[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 48000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23165]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary 
(OST).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
July 3, 1996 [FR 61, page 34921].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 9, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Office of Information Management, telephone (202) 267-2326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

United States Coast Guard

    Title: Ballast Water Management for Vessels Entering the Great 
Lakes.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0598.
    Affected Public: Owners/operators of vessels who enter the Great 
Lakes.
    Abstract: The collection of information requires vessels entering 
the Great Lakes through the Saint Lawrence Seaway after operating 
outside the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States to keep 
records of their ballast water management.
    Need: Under Title 33 U.S.C. 4711 the Coast Guard has the authority 
to check and monitor vessels entering the Great Lakes regarding their 
management of ballast water.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 228 hours annually.
    Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20503, Attention OST Desk Officer.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 5, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-23165 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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