[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 452-453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31418]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-1177]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0097 and 1625-0099

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 its approval for the following collections 
of information: (1) 1625-0097, Plan Approval and Records for Marine 
Engineering Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F; and (2) 1625-0099, 
Requirements for the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Compressed 
Natural Gas as Cooking Fuel on Passenger Vessels. 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 March 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2008-
1177], 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 proposed 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 these ICRs should be 
granted based on the collections 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 the 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

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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-2008-1177], 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. In response 
to your comments, we may revise an ICR or decide not to seek an 
extension of approval for a collection.
    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 for this Notice [USCG-2008-1177] 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 notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue 
of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engineering 
Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0097.
    Summary: This collection of information requires an owner or 
builder of a commercial vessel to submit to the U.S. Coast Guard for 
review and approval, plans pertaining to marine engineering systems to 
ensure the vessel will meet regulatory standards.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3306, the Coast Guard is authorized to 
prescribe vessel safety regulations including those related to marine 
engineering systems. Title 46 CFR Subchapter F prescribes those 
requirements. The rules provide the specifications, standards and 
requirements for strength and adequacy of design, construction, 
installation, inspection, and choice of materials for machinery, 
boilers, pressure vessels, safety valves, and piping systems upon which 
safety of life is dependent.
    Forms: N/A.
    Respondents: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 3,567 
hours to 3,312 hours a year.
    2. Title: Requirements for the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and 
Compressed Natural Gas as Cooking Fuel on Passenger Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0099.
    Summary: The collection of information requires passenger vessels 
post two placards which contain safety and operating instructions on 
the use of cooking appliances using liquefied or compressed natural 
gas.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306(a)(5) authorizes the Coast Guard to 
prescribe regulations for the use of vessel stores of a dangerous 
nature. These regulations are prescribed in both un-inspected and 
inspected passenger vessel regulations.
    Forms: N/A.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of passenger vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 2,547 
hours to 5,288 hours a year.

    Dated: December 29, 2008.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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