[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62424-62426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25971]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0710]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 
U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding Information Collection Requests (ICRs), 
abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of a 
revision to the following collections of information: 1625-0001, Marine 
Casualty Information & Periodic Chemical Drug and Alcohol Testing of 
Commercial Vessel Personnel; 1625-0013, Plan Approval and Records for 
Load Lines--Title 46 CFR Subchapter E.; 1625-0097, Plan Approval and 
Records for Marine Engineering Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F; and 1625-
0101, Periodic Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain Tank 
Vessels Over 30 Years Old. Our ICRs describe 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: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before 
November 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2011-0710] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and/or to OIRA. To avoid 
duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulations.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail via: [email protected].
    (2) Mail: (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) To 
OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk Officer 
for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Hand Delivery: To DMF 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: (a) To DMF, 202-493-2251. (b) To OIRA at 202-395-6566. To 
ensure your comments are received in a timely manner, 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 Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office 
of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3652 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

    This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to 
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard 
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information 
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on 
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, 
and other important information describing the Collections. There is 
one ICR for each Collection.
    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

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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. These comments will help OIRA determine whether to approve 
the ICRs referred to in this Notice.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments 
and related materials. 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 2011-0710], and must be received by November 7, 
2011. 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-
2011-0710], indicate the specific section of the document to which each 
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. If you submit a 
comment online via www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received 
by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. If you 
fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered as 
having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the DMF. 
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. To submit your comment online, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2011-0710'' in the 
``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand 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 comments 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

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this Notice as 
being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, click 
on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted in 
blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2011-710'' and click 
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. 
You may also visit the DMF in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the 
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.
    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain after the comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice 
of Action on each ICR will become available via a hyperlink in the OMB 
Control Numbers: 1625-0001, 1625-0013, 1625-0097 and 1625-0101.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a Privacy Act statement 
regarding Coast Guard 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 (76 FR 46824, August 3, 
2011) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Marine Casualty Information & Periodic Chemical Drug and 
Alcohol Testing of Commercial Vessel Personnel.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0001.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Vessel owners and operators.
    Abstract: Marine casualty information is needed for CG 
investigations of commercial vessel casualties involving death, vessel 
damage, etc., as mandated by Congress. Chemical testing information is 
needed to improve CG detection/reduction of drug use by mariners.
    Forms: CG-2692, CG-2692A, CG-2692B.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 15,753 
hours to 16,194 hours a year.
    2. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Load Lines--Title 46 CFR 
Subchapter E.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0013.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Abstract: This information collection is required to ensure that 
certain vessels are not overloaded--as evidenced by the submerging of 
their assigned load line. In general, vessels over 150 gross tons or 24 
meters (79 feet) in length engaged in commerce on international or 
coastwise voyages by sea are required to obtain a Load Line 
Certificate.
    Forms: Not applicable.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,699 
hours to 1,761 hours a year.
    3. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engineering 
Systems--46 CFR Subchapter F.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0097.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
    Abstract: 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 that the vessel will meet regulatory standards.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 3,312 
hours to 3,695 hours a year.
    4. Title: Periodic Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain 
Tank Vessels Over 30 Years Old.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0101.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of certain tank vessels.
    Abstract: The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 required the issuance of 
regulations related to the structural integrity of tank vessels, 
including periodic gauging of the plating thickness of tank vessels 
over 30 years old. This collection of information is used to verify the 
structural integrity of older tank vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 9,918 
hours to 7,946 hours a year.

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


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    Dated: September 30, 2011.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-25971 Filed 10-6-11; 8:45 am]
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