[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23938-23939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6204]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-23736]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0047, 1625-0063, 1625-0070, and 
1625-0084

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) 1625-0047, Plan Review and Records for Vital System 
Automation; (2) 1625-0063, Marine Occupational Health and Safety 
Standards for Benzene--46 CFR 197 Subpart C; (3) 1625-0070, Vessel 
Identification System; and (4) 1625-0084, Audit Reports under the 
International Safety Management Code. 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-2006-23736] 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: 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 2006-23736]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, 
it is best if OIRA receives them on or before the 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-2006-23736], 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

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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 6516, 
February 8, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice 
elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Plan Review and Records for Vital System Automation.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0047.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Designers, manufacturers, and owners of vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This collection pertains to the vital system automation 
on commercial vessels that is necessary to protect personnel and 
property on board U.S. flag vessels.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 57,375 
hours to 65,400 hours a year.
    2. Title: Marine Occupational Health and Safety Standards for 
Benzene--46 CFR part 197 subpart C.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0063.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This information collection is vital to verifying 
compliance.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 59,766 hours a year.
    3. Title: Vessel Identification System.
    Omb Control Number: 1625-0070.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Governments of States and Territories.
    Abstract: The Coast Guard established a nationwide Vessel 
Identification System (VIS). VIS provides participating States and 
Territories with access to data on vessels numbered by States and 
Territories. Participation in VIS is voluntary.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 6,045 
hours to 5,829 hours a year.
    4. Title: Audit Reports under the International Safety Management 
(ISM) Code.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0084.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels, and organizations 
authorized to issue ISM Code certificates for the U.S.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This information helps to determine whether U.S. vessels, 
subject to International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 
(SOLAS) 74, engaged in international trade, are in compliance with that 
treaty. Organizations recognized by the Coast Guard conduct ongoing 
audits of vessels' and companies' safety management systems.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 8,440 
hours to 12,676 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. E6-6204 Filed 4-24-06; 8:45 am]
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