[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46824-46826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19610]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2011-0710]
Information Collection Requests 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
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit Information Collection Requests
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of
revisions 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. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA,
the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before October 3,
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). 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 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.
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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 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. In response to your comments, we may revise these ICRs or
decide not to seek approval for the Collections. We will consider all
comments and material received during the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of
the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2011-0710], and
must be received by October 3, 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. 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 http://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 your 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-2011-0710'' 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 Requests
1. Title: Marine Casualty Information & Periodic Chemical Drug and
Alcohol Testing of Commercial Vessel Personnel.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0001.
Summary: 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.
Need: Section 6101 of 46 U.S.C., as delegated by the Secretary of
Homeland Security to the Commandant, authorizes the Coast Guard to
prescribe regulations for the reporting of marine casualties involving
death, serious injury, material loss of property, material damage
affecting the seaworthiness of a vessel, or significant harm to the
environment. It also requires information on the use of alcohol be
included in a marine casualty report. Section 7503 of 46 U.S.C.
authorizes the Coast Guard to deny the issuance of licenses,
certificates of registry, and merchant mariner's documents (seaman's
papers) to users of dangerous drugs. Similarly, 46 U.S.C. 7704 requires
the Coast Guard to revoke such papers when a holder of the same has
been shown to be a drug user unless the holder provides satisfactory
proof that the holder is cured.
Forms: CG-2692, CG-2692A, CG-2692B.
Respondents: Vessel owners and operators.
Frequency: On occasion.
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.
Summary: 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.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 5101 to 5116 provides the Coast Guard with
the authority to enforce provisions of the International Load Line
Convention, 1966. Title 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter E--Load Lines,
contain the relevant regulations.
Forms: Not applicable.
Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
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.
Summary: 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.
Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3306, the Coast Guard is authorized to
prescribe vessel safety regulations including those related to marine
engineering systems. Title 46 CFR Subchapter F prescribes those
requirements. The rules provide the specifications, standards and
requirements for strength and adequacy of design, construction,
installation, inspection, and choice of materials for machinery,
boilers, pressure vessels, safety valves, and piping systems upon which
safety of life is dependent.
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Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
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.
Summary: 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.
Need: Title 46 USC 3703 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe
regulations related to tank vessels, including design, construction,
alteration, repair, and maintenance. Title 46 CFR 31.10-21a prescribes
the regulations related to periodic gauging and engineering analyses of
certain tank vessels over 30 years old.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and operators of certain tank vessels.
Frequency: Every 5 years.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 9,918
hours to 7,946 hours a year.
Dated: July 28, 2011.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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