[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57985-57986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16224]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-25280]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0052, 1625-0057, and 1625-0065

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 is forwarding three 
Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to request an extension of their approval 
of the following collections of information. The ICRs are: (1) 1625-
0052, Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned Barges; 
(2) 1625-0057, Small Passenger Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapters K and 
T; and (3) 1625-0065, Offshore Supply Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapter 
L. 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 November 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
reach the docket [USCG-2006-25280] 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 or by contacting 
(b) OIRA at (202) 395-6566. To ensure your comments are received in 
time, mark the fax to the attention of Mr. Nathan Lesser, 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) By e-mail to 
[email protected].
    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

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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 2006-25280]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, 
it is best if OIRA receives them on or before November 1, 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, 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-2006-25280], 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 40525, July 
17, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned 
Barges.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0052.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners of tank barges.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The Coast Guard uses the results of nondestructive 
testing to evaluate the suitability of older pressure-vessel-type cargo 
tanks of unmanned barges to remain in service. Once every 10 years it 
subjects such a tank, on an unmanned barge 30 years old or older, to 
nondestructive testing.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 72 hours 
to 104 hours a year.
    2. Title: Small Passenger Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapters K and 
T.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0057.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of small passenger vessels.
    Forms: CG-841, CG-854, CG-948, CG-949, CG-3752, and CG-5256.
    Abstract: These information requirements are necessary for the 
proper administration and enforcement of the program on safety of 
commercial vessels as it affects small passenger vessels. The 
requirements affect small passenger vessels (under 100 gross tons) that 
carry more than 6 passengers.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 366,798 
hours to 353,263 hours a year
    3. Title: Offshore Supply Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapter L.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0065.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The OSV posting/marking requirements are needed to 
provide instructions to those on board of actions to be taken in the 
event of an emergency. The reporting/recordkeeping requirements verify 
compliance with regulations without Coast Guard presence to witness 
routine matters, including OSVs based overseas as an alternative to 
Coast Guard reinspection.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 6,175 
hours to 6,169 hours a year.

    Dated: September 22, 2006.
R.T. Hewitt,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E6-16224 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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