[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62161-62162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21546]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0258]
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0049
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 an extension
of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0049,
Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and
Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG). 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
October 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2016-0258] 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.
(3) Fax: 202-395-6566. To ensure your comments are received in a
timely manner, mark the fax, 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 (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: 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-2016-0258], and must be received by October 11,
2016.
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 Web site'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
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a hyperlink in the OMB Control Number: 1625-0049.
Previous Request for Comments
This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (81 FR 28088, May 9, 2016)
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). We received three comments from two
commenters to the 60-day notice.
The first comment was not related to the periodic renewal
of this information collection. The comment was about the need to
correct outdated organizational addresses and standards of certain
materials incorporated by reference in the title 33 CFR part 127
Waterfront Facilities Handling LNG and LHG. The Coast Guard will
consider this comment in an ongoing rulemaking that will revise these
facility standards.
The second comment recommended revising the hour burden
per response for certain reporting and recordkeeping activities. We
agree in part and have changed as recommended the estimated burden for
Operational and Emergency Manual development, and person in charge
certification. However, we have kept unchanged our estimated burden for
amendments to Operational and Emergency Manuals and declarations of
inspection, as the current estimates are more representative of the
time required for most activities of this nature.
The third comment recommended allowing LNG-LHG-related
submissions via https://HOMEPORT.uscg.mil to reduce administrative
burden. We will consider incorporating this option in the future.
Information Collection Request
Title: Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
and Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG).
OMB Control Number: 1625-0049.
Summary: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and other Liquefied Hazardous
Gases (LHG) present a risk to the public when handled at waterfront
facilities. These rules should either prevent accidental releases at
waterfront facilities or mitigate their results. They are necessary to
promote and verify compliance with safety standards.
Need: Title 33 CFR part 127 prescribes safety standards for the
design, construction, equipment, operations, maintenance, personnel
training, and fire protection at waterfront facilities handling LNG or
LHG.
Forms: N/A.
Respondents: Owners and operators of waterfront facilities that
transfer LNG or LHG.
Frequency: On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 6,425
hours to 9,734 hours a year due to several factors. First, the increase
is due to public comment that recommended increasing certain hour
burden estimates per response. Second, the increase is due to a
reevaluation by the Coast Guard that resulted in an increase in the
estimated annual number of LHG facility waterway suitability
assessments.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended.
Marilyn Scott-Perez,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer.
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