[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21782-21784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08256]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket Number USCG-2009-0139; OMB Control Number: 1625-0043]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget

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 
Coast Guard plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting a revision to the following 
collection of information: 1625-0043, Ports and Waterways Safety Act--
Title 33, Subchapter P. The Coast Guard invites comments as described 
below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before June 16, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2009-0139] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate 
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand delivery: 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. To ensure your comments are received in a 
timely manner, mark the fax, to 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

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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.
    A copy of this ICR is available within this notice and through the 
docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, 
copies are available from: COMMANDANT (CG-612), ATTN PAPERWORK 
REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, US COAST GUARD, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE 
SE STOP 7710, WASHINGTON DC 20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of 
Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-372-8405, 
for questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Cheryl Collins, 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 Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be 
granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper 
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard 
would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the 
Collection; (2) The accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; 
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information 
subject to the Collection; 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 will consider all comments and material received during the 
comment period. This notice requesting comments and the ICR are related 
to and referenced in the final rule for the Regulated Navigation Area 
(RNA); Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), Inner Harbor Navigation Canal 
(IHNC), New Orleans, LA. The information collected allows the Coast 
Guard to ensure that pre-planned deviations from the RNA, as afforded 
by the regulation, are done so safely and securely. The Coast Guard 
published the final rulemaking to enable vessels, facility owners and 
operators sufficient time to prepare and if desired, pre-plan safe and 
secure deviation from RNA requirements in time for the 2014 Hurricane 
Season.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments 
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of 
the ICR, [OMB control no. 1625-0043], and the docket number of this 
request, [USCG-2009-0139], and must be received by June 16, 2014. 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-
2009-0139], indicate the specific section of the document to which each 
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit 
your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by 
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. 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 email address, or other contact information in the body of 
your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding 
your submission. Please note that all comments will be posted to the 
online docket without change and that any personal information you 
include can be searchable online. Please see the ``Privacy Act'' 
paragraph below (see also the Federal Register Privacy Act notice 
regarding our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17, 2008).
    You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, 
mail, fax, or delivery to the DMF as indicated under ADDRESSES; but 
please submit them by only one means. To submit your comment online, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2014-0094'' in the 
``Search'' 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 ``Search'' box insert ``USCG-2009-0139'' 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.

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).

Information Collection Request

    Title: Approval of Pre-planned Deviation from the Regulated 
Navigation Area (RNA); Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), Inner Harbor 
Navigation Canal (IHNC), New Orleans, LA. The final rule for this RNA 
published on April 17, 2014 at 79 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER FOR FINAL 
RULE] under the same docket number, USCG-2009-0139.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0043.

SUMMARY: The Hurricane Operations Plans submitted to the Coast Guard 
provides information supporting the choice to deviate from RNA 
restrictions and remain within certain RNA areas during enforcement. 
These plans will include: Total number of remaining vessels and 
description, name, IMO number, etc. of each vessel; diagram of the 
facility; mooring arrangement details and certification; contact 
information for POC at facility; and insurance

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disclosures. Storm Specific Verification Reports as detailed under the 
established Sector New Orleans Maritime Hurricane Contingency Port Plan 
at http://homeport.uscg.mil/nola will also be collected.
    Need: Approval of the Hurricane Operations Plans by the Coast Guard 
ensures that facilities and vessels that choose to deviate from the RNA 
restrictions during enforcement and remain within certain areas of the 
RNA are able to do so safely and securely without presenting a threat 
to the flood protection system and possibly causing a breech leading to 
flooding in the Greater New Orleans area.
    Use: The Coast Guard will evaluate the information to confirm that 
the facilities and vessels have a plan in place that meets requirements 
to remain safely and securely within the RNA.
    Description of the Respondents: Waterfront facility and vessel 
owners and operators operating within the RNA.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Frequency of Response: Once in full and then annually to provide 
updated information based on changes in facility and vessel operations.
    Burden of Response: Under 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2), the time, effort, and 
financial resources necessary to comply with the information required 
to deviate under this rule is excluded because it will be incurred in 
the normal course of business and activities. The vessel information, 
recordkeeping, insurance disclosure, mooring plans and certifications, 
and emergency contact information required to deviate from the RNA are 
not only usual and customary, but commonly required under self-imposed 
operating plans, insurance requirements, or facility requirements. 
Therefore, the information required is already maintained by the 
facilities and vessels as part of their day-to-day operations. 
Additionally, the Coast Guard received no comments indicating that this 
information presents a burden to the facilities and vessels and expects 
to receive no adverse comment to revising the existing OMB control no. 
1625-0043 to include this rule.
    Estimate of Total Annual Burden: The estimated burden involved in 
providing the information required for deviation is 180 hours (12 hours 
per responding facility/vessel owner). However, under 5 CFR 
1320.3(b)(2), the time, effort, and financial resources necessary to 
comply with the information required to deviate under this rule is 
excluded because it will be incurred in the normal course of business 
and activities. Therefore, the estimated burden for OMB control number 
1625-0043 is expected to remain unchanged.

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

    Dated: April 1, 2014.
K. S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-08256 Filed 4-16-14; 8:45 am]
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