[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 139 (Friday, July 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41364-41366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16393]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-0178]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0032, 1625-0037, 1625-0041 and 
1625-0042

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding 
four Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval 
for the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0032, Vessel 
Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements Under Title 46 U.S. 
Code; (2) 1625-0037, Certificates of Compliance, Boiler/Pressure Vessel 
Repairs, Cargo Gear Records, and Shipping Papers; (3) 1625-0041, 
Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention Certificates and 
Documents, and Equivalency Certificates; and (4) 1625-0042, 
Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material Cargoes. Our 
ICRs describe the information we seek to collect from the public. 
Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens 
commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before August 18, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2008-0178] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid 
duplication,

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please submit your comments by only one of the following means:
    (1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulation.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail to: [email protected].
    (2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590-0001. Hand deliver between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-
366-9329. (b) To OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, to 
the attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Fax. (a) To DMF, 202-493-2251. (b) To OIRA at 202-395-6566. To 
ensure your comments are received in time, mark the fax to the 
attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    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 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: 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.
    Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number 
of the ICR. Comments to Coast Guard must contain the docket number of 
this request, [USCG 2007-0178]. For your comments to OIRA to be 
considered, it is best if they are received on or before August 18, 
2008.
    Public participation and request for comments: 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-2008-0178], 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 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. The Coast Guard and OIRA will 
consider all comments and material received during the comment period.
    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-2008-0178] 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.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (73 FR 19082, April 8, 
2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting 
Requirements Under Title 46 U.S. Code.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0032.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners, operators, agents, and masters of vessels.
    Abstract: The Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program 
regulations are found in 46 CFR, including parts 2, 26, 31, 71, 91, 
107, 115, 126, 169, 176, and 189; as authorized in 46 U.S.C. A number 
of reporting and recordkeeping requirements are contained therein. This 
collection of information requires owners, operators, agents, or 
masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post various 
forms as part of the Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,471 
hours to 1,686 hours a year.
    2. Title: Certificates of Compliance, Boiler/Pressure Vessel 
Repairs, Cargo Gear Records, and Shipping Papers.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0037.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Abstract: Sections 3301, 3305, 3306, 3702, 3703, 3711, and 3714 of 
46 U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard to establish marine safety 
regulations to protect life, property, and the environment. These 
regulations are prescribed in 46 CFR. This information is solely needed 
to enable the Coast Guard to fulfill its responsibilities for maritime 
safety under Title 46 of the U.S. Code. The affected public includes 
some owners or operators of large merchant vessels and all foreign-flag 
tankers calling at U.S. ports.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 13,577 
hours to 17,274 hours a year. In the 60-day

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notice, the estimated burden was erroneously reported as 17,297 hours. 
The supporting materials in the docket also had this error, and those 
materials have been revised.
    3. Title: Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention 
Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0041.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Abstract: Required by the adoption of the International Convention 
for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78), these 
certificates and documents are evidence of compliance with this 
convention for U.S. vessels on international voyages. Without the 
proper certificates or documents, a U.S. vessel could be detained in a 
foreign port.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 6,874 
hours to 2,067 hours a year. In the supporting materials posted to the 
docket with the 60-day notice, the existing hour burden was erroneously 
reported as 6,780 hours. The supporting materials in the docket have 
been revised.
    4. Title: Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material 
Cargoes.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0042.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Abstract: Section 3703 of 46 U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to 
establish lightering regulations. Sections 156.200 to 156.330 of 33 CFR 
prescribe the regulations, including pre-arrival notice, reporting of 
incidents, and operating conditions. The information for this report 
allows the Coast Guard to provide timely response to an emergency and 
minimize the environmental damage from an oil or hazardous material 
spill. Further, it also allows the Coast Guard to control the location 
and procedures for lightering activities.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 324 hours 
to 215 hours a year.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: July 9, 2008.
D. T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
 [FR Doc. E8-16393 Filed 7-17-08; 8:45 am]
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