[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57987-57989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16227]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-25281]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0016, 1625-0023, and 1625-0033

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-
0016, Welding and Hot Works Permits; Posting of Warning Signs; (2) 
1625-0023, Barge Fleeting Facility Records; and (3) 1625-0033, Display 
of Fire Control Plans for Vessels. 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-2006-25281] 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 
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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 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 2006-25281]. 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-2006-25281], 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 40526, July 
17, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Welding and Hot Work Permits; Posting of Warning Signs.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0016.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of certain waterfront 
facilities and vessels.
    Forms: CG-4201.
    Abstract: This information collected helps to ensure that 
waterfront facilities and vessels are in compliance with safety 
standards. A permit must be issued prior to welding or hot work on 
certain waterfront facilities; and, under 33 CFR 126.15(a)(3), the 
posting of warning signs is required on designated waterfront 
facilities.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 226 hours 
to 178 hours a year.
    2. Title: Barge Fleeting Facility Records.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0023.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Operators of barge fleeting facilities.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This collection of information requires the person-in-
charge of a barge fleeting facility to keep records of twice-daily 
inspections of barge moorings and movements of barges and hazardous 
cargo in and out of the facility.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 32,092 
hours to 61,919 hours a year.
    3. Title: Display of Fire Control Plans for Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0033.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: This information collection is for the posting or display 
of specific plans on certain categories of commercial vessels. The 
availability of these plans aid firefighters and damage control efforts 
in response to emergencies.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 911 hours 
to 859 hours a year.


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    Dated: September 22, 2006.
R.T. Hewitt,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard,Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control,Commmunications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E6-16227 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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