[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 79 (Monday, April 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19100-19102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9535]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-1240]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0101, 1625-0102, and 1625-0103

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 
three Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of its approval for 
the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0101, Periodic 
Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain Tank Vessels Over 30 Years 
Old; (2) 1625-0102, National Response Resource Inventory; and (3) 1625-
0103, Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and Southeast 
Coasts of the United States. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only 
impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before May 27, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2008-1240] 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 via: [email protected].

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    (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, 
attention 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, attention 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 the 
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 the docket on the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Copies of the ICRs are available through the 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 these ICRs 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. They must also contain the docket number of this request, 
[USCG 2008-1240]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is 
best if they are received on or before May 27, 2009.
    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 
``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number [USCG-2008-1240], 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. In response to your comments, we 
may revise the ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for 
this collection. 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-2008-1240] 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 regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 
issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
    Previous Request for Comments.
    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (74 FR 6044, February 4, 
2009) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments.
    Information Collection Request.
    1. Title: Periodic Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain 
Tank Vessels Over 30 Years Old.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0101.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of certain tank vessels.
    Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. section 3703 authorizes the Coast Guard 
to prescribe regulations related to tank vessels, including design, 
construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance. Title 46 CFR section 
31.10-21a prescribes the regulations related to periodic gauging and 
engineering analyses for certain tank vessels over 30 years old.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 13,688 
hours to 9,918 hours a year.
    2. Title: National Response Resource Inventory.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0102.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Oil spill removal organizations.
    Abstract: Section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 
101-380) requires the Coast Guard to compile and maintain a 
comprehensive list of spill removal equipment. This collection helps 
fulfill that requirement.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,236 
hours to 1,296 hours a year.
    3. Title: Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and 
Southeast Coasts of the United States.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0103.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Operators of certain vessels.
    Abstract: The collection involves ships' reporting by radio to a 
shore-based authority when entering the area covered by the reporting 
system. The ship will receive, in return, information to reduce the 
likelihood of collisions between themselves and Northern Right Whales--
an endangered species---in the areas established with critical-habitat 
designation.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 226 hours 
to 211 hours a year.

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


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    Dated: April 21, 2009.
D. T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E9-9535 Filed 4-24-09; 8:45 am]
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