[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 208 (Monday, October 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63720-63721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25516]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-1036]


Information Collection Requests to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0079 and 1625-0088

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) 1625-0079, Standards of Training, Certification and 
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the 
International Convention; and (2) 1625-0088, Voyage Planning for Tank 
Barge Transits in the Northeast United States. 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 December 26, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2008-
1036], 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: Same as mail address above, 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 ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number [USCG-2008-1036], 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-2008-1036] 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 a Privacy Act 
statement regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of 
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for 
Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International 
Convention.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0079.
    Summary: This information is necessary to ensure compliance with 
the international requirements of the STCW Convention, and to maintain 
an acceptable level of quality in activities associated with training 
and assessment of merchant mariners.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 authorizes the Coast Guard to issue 
regulations related to licensing of merchant mariners. These 
regulations are

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contained in 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter B.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels, training 
institutions, and mariners.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 23,767 
hours to 17,928 hours per year.
    2. Title: Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast 
United States.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0088.
    Summary: The information collection requirement for a voyage plan 
serves as a preventive measure and assists in ensuring the successful 
execution and completion of a voyage in the First Coast Guard District. 
The regulation associated with this collection of information (33 CFR 
165.100) applies to primary towing vessels engaged in towing certain 
tank barges carrying petroleum oil in bulk as cargo.
    Need: Section 311 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998, 
Pub. L. 105-383, 33 U.S.C. 1231, and 46 U.S.C. 3719 authorize the Coast 
Guard to promulgate regulations for towing vessel and barge safety for 
the waters of the Northeast subject to the jurisdiction of the First 
Coast Guard District. This regulation is contained in 33 CFR 165.100. 
The information for a voyage plan will provide a mechanism for 
assisting vessels towing tank barges to identify those specific risks, 
potential equipment failures, or human errors that may lead to 
accidents.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 31,651 
hours to 2,692 hours per year.

    Dated: October 20, 2008.
D. T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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