[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3755-3756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01440]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0901]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0036

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 an Information Collection Request (ICR), 
abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval for 
reinstatement, without change, of the following collection of 
information: 1625-0036, Plan Approval and Records for U.S. and Foreign 
Tank Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk. 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: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before 
February 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2017-0901] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you 
may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:
    (1) Email: [email protected].
    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, attention 
Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from: 
Commandant

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(CG-612), Attn: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. 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.

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. There is one 
ICR for each 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 Collection 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 ICR 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-2017-0901], and must be received by February 26, 
2018.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public 
comments, are in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and 
can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally, 
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will 
be notified when comments are posted.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).
    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 Number: 1625-0036.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (82 FR 49640, October 26, 2017) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments. 
Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Plan Approval and Records for U.S. and Foreign Tank Vessels 
Carrying Oil in Bulk.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0036.
    Summary: This information collection aids the Coast Guard in 
determining if a vessel complies with certain safety and environmental 
protection standards. Plans, to include records, for construction or 
modification of U.S. or foreign vessels submitted and maintained on 
board are required for compliance with these standards.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 provides the Coast Guard with the 
authority to regulate design, construction, alteration, repair, 
maintenance, operation, equipping, personnel qualification, and manning 
of vessels carrying oil in bulk. See e.g., 33 CFR part 157, Rules for 
the Protection of the Marine Environment Relating to Tank Vessels 
Carrying Oil in Bulk, and 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter D, Tank Vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of Vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 2,033 
hours to 2,106 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated number 
of respondents.

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

    Dated: January 18, 2018.
James D. Roppel,
Acting Chief, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-01440 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
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