1625-0103 30-Day FRN

[Federal Register: April 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 79)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-1240]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0101, 1625-0102, and 1625-0103

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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

request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding

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

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

Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of its approval for

the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0101, Periodic

Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain Tank Vessels Over 30 Years

Old; (2) 1625-0102, National Response Resource Inventory; and (3) 1625-

0103, Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and Southeast

Coasts of the United States. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only

impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before May 27, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2008-1240] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid

duplication, please submit your comments by only one of the following

means:

(1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://

www.regulation.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail via: oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov.

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(2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building

Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC

20590-0001. Hand deliver between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-

366-9329. (b) To OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,

attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.

(3) Fax. (a) To DMF, 202-493-2251. (b) To OIRA at 202-395-6566. To

ensure your comments are received in time, mark the fax, 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-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, (Attn: Mr. Arthur

Requina), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The

telephone number is 202-475-3523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of

Information Management, telephone 202-475-3523 or fax 202-475-3929, for

questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program

Manager, Docket Operations, 202-366-9826, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be

granted based on it 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 collections on

respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

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 2008-1240]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is

best if they are received on or before May 27, 2009.

Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to

respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials.

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-2008-1240], indicate the specific section of the

document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each

comment. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail

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 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. 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. In response to your comments, we

may revise the ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for

this collection. The Coast Guard and OIRA will consider all comments

and material received during the comment period.

Viewing comments and documents: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to

view documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the

docket. Enter the docket number [USCG-2008-1240] in the Search box, and

click, ``Go>>.'' You may also visit the DMF in 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.

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 regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008

issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Previous Request for Comments.

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The

Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (74 FR 6044, February 4,

2009) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no

comments.

Information Collection Request.

1. Title: Periodic Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain

Tank Vessels Over 30 Years Old.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0101.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Owners and operators of certain tank vessels.

Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. section 3703 authorizes the Coast Guard

to prescribe regulations related to tank vessels, including design,

construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance. Title 46 CFR section

31.10-21a prescribes the regulations related to periodic gauging and

engineering analyses for certain tank vessels over 30 years old.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 13,688

hours to 9,918 hours a year.

2. Title: National Response Resource Inventory.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0102.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Oil spill removal organizations.

Abstract: Section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Pub. L.

101-380) requires the Coast Guard to compile and maintain a

comprehensive list of spill removal equipment. This collection helps

fulfill that requirement.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,236

hours to 1,296 hours a year.

3. Title: Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and

Southeast Coasts of the United States.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0103.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Operators of certain vessels.

Abstract: The collection involves ships' reporting by radio to a

shore-based authority when entering the area covered by the reporting

system. The ship will receive, in return, information to reduce the

likelihood of collisions between themselves and Northern Right Whales--

an endangered species---in the areas established with critical-habitat

designation.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 226 hours

to 211 hours a year.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended.

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Dated: April 21, 2009.

D. T. Glenn,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. E9-9535 Filed 4-24-09; 8:45 am]

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