[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 71 (Friday, April 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19858-19859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7674]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-0222]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0067 and 1625-0068

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) and Analyses to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
requesting an extension of their approval for the following collections 
of information: (1) 1625-0067, Claims Under the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 and (2) 1625-0068, State Access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund for Removal Costs Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Before 
submitting these ICRs to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as 
described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before June 10, 2008.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2008-
0222], please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand delivery: To DMF between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 
202-366-9329.
    (4) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    The DMF 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 W12-140 
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
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://www.regulations.gov.
    Copies of the complete ICR is available through this docket on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are 
available from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
(Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 2nd 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. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket

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Operations, 202-366-9826, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request For Comments

    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this information 
collection request should be granted based on it being necessary for 
the proper performance of Departmental functions. 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 information subject to 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.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments 
and related materials. We will post all comments received, without 
change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will include any personal 
information you provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their 
DMF. Please see the paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy'' below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number [USCG-2008-0222], indicate the specific section of the 
document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each 
comment. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail 
address, or other contact information in the body of your document so 
that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission. 
You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, mail, 
fax, or delivery to the DMF 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. We 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: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to 
view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the 
docket. Enter the docket number [USCG-2008-0222] in the Search box, and 
click, ``Go>>.'' You may also visit the DMF in room W12-140 on the West 
Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 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 by visiting http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Claims Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0067.
    Summary: The Coast Guard will use the information collected under 
this information collection request to: (1) Determine whether oil-
spill-related claims submitted to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 
under section 1013 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2713) 
are compensable and; (2) if they are, to ensure proper compensation for 
the claimant.
    Need: If the respondents do not comply with this reporting 
requirement in 33 CFR Part 136, they will not be able to document 
uncompensated removal costs and damages resulting from the discharge, 
substantial threat of discharge of oil from a vessel or facility into 
or upon the navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the exclusive 
economic zone. The claimant bears the burden of providing all evidence, 
information, and documentation deemed necessary by the Director of the 
National Pollution Funds Center to support the claim.
    Respondents: Claimants and responsible parties of oil spills.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 14,800 
hours to 8,267 hours per year.
    2. Title: State Access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for 
Removal Costs Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0068
    Summary: The Coast Guard will use information provided by the State 
to the Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center to determine whether 
those expenditures regarding the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund are 
compensable under 33 U.S.C. 2713 and, if they are, to ensure payment of 
the correct amount of funding from the Fund.
    Need: If the respondents do not comply with this reporting 
requirement in 33 CFR Part 133, they will not be able to document 
uncompensated removal costs or damages resulting from the discharge, or 
substantial threat of discharge, of oil from a vessel or facility into 
or upon the navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the exclusive 
economic zone. Additionally, they will not be able to demonstrate or 
show that they qualify for claims compensation under the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990 (OPA). Currently, the States work with the Federal On-Scene 
Coordinator and receive compensation through reimbursable agreements.
    Respondents: Anyone claiming an OPA damage or removal cost as a 
result of an OPA incident.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 3 hours per year.

    Dated: April 3, 2008.
D. T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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