[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46-48]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30771]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2014-0992; OMB Control Numbers 1625-(0013, 0094, 0096, 0097,
0101)]
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
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request
(ICRs) 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: 1625-0013, Plan
Approval and Records for Load Lines--Title 46 CFR Subchapter E; 1625-
0094, Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids; 1625-0096, Report of Oil
or Hazardous Substance Discharge and Report of Suspicious Maritime
Activity; 1625-0097, Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engineering
Systems--Title 46 CFR Subchapter F; and 1625-0101, Periodic Gauging and
Engineering Analyses for Certain Tank Vessels over 30 Year 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 March 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2014-0992] 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-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: 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:
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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 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 of revisions of 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-2014-0992], and
must be received by March 3, 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-
2014-0992], 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.
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-2014-0992'' 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-2014-0992'' 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.
1. 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 decreased from 1,761
hours to 907 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual
number of respondents.
2. Title: Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0094.
Summary: This information collection is needed to ensure the safe
transport of bulk hazardous liquids on chemical tank vessels and to
protect the environment from pollution.
Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703, the Coast Guard is authorized to
prescribe regulations for protection against hazards to life, property,
navigation and vessel safety, and protection of the marine environment.
The regulations for the safe transport by vessel of certain bulk
dangerous cargoes are contained in 46 CFR part 153.
Forms: CG-4602B, CG-5148, CG-5148A, CG-5148B, and CG-5461.
Respondents: Owners and operators of chemical tank vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 5,291
hours to 5,539 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual
number of respondents.
3. Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge and Report
of Suspicious Maritime Activity.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0096.
Summary: Any discharge of oil or a hazardous substance must be
reported to the National Response Center (NRC) so that the pre-
designated on-scene coordinator can be informed and appropriate spill
mitigation action carried out. The NRC also receives suspicious
activity reports from the public and disseminates this information to
appropriate entities.
Need: Titles 33 CFR 153.203, 40 CFR 263.30 and 264.56, and 49 CFR
171.15 mandate that the NRC be the central place for the public to
report all pollution spills. Title 33 CFR 101.305 mandates that owners
or operators of those vessels or facilities are required to have
security plans, report activities
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that may result in a Transportation Security Incident (TSI) or breaches
of security to the NRC. Voluntary reports are also accepted.
Forms: Not applicable.
Respondents: Persons-in-charge of a vessel or onshore/offshore
facility, owners or operators of vessels or facilities required to have
security plans, and the public.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 12,098
hours to 3,275 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual
number of responses.
4. 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.
Forms: Not applicable.
Respondents: Owners and builders of commercial vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 3,695
hours to 5,512 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual
number of responses.
5. 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 U.S.C. 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 prescribe
the regulations related to periodic gauging and engineering analyses of
certain tank vessels over 30 years old.
Forms: Not applicable.
Respondents: Owners and operators of certain tank vessels.
Frequency: Every five years.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 7,946
hours to 5,278 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual
number of respondents.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 23, 2014.
Thomas P. Michelli,
U.S. Coast Guard, Chief Information Officer, Acting.
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