[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4158-4159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-854]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-22878]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 1625-0022, 1625-0079, and 1625-0088, 1625-0093, and 
1625-0094

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 Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs are as 
follows: (1) 1625-0022, Application for Tonnage Measurement of Vessels; 
(2) 1625-0079, Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 
for Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International 
Convention; (3) 1625-0088, Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in 
the Northeast United States; (4) 1625-0093, Facilities Transferring Oil 
or Hazardous Materials in Bulk--Letter of Intent and Operations Manual; 
and (5) 1625-0094, Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids. 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 February 24, 2006.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
reach the docket [USCG-2005-22878] 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 Street 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 (DMS) 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 1236 (Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 
1900 Half Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number 
is (202) 475-3523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of 
Information Management, telephone (202) 475-3523 or fax (202) 475-3929, 
for questions on these documents; or Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 493-0402, 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 
ICRs addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of this 
request, [USCG 2005-22878]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, 
it is best if OIRA receives them on or before the February 24, 2006.
    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-2005-22878], 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 (70 FR 69346, 
November 15, 2005) required by 44 U.S.C.

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3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no comment.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Application for Tonnage Measurement of Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0022.
    Type Of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners of vessels.
    Forms: CG-5397.
    Abstract: The information from this collection helps the Coast 
Guard to determine a vessel's tonnage. Tonnage in turn helps to 
determine licensing, inspection, safety requirements, and operating 
fees.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 33,000 
hours to 38,000 hours a year.

    2. Title: Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for 
Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International 
Convention.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0079.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels, training 
institutions, and mariners.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This information is necessary to ensure compliance with 
the international requirements of the STCW Convention, and to maintain 
an acceptable level of quality in activities associated with training 
and assessment of merchant mariners.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 18,693 
hours to 23,767 hours a year.

    3. Title: Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast 
United States.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0088.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The information collection requirement for a voyage plan 
serves as a preventive measure and assists in ensuring the successful 
execution and completion of a voyage in the First Coast Guard District. 
This rule (33 CFR 165.100) applies to primary towing vessels engaged in 
towing certain tank barges carrying petroleum oil in bulk as cargo.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 420 hours 
to 31,651 hours a year.

    4. Title: Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in 
Bulk--Letter of Intent and Operations Manual.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0093.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Operators of facilities that transfer oil or 
hazardous materials in bulk.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: A Letter of Intent is a notice to the Coast Guard Captain 
of the Port that an operator intends to operate a facility that will 
transfer bulk oil or hazardous materials to or from vessels. An 
Operations Manual (OM) is also required for this type of facility. The 
OM establishes procedures to follow when conducting transfers and in 
the event of a spill.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 27,819 
hours to 47,200 hours a year.

    5. Title: Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0094.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of chemical tank vessels.
    Forms: CG-4602B, CG-5148, CG-5148A, CG-5148B and CG-5461.
    Abstract: This information is needed to ensure the safe transport 
of bulk hazardous liquids on chemical tank vessels and to protect the 
environment from pollution.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 738 hours 
to 1,959 hours a year.

    Dated: January 19, 2006.
R.T. Hewitt,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology
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