30 Day Federal Register Notice

Federal Register: August 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 164)]

[Notices]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-24850]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers 1625-0066 and 1625-0069

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

request for comments announces that the Coast Guard is forwarding two

Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) to request approval of a revision of the following

collections of information: 1625-0066, Vessel and Facility Response

Plans (Domestic and Int'l), and Additional Response Requirements for

Prince William Sound, Alaska, and (2) 1625-0069, Ballast Water

Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks Entering U.S. Waters. Our

ICRs describe the information we seek to collect from the public.

Review and comment by OIRA ensures that we impose only paperwork

burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before September 25, 2006.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not

reach the docket [USCG-2006-24850] or OIRA more than once, please

submit them by only one of the following means:

(1)(a) By mail to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department

of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) By mail to OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, to the attention of the Desk Officer for the

Coast Guard.

(2)(a) By delivery to room PL-401 at the address given in paragraph

(1)(a) above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 366-9329. (b) By

delivery to OIRA, at the address given in paragraph (1)(b) above, to

the attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.

(3) By fax to (a) the Facility at (202) 493-2298 or by contacting

(b) OIRA at (202) 395-6566. To ensure your comments are received in

time, mark the fax to the attention of Mr. Nathan Lesser, Desk officer

for the Coast Guard.

(4)(a) Electronically through the Web site for the Docket

Management System (DMS) at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://dms.dot.gov. (b). By e-mail to nlesser@omb.eop.gov.

The Docket Management Facility 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 this docket and will be available for inspection or

copying at room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket

on the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://dms.dot.gov.

Copies of the complete ICRs are available through this docket on

the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://dms.dot.gov, and also from Commandant (CG-611),

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 1236 (Attn: Ms. Barbara Davis),

2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number

is (202) 475-3523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Davis, Office of

Information Management, telephone (202) 475-3523 or fax (202) 475-3929,

for questions on these documents; or Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program

Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 493-0402, for questions on the

docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard invites comments on the

proposed collection of information to determine whether the collection

is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the

Department. 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 the information that is the

subject of the collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of

collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information technology.

Comments to DMS or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number of the

ICR. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of this request,

[USCG 2006-24850]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is

best if OIRA receives them on or before September 25, 2006.

Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to

respond to this request for comments by submitting comments and related

materials. We will post all comments received, without change, to

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://dms.dot.gov, they will include any personal information you have

provided. We have an agreement with DOT to use their Docket Management

Facility. Please see the paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy''

below.

Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your

name and address, identify the docket number for this request for

comment [USCG-2006-24850], indicate the specific section of this

document or the ICR to which each comment applies, and give the reason

for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by

electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket Management

Facility at the address under ADDRESSES, but please submit them by only

one means. If you submit them by mail or 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 them by mail and would

like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,

self-addressed postcard or envelope.

The Coast Guard and OIRA will consider all comments and material

received during the comment period. We may change the documents

supporting this collection of information or even the underlying

requirements in view of them.

Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as

documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, go

to http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://dms.dot.gov at any time and conduct a simple search using the

docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in

room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all 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 the Privacy

Act Statement of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11,

2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://dms.dot.gov.

Previous Request for Comments: This request provides a 30-day

comment period required by OIRA. The Coast Guard has already published

the 60-day notice (71 FR 30683, May 30, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Vessel and Facility Response Plans (Domestic and Int'l),

and Additional Response Requirements for Prince William Sound, Alaska.

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OMB Control Number: 1625-0066.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels and facilities.

Forms: CG-6083.

Abstract: This information is needed to ensure that vessels and

facilities are prepared to respond in the event of an oil spill

incident. The information will be reviewed by the Coast Guard to assess

the effectiveness of the response plan.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 137,199

hours to 220,559 hours a year.

2. Title: Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks

Entering U.S. Waters.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0069.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of certain vessels.

Forms: CG-5662.

Abstract: The information is needed to carry out the reporting

requirements of 16 U.S.C. 4711 regarding the management of ballast

water, to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance

species into U.S. waters.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 106,193

hours to 60,769 hours a year.

Dated: August 11, 2006.

C.S. Johnson, Jr.,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command,

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. E6-14060 Filed 8-23-06; 8:45 am]

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