[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49100-49101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19307]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 169

[USCG-2005-22612]
RIN 1625--AB00


Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; announcement of approval of collection of information.

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SUMMARY: On April 29, 2008, we published a final rule entitled ``Long 
Range Identification and Tracking of Ships'' (LRIT). In it we noted 
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had not yet approved a 
collection of information, ``Enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness via 
Electronic Transmission of Vessel Transit Data,'' associated with the 
LRIT rule. This document provides notice that on August 12, 2008, OMB 
approved the referenced collection of information associated with the 
LRIT final rule.

DATES: On August 12, 2008, OMB approved the collection of information 
associated with the LRIT final rule published in the Federal Register 
on April 29, 2008 (73 FR 23310).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this document 
contact Mr. William Cairns, Office of Navigation Systems, Coast Guard, 
telephone 202-372-1557, e-mail [email protected]. If you have 
questions on viewing the docket (USCG-2005-22612), call Ms. Renee V. 
Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard published a final rule 
concerning long range information and tracking of certain ships to 
report identifying and position data electronically on April 29, 2008 
(73 FR 23310). That rule became effective on May 29, 2008, and contains 
implementation dates starting December 31, 2008. See 33 CFR 169.220.
    The Coast Guard described collection of information provisions in 
both the final rule and in the LRIT notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) published October 3, 2007 (72 FR 56600). In the NPRM, in 
addition to comments on the

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rule, we also requested comments on its collection of information 
provisions.
    The rule's Sec.  169.215 of 33 CFR requires ships to transmit 
position reports using long range identification and tracking (LRIT) 
equipment that has been type-approved by their Administration. Its 
Sec.  169.230 of the same title requires ships' LRIT equipment to 
transmit position reports at 6-hour intervals unless a more frequent 
interval is requested remotely by an LRIT Data Center. And its Sec.  
169.245 requires a ship's master to inform his or her Flag 
Administration without undue delay if LRIT equipment is switched off or 
fails to operate. The master must also make an entry in the ship's 
logbook that states his or her reason for switching the LRIT equipment 
off, or an entry that the equipment has failed to operate, and the 
period during which the LRIT equipment was switched off or non-
operational.
    The LRIT NPRM and final rule are available electronically through 
the docket (USCG-2005-22612) at www.regulations.gov. On August 12, 
2008, under 44 U.S.C. 3505(c), OMB approved the collection of 
information associated with the requirements in Sec. Sec.  169.215, 
169.230, and 169.245 of the LRIT final rule under OMB control number 
1625-0112. A copy of the OMB notice of action is available in our 
online docket.

    Dated: August 15, 2008.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast 
Guard.
[FR Doc. E8-19307 Filed 8-19-08; 8:45 am]
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