[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30765-30767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10590]


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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): 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, this 
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded five 
Information Collection Reports (ICRs)--(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--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 June 27, 2005.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
reach the docket [USCG-2005-20457] or OIRA more than once, please 
submit

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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 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 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 2005-20457]. For your 
comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if OIRA receives them on 
or before the June 27, 2005.
    Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to 
respond to 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-2005-20457], 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) (70 FR 11018, March 7, 2005). That notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Load Lines.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0013.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: 88 USA LL, A21 HSSC LL-EXEMPT, LL 14-A, LL 18-E, LL 40-A, LL 
19, LL 13-C, LL 18-F.
    Abstract: 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.
    Burden Estimates: 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.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Affected Public: Owners, operators, agents and masters of vessels.
    Forms: CG-841, CG-854, CG-948, CG-949, CG-950, CG-950A and CG-2832.
    Abstract: 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.
    Burden Estimates: 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.
    Type of Request: Extension.

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    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: CG-3585.
    Abstract: 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.
    Burden Estimates: 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.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: CG-5352, CG-5352A, CG-5352B, CG-6047, CG-6056, CG-6056A and 
CG-6057.
    Abstract: 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.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden has increased from 6,780 
hours to 6,874 hours a year.
    5. Title: Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material 
Cargoes.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0042.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The information for this report allows the U.S. Coast 
Guard to provide a 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.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden has increased from 228 hours 
to 324 hours a year.

    Dated: May 19, 2005.
Dr. Nathaniel S. Heiner,
Acting, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, 
Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 05-10590 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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