fishing industry. The requirements 
apply to those vessels and to seamen on them.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 7,720 hours a year.

    Dated: January 7, 2005.
Ronald T. Hewitt,
Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, Computers 
and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 05-964 Filed 1-18-05; 8:45 am]
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