[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29141-29142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-0383]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0028, 1625-0034, and 1625-0043

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) 1625-0028, Course Approvals for Merchant Marine 
Training Schools; (2) 1625-0034, Ships' Stores Certification for 
Hazardous Materials Aboard Ships, and (3) 1625-0043, Ports and 
Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR Subchapter P. 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 July 21, 2008.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2008-
0383], please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (DMF) (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand deliver between 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 completed ICRs are 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 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-2008-0383], 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,

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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-2008-0383] 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: Course Approval and Records for Merchant Marine Training 
Schools.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0028.
    Summary: The information is needed to ensure that merchant marine 
training schools meet minimal statutory requirements. The information 
is used to approve the curriculum, facility and faculty for these 
schools.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 7315 authorizes an applicant for a license or 
document to substitute the completion of an approved course for a 
portion of the required sea service. 46 CFR 10.302 prescribes the Coast 
Guard regulations for course approval.
    Respondents: Merchant marine training schools.
    Frequency: Five years for reporting; one year for recordkeeping.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 27,675 
hours to 97,260 hours a year.
    2. Title: Ships' Stores Certification for Hazardous Materials 
Aboard Ships.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0034.
    Summary: The information is needed to ensure that personnel aboard 
ships are made aware of the proper usage and stowage instructions for 
certain hazardous materials. Provisions are made for waivers of 
products in special DOT hazard classes.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe 
regulations for the transportation, stowage, and use of ships' stores 
and supplies of a dangerous nature. 46 CFR Part 147 prescribes the 
regulations for hazardous ships' stores.
    Respondents: Suppliers and manufacturers of hazardous products used 
on ships.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 9 hours to 
12 hours a year.
    3. Title: Ports and Waterways Safety--Title 33 CFR Subchapter P.
    Summary: This collection of information allows the master, owner, 
or agent of a vessel affected by these rules to request a deviation 
from the requirements governing navigation safety equipment to the 
extent that there is no reduction in safety.
    Need: Provisions in 33 CFR chapter I, subchapter P, allow any 
person directly affected by the rules in that subchapter to request a 
deviation from any of the requirements as long as it does not 
compromise safety. This collection enables the Coast Guard to evaluate 
the information the respondent supplies, to determine whether it 
justifies the request for a deviation.
    Respondents: Master, owner, or agent of a vessel.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 3,171 
hours to 2,865 hours a year.

    Dated: May 13, 2008.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
 [FR Doc. E8-11231 Filed 5-19-08; 8:45 am]
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