[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30104-30105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14753]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0457]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0057, 1625-0065, 1625-0104, and 1625-
0105

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) 1625-0057, Small Passenger Vessels--Title 46 CFR 
Subchapters K and T; (2) 1625-0065, Offshore Supply Vessels--Title 46 
CFR Subchapter L; (3) 1625-0104, Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous 
Materials; and (4) 1625-0105, Regulated Navigation Area; Reporting 
Requirements for Barges Loaded with Certain Dangerous Cargoes, Inland 
Rivers, Eighth Coast Guard District and the Illinois Waterway, Ninth 
Coast Guard District. 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 August 24, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2009-
0457], 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 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), Attn Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Manager, US 
Coast Guard, 2100 2ND\\ ST SW. STOP 7101, Washington DC 20593-7101. 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 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-2009-0457], 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

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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 and will address them accordingly.
    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-2009-0457] 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).

Information Collection Request.

    1. Title: Small Passenger Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapters K and 
T.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0057.
    Summary: The information requirements are necessary for the proper 
administration and enforcement of the program on safety of commercial 
vessels as it affects small passenger vessels (under 100 gross tons) 
that carry more than 6 passengers.
    Need: Under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 3305 and 3306, the Coast 
Guard prescribed regulations for the design, construction, alteration, 
repair and operation of small passenger vessels to secure the safety of 
individuals and property on board. The Coast Guard uses the information 
in this collection to ensure compliance with the requirements.
    Forms: CG-841, CG-854, CG-948, CG-949, CG-3752, CG-5256.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of small passenger vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 353,263 
hours to 380,185 hours a year.
    2. Title: Offshore Supply Vessels--Title 46 CFR Subchapter L.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0065.
    Summary: Title 46 U.S.C. 3305 and 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard 
to prescribe safety regulations. Title 46 CFR Subchapter L promulgates 
marine safety regulations for offshore supply vessels (OSV).
    Need: The OSV posting/marking requirements are needed to provide 
instructions to those onboard of actions to be taken in the event of an 
emergency. The reporting/recordkeeping requirements verify compliance 
with regulations without Coast Guard presence to witness routine 
matters, including OSVs based overseas as an alternative to Coast Guard 
re-inspection.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 6,169 
hours to 2,068 hours a year.
    3. Title: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0104.
    Summary: This information is needed to ensure the safe shipment of 
bulk hazardous liquids in barges. The requirements are necessary to 
ensure barges meet safety standards and crewmembers have the 
information necessary to operate barges safely.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. .3703 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe 
rules related to the carriage of liquid bulk dangerous cargoes. Title 
46 CFR part 151 prescribes rules for barges carrying bulk liquid 
hazardous materials.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of tank barges.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 13,255 
hours to 29,281 hours a year.
    4. Title: Regulated Navigation Area; Reporting Requirements for 
Barges Loaded with Certain Dangerous Cargoes, Inland Rivers, Eighth 
Coast Guard District and the Illinois Waterway, Ninth Coast Guard 
District.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0105.
    Summary: The Coast Guard requires position, intended movement, and 
fleeting operations reporting from barges carrying certain dangerous 
cargoes (CDCs) in the inland rivers within the Eighth and Ninth Coast 
Guard Districts.
    Need: This information is used to ensure port safety and security, 
as well as, the uninterrupted flow of commerce.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners, agents, masters, towing vessel operators, 
persons in charge of barges loaded with CDCs, or having CDC residue 
operating on the inland rivers within the Eighth and Ninth Coast Guard 
Districts.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,179 
hours to 2,196 hours a year.

    Dated: June 16, 2009.
M. B. Lytle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E9-14753 Filed 6-23-09; 8:45 am]
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