30 Day Federal Register Notice

[Federal Register: October 2, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 190)]

[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-2006-25281]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0016, 1625-0023, and 1625-0033

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 three

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

of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) to request an extension of their approval

of the following collections of information. The ICRs are: (1) 1625-

0016, Welding and Hot Works Permits; Posting of Warning Signs; (2)

1625-0023, Barge Fleeting Facility Records; and (3) 1625-0033, Display

of Fire Control Plans for Vessels. 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 November 1, 2006.

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

reach the docket [USCG-2006-25281] 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

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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 collections of information to determine whether the

collections are 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 collections; (2)

the accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information that is

the subject of the collections; 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

ICRs addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of this

request, [USCG 2006-25281]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered,

it is best if OIRA receives them on or before November 1, 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-2006-25281], 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 40526, July

17, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no

comments.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Welding and Hot Work Permits; Posting of Warning Signs.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0016.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of certain waterfront

facilities and vessels.

Forms: CG-4201.

Abstract: This information collected helps to ensure that

waterfront facilities and vessels are in compliance with safety

standards. A permit must be issued prior to welding or hot work on

certain waterfront facilities; and, under 33 CFR 126.15(a)(3), the

posting of warning signs is required on designated waterfront

facilities.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 226 hours

to 178 hours a year.

2. Title: Barge Fleeting Facility Records.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0023.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Operators of barge fleeting facilities.

Forms: None.

Abstract: This collection of information requires the person-in-

charge of a barge fleeting facility to keep records of twice-daily

inspections of barge moorings and movements of barges and hazardous

cargo in and out of the facility.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 32,092

hours to 61,919 hours a year.

3. Title: Display of Fire Control Plans for Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0033.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.

Forms: None.

Abstract: This information collection is for the posting or display

of specific plans on certain categories of commercial vessels. The

availability of these plans aid firefighters and damage control efforts

in response to emergencies.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 911 hours

to 859 hours a year.

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Dated: September 22, 2006.

R.T. Hewitt,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard,Assistant Commandant for Command,

Control,Commmunications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. E6-16227 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]

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