[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 46367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21442]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 138

[USCG-2005-21780]
RIN 1625-AA98


Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution (Vessels) and OPA 90 
Limits of Liability (Vessels and Deepwater Ports)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Announcement of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval 
of collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is announcing that the collection of 
information requirement under 33 CFR 138.85, entitled ``Financial 
Responsibility for Water Pollution (Vessels),'' has been approved by 
OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The OMB control number 
is 1625-0046.

DATES: The collection of information requirement under 33 CFR 138.85 
will be enforced from September 9, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this document 
contact Mr. Benjamin White, National Pollution Funds Center, Coast 
Guard, telephone 202-493-6863, e-mail [email protected]. If you 
have questions on viewing the docket (USCG-2005-21780), call Ms. Renee 
V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 17, 2008, the Coast Guard 
published a final rule entitled ``Financial Responsibility for Water 
Pollution (Vessels) and OPA 90 Limits of Liability (Vessels and 
Deepwater Ports)'' (73 FR 53691) (COFR final rule), amending the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) financial responsibility requirements, 
including the information collection requirements under 33 CFR 138.85. 
With the exception of this collection of information, the COFR final 
rule became effective on October 17, 2008.
    This information collection under 33 CFR 138.85 requires operators 
of vessels to establish evidence of financial responsibility under OPA 
90, 33 U.S.C. 2716, acceptable to the Director, National Pollution 
Funds Center, in an amount equal to or greater than the total 
applicable amounts determined under 33 CFR 138.80(f). As required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the COFR 
final rule preamble stated that the Coast Guard would not enforce the 
collection of information requirements under 33 CFR 138.85 until the 
collection of information request was approved by OMB, and the Coast 
Guard published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that OMB 
approved and assigned a control number for the requirement.
    The Coast Guard submitted the information collection request under 
Sec.  138.85 of the COFR final rule to OMB for approval in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. On July 15, 2009, OMB 
approved the collection of information and assigned the collection OMB 
Control Number 1625-0046 entitled ``Financial Responsibility for Water 
Pollution (Vessels), (33 CFR 138.85).'' The approval for this 
collection of information expires on July 31, 2012. A copy of the OMB 
notice of action is available in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: September 1, 2009.
Craig A. Bennett,
Director, National Pollution Funds Center, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. E9-21442 Filed 9-8-09; 8:45 am]
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