[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48998-49000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23162]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0412]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0016, 1625-0023, 1625-0027, and 
1625-0052

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 
four 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) 1625-0016, Welding and 
Hot Work Permits; Posting of Warning Signs; (2) 1625-0023, Barge 
Fleeting Facility Records; (3) 1625-0027, Vessel Documentation; and (4) 
Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned Barges. Our 
ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. 
Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens 
commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before October 26, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2009-0412] 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 202-395-5806. 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), Attn Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast 
Guard, 2100 2nd St SW., Stop 7101, Washington DC 20593-7101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 2009-0412]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is 
best if they are received on or before October 26, 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-2009-0412], 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. Click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become 
highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2009-0412'' 
and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the 
``Actions'' column. 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 26872, June 4, 2009) required by 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.
    Information Collection Request.
    1. Title: Welding and Hot Work Permits; Posting of Warning Signs.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0016.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of certain waterfront facilities 
and vessels.
    Abstract: The information is needed to ensure safe operations on 
certain waterfront facilities and vessels.
    Forms: CG-4201.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 226 hours 
to 425 hours a year.
    2. Title: Barge Fleeting Facility Records.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0023.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Operators of barge fleeting facilities.
    Abstract: Title 33 CFR 165.803 requirements are intended to prevent 
barges from breaking away from a fleeting facility and drifting 
downstream out of control in the congested Lower Mississippi River 
waterway system.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 61,919 
hours to 60,390 hours a year.
    3. Title: Vessel Documentation.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0027.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners/builders of yachts and commercial vessels of at 
least five net tons.
    Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. Chapters 121, 123, 125 and 313 requires 
the documentation of vessels. A Certificate of Documentation is 
required for operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as 
evidence of vessel nationality, and permits a vessel to be subject to 
preferred mortgages.
    Forms: CG-1258, CG-1261, CG-1270, CG-1280, CG-1340, CG-1356, CG-
4593, CG-5397, and CG-5542.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 50,531 
hours to 54,466 hours a year.
    4. Title: Nondestructive Testing of Certain Cargo Tanks on Unmanned 
Barges.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0052.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Owners of tank barges.
    Abstract: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703, the Coast Guard is responsible for 
ensuring safe shipment of liquid dangerous cargoes and has promulgated 
regulations for certain barges to ensure safety standards are met.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 104 hours 
to 130 hours a year.

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

    Dated: September 16, 2009.
M.B. Lytle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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