[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 33 (Friday, February 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8400-8402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3119]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-19591]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 1625-0005, 1625-0020, 1625-0029, 1625-0031, 1625-0085 
and 1625-0096

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 six 
Information Collection Reports (ICRs)--(1) 1625-0005, Application and 
Permit to Handle Hazardous Material; (2) 1625-0020, Security Zones, 
Regulated Navigation Areas, and Safety Zones; (3) 1625-0029, Self-
propelled Liquefied Gas Vessels; (4) 1625-0031, Plan Approval and 
Records for Electrical Engineering Regulations--Title 46 CFR Subchapter 
J; (5) 1625-0085, Streamlined Inspection Program; and (6) 1625-0096, 
Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge, and Report of 
Suspicious Maritime Activity--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: Please submit comments on or before March 21, 2005.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not

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reach the docket [USCG-2004-19591] or OIRA 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, telephone (202) 267-2326 or fax (202) 267-4814, 
for questions on these documents; or Ms. Andrea M. Jenkins, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 366-0271, for questions on the 
docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 (ICRs) addressed. Comments to DMS must 
contain the docket number of this request, [USCG 2004-19591]. For your 
comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if OIRA receives them on 
or before the March 21, 2005.
    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-2004-19591], 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.
    The Coast Guard and OIRA 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 67153, November 16, 2004). That notice 
elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0005.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Affected Public: Shipping agents and terminal operators that handle 
hazardous materials.
    Forms: CG-4260.
    Abstract: The information sought here ensures the safe handling of 
explosives and other hazardous materials around ports and aboard 
vessels.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 145 hours a year.
    2. Title: Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas, and Safety 
Zones.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0020.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Affected Public: Federal, State, and local government agencies, 
vessels and facilities.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The Coast Guard collects this information only when 
someone seeks a security zone, regulated navigation area, or safety 
zone. It uses the information to assess the need to establish one of 
these areas.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 194 hours a year.
    3. Title: Self-propelled Liquefied Gas Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0029.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of self-propelled vessels 
carrying liquefied gas.
    Forms: CG-4355, CG-5148.
    Abstract: We need the information sought here to ensure compliance 
with our rules for the design and operation of liquefied gas carriers.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 5,416 hours a year.

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    4. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Electrical Engineering 
Regulations--Title 46 CFR Subchapter J.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0031.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Affected Public: Owners, operators, and builders of vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The information sought here is needed to ensure 
compliance with our rules on electrical engineering for the design and 
construction of U.S. flag commercial vessels.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 1,151 hours a year.
    5. Title: Streamlined Inspection Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0085.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The Coast Guard established an optional Streamlined 
Inspection Program (SIP) to provide owners and operators of U.S. 
vessels an alternative method of complying with inspection requirements 
of the Coast Guard.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 2,138 hours a year.
    6. Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge; and 
Report of Suspicious Maritime Activity.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0096.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Persons-in-charge of a vessel or an onshore or 
offshore facility; owners or operators of vessels or facilities 
required to have security plans; and the public.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: Any discharge of oil or a hazardous substance must be 
reported to the National Response Center (NRC) so that the pre-
designated on-scene coordinator can be informed and appropriate spill 
mitigation action carried out. The NRC also receives suspicious 
maritime activity reports from the public and disseminates the info to 
appropriate entities.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 9,105 hours a year.

    Dated: February 11, 2005.
Nathaniel S. Heiner,
Acting, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, 
Computers and Information Technology.
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