[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8603-8604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2348]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-23167]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 1625-0097, 1625-0103, and 1625-0104

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 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) 1625-0097, Plan Approval and Records for Marine 
Engineering Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F; (2) 1625-0103, Mandatory Ship 
Reporting System for the Northeast and Southeast Coasts of the United 
States; (3) 1625-0104, Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials. The 
ICRs describe 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 20, 2006.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
reach the docket [USCG-2005-23167] 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 (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 telephone 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 
ICR addressed. Comments to DMS must

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contain the docket number of this request, [USCG 2005-23167]. For your 
comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if OIRA receives them on 
or before March 20, 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-2005-23167], 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 73019, 
December 8, 2005) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice 
elicited no comment.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engineering 
Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0097.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
    Forms: No forms associated with this collection.
    Abstract: This collection of information requires an owner or 
builder of a commercial vessel to submit to the U.S. Coast Guard for 
review and approval, plans pertaining to marine engineering systems to 
ensure that the vessel will meet regulatory standards.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 3,090 
hours to 3,567 hours a year.
    2. Title: Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and 
Southeast Coasts of the United States.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0103.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Operators of certain vessels.
    Forms: No forms associated with this collection.
    Abstract: The information is needed to reduce the number of ship 
collisions with endangered northern right whales. The rules establish 
two mandatory ship-reporting systems off the northeast and southeast 
coasts of the United States.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 88 hours 
to 226 hours a year.
    3. Title: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0104.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of tank barges.
    Forms: No forms associated with this collection.
    Abstract: This information is needed to ensure the safe shipment of 
bulk hazardous liquids in barges. The requirements are necessary to 
ensure that barges meet safety standards and to ensure that barges' 
crewmembers have the information necessary to operate barges safely.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 10,903 
hours to 13,255 hours a year.

    Dated: February 10, 2006.
R. T. Hewitt,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E6-2348 Filed 2-16-06; 8:45 am]
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