[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23936-23938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6203]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-23665]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 1625-0009, 1625-0014, 1625-0038, and 1625-0039

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 four 
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) 1625-0009, Oil Record Book for Ships; (2) 1625-0014, 
Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic Research 
Vessels; (3) 1625-0038; Plan Approval and Records for Tank, Passenger, 
Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 
Nautical School Vessels, Oceanographic Research Vessels and Electrical 
Engineering--46 CFR Subchapters D, H, I, I-A, J, R, and U; and (4) 
1625-0039, Declaration of Inspection Before Transfer of Liquid Cargo in 
Bulk. Our ICRs describe 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 May 25, 2006.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
reach the docket [USCG-2006-23665] 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-

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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: Ms. Barbara Davis), 
2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number 
is (202) 475-3523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Davis, 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 2006-23665]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, 
it is best if OIRA receives them on or before May 25, 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-2006-23665], 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 (71 FR 4604, 
January 27, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice 
elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Oil Record Book for Ships.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0009.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Operators of vessels.
    Forms: CG-4602A.
    Abstract: This information is used to verify sightings of actual 
violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) to 
determine the level of compliance with International Convention for 
Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) and as a means of 
reinforcing the discharge provisions.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 29,048 
hours to 26,993 hours a year.
    2. Title: Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic 
Research Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0014.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners or operators of vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This information is necessary to ensure a vessel 
qualifies for the designation.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 21 hours 
to 51 hours a year.
    3. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo and 
Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical School 
Vessels, Oceanographic Research Vessels and Electrical Engineering--46 
CFR Subchapters D, H, I, I-A, J, R, and U.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0038.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Shipyards, designers, and manufacturers of certain 
vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This information collection requires the shipyard, 
designer or manufacturer for the construction of a vessel to submit 
plans, technical information and operating manuals to the Coast Guard.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 8,835 
hours to 13,790 hours a year.
    4. Title: Declaration of Inspection Before Transfer of Liquid Cargo 
in Bulk.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0039.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Persons-in-charge of transfers.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: A Declaration of Inspection (DOI) documents the transfer 
of oil and hazardous materials, to help prevent spills and damage to a 
facility or vessel.

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Persons-in-charge of the transfer operations must review and certify 
compliance with procedures specified by the terms of the DOI.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 66,223 
hours to 68,534 hours a year.

    Dated: April 20, 2006.
C.S. Johnson, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E6-6203 Filed 4-24-06; 8:45 am]
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