1625-0063 30-Day FRN

[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0115]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0009, 1625-0047, 1625-0063, 1625-

0070, and 1625-0084

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

five 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) 1625-0009, Oil Record

Book for Ships; (2) 1625-0047, Plan Review and Records for Vital System

Automation;

(3) 1625-0063, Marine Occupational Health and Safety Standards for

Benzene--46 CFR 197 subpart C; (4) 1625-0070, Vessel Identification

System; and (5) 1625-0084, Audit Reports under the International Safety

Management Code. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose

paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before July 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2009-0115] 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 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), Attn

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Manager, US Coast Guard, 2100 2nd St,

SW., Stop 7101, Washington, DC 20593-7101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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

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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 2009-0115]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is

best if they are received on or before July 24, 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-2009-0115], 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-2009-0115] 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 10752, March 12,

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

comments.

Information Collection Request.

1. Title: Oil Record Book for Ships.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0009.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Operators of vessels.

Abstract: This information is used to verify sightings of actual

violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to determine the

level of compliance with MARPOL 73/78 and as a means of reinforcing the

discharge provisions.

Forms: CG-4602A.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 26,993

hours to 19,425 hours a year.

2. Title: Plan Review and Records for Vital System Automation.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0047.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Designers, manufacturers, and owners of vessels.

Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the Coast Guard to

promulgate regulations for the safety of personnel and property on

board vessels. Various sections within parts 52, 56, 58, 62, 110, 111,

and 113 of Title 46 of the CFR contain these rules.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 65,400

hours to 60,000 hours a year.

3. Title: Marine Occupational Health and Safety Standards for

Benzene --46 CFR 197 subpart C.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0063.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.

Abstract: This information collection is vital to verifying

compliance.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 59,766 hours a year.

4. Title: Vessel Identification System.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0070.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Governments of States and Territories.

Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 12501 mandates the establishment of a

Vessel Identification System (VIS). Title 33 CFR part 187 prescribe the

requirements of VIS.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 5,829

hours to 5,456 hours a year.

5. Title: Audit Reports under the International Safety Management

Code.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0084.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Owners/operators of vessels and organizations

authorized to issue International Safety Management Code certificates

for the United States.

Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 3203 authorizes the Coast Guard to

prescribe regulations regarding safety management systems. Title 33 CFR

part 96 contains the rules for those systems; hence the safe operation

of vessels.

Forms: None.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 12,676

hours to 16,873 hours a year.

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

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: June 16, 2009.

M. B. Lytle,

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

Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

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