[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 139 (Friday, July 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41366-41367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16420]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-0204]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0015

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 
an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval 
for the following collection of information: 1625-0015, Bridge Permit 
Application Guide (BPAG). Our ICR describes 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-2008-0204] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid 
duplication, 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.
    A copy 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 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 2008-0204]. For your comments to OIRA to be 
considered, it is best if they are received on or before the 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-2008-0204], indicate

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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-2008-0204] 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 19084, April 8, 
2008) required by44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request.

    1. Title: Bridge Permit Application Guide (BPAG).
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0015.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: The public and private owners of bridges over 
navigable waters of the United States.
    Abstract: The collection of information is a request for a bridge 
permit request. The application is submitted to the Coast Guard for 
approval of any proposed bridge project. A letter of application must 
be submitted along with letter-size drawings (plans) and maps showing 
the proposed project and its location. Sections 401, 491, and 525 of 33 
U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard to approve plans and locations for all 
bridges and causeways that go over navigable waters of the United 
States. Bridge permit application regulations are contained in 33 CFR 
115.50.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 2,240 to 
3,315 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.
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