[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 43 (Monday, March 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11018-11020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4295]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-20457]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0013, 1625-0032, 1625-0037, 
1625-0041, and 1625-0042

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). The ICRs comprise (1) 1625-
0013, Plan Approval and Records for Load Lines, (2) 1625-0032, Vessel 
Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements Under Title 46 U.S. 
Code, (3) 1625-0037, Certificates of Compliance, Boiler/Pressure Vessel 
Repairs, Cargo Gear Records, and Shipping Papers, (4) 1625-0041, 
Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention Certificates and 
Documents, and Equivalency Certificates, and (5) 1625-0042, 
Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material Cargoes. 
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 May 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
enter the docket [USCG-2005-20457] 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

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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 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: 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 telephone 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 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-2005-20457], 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: Plan Approval and Records for Load Lines.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0013.

Summary: This information collection is required to ensure that certain 
vessels are not loaded deeper than appropriate for safety. Vessels over 
150 gross tons or 79 feet in length engaged in commerce on 
international or coastwise voyages by sea are required to obtain a Load 
Line Certificate. This collection also incorporates the Great Lakes 
load lines rule.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 5501 to 5516 provides the Coast Guard with 
the authority to enforce provisions of the International Load Line 
Convention, 1966. Title 46 CFR Part E--Load Lines contains the relevant 
regulations.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 1,979 
hours to 1,681 hours a year.
    2. Title: Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting 
Requirements Under Title 46 U.S. Code.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0032.
    Summary: This collection of information requires owners, operators, 
agents or masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post 
various forms as part of the Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety 
Program.
    Need: The Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program 
regulations are found in 46 CFR, as authorized in Title 46 U.S. Code. A 
number of reporting and recordkeeping requirements are contained 
therein.
    Respondents: Owners, operators, agents and masters of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 1,578 
hours to 1,471 hours a year.
    3. Title: Certificates of Compliance, Boiler/Pressure Vessel 
Repairs, Cargo Gear Records, and Shipping Papers.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0037.
    Summary: This information is needed to enable the Coast Guard to 
fulfill its responsibilities for maritime safety under Title 46, U.S. 
Code. It is solely for this purpose. The affected public includes some 
owners or operators of large merchant vessels and all foreign-flag 
tankers calling at U.S. ports.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3301, 3305, 3306, 3702, 3703, 3711, and 3714 
authorizes the Coast Guard to establish marine safety regulations to 
protect life, property, and the environment. These regulations are 
prescribed in Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations. The requirements 
for reporting Boiler/Pressure Valve Repairs, maintaining Cargo Gear 
Records, maintaining Shipping Papers, and issuance of Certificates of 
Compliance (CG-3585) provide the marine inspector with available 
information as to the condition of a vessel and its equipment. It also 
contains information on the vessel owner and lists the type and amount 
of cargo that has been or is being transported. These requirements all 
relate to the promotion of safety of life at sea and protection of the 
marine environment.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 17,555 
hours to 13,577 hours a year.
    4. Title: Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention 
Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0041.
    Summary: Required by the adoption of the International Convention 
for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78), these 
certificates and documents are evidence of compliance with this 
convention for U.S. vessels on international voyages. Without the 
proper certificates or documents, a U.S. vessel could be detained in a 
foreign port.
    Need: Compliance with MARPOL 73/78 aids in the prevention of 
pollution from ships.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has been increased from 6,780 
hours to 6,874 hours a year.
    5. Title: Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material 
Cargoes.

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    OMB Control Number: 1625-0042.
    Summary: The information for this report allows the U.S. Coast 
Guard to provide timely response to an emergency and minimize the 
environmental damage from an oil or hazardous material spill. The 
information also allows the Coast Guard to control the location and 
procedures for lightering activities.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3715 authorizes the Coast Guard to establish 
lightering regulations. Title 33 CFR 156.200 to 156.330 prescribes the 
Coast Guard regulations for lightering, including pre-arrival notice, 
reporting of incidents and operating conditions.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has been increased from 228 
hours to 324 hours a year.

    Dated: February 28, 2005.
Nathaniel S. Heiner,
Acting, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, 
Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 05-4295 Filed 3-4-05; 8:45 am]
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