1625-0069 30-day FRN

[Federal Register: October 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 198)]

[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-2009-0362]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0014, 1625-0038, and 1625-0069

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) 1625-0014, Request for

Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic Research Vessels; (2) 1625-

0038, Plan Approval and Records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo and

Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical School

Vessels and Oceanographic Research Vessels--46 CFR Subchapters D, H, I,

I-A, R and U; and (3) 1625-0069, Ballast Water Management for Vessels

with Ballast Tanks Entering U.S. Waters. Review and comments by OIRA

ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our

performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before November 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2009-0362] 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.

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

Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey

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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 202-395-5806. To

ensure your comments are received in a timely manner, 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), Attn: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast

Guard, 2100 2nd St., SW., Stop 7101, Washington, DC 20593-7101.

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 2009-0362]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is

best if they are received on or before November 16, 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-2009-0362], 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. Click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become

highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2009-0362''

and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the

``Actions'' column. 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 26875, June 4, 2009)

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request

1. Title: Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic

Research Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0014.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Owners/operators of vessels.

Abstract: This information is necessary to ensure a vessel

qualifies for the designation.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 51 hours

to 35 hours a year.

2. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo and

Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical School

Vessels and Oceanographic Research Vessels--46 CFR Subchapters D, H, I,

I-A, R and U.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0038.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Shipyards, designers, and manufacturers of certain

vessels.

Abstract: Under 46 U.S.C. 3301 and 3306, the Coast Guard is

responsible for enforcing regulations promoting safety of life and

property in marine transportation. The Coast Guard uses this

information to ensure a vessel meets the applicable standards for

construction, arrangement, and equipment.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 13,790

hours to 2,970 hours a year.

3. 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.

Respondents: Owners and operators of certain vessels.

Abstract: The information is needed to ensure compliance with

requirements in 33 CFR Part 151, Subparts C and D. The information will

also be used for research and periodic reporting to Congress.

Forms: CG-5662.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 60,769

hours to 60,727 hours a year.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

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Dated: October 7, 2009.

M.B. Lytle,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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