[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19093-19094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09033]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2019-0259]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0046
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval for
reinstatement, without change, of the following collection of
information: 1625-0046, Certificates of Financial Responsibility under
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Our ICR describes the information we
seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA,
the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before July 2, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2019-0259] to the Coast Guard using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public
participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.
A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet
at https://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available
from: Commandant (CG-612), ATTN: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S.
Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, STOP 7710,
Washington, DC 20593-7710.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of
Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-372-8405,
for questions on these documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden
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on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the
Collection, and other important information describing the Collection.
There is one ICR for each Collection.
The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be
granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper
performance of Departmental functions. 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 information
subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consistent with
the requirements of Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs, and Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the
Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Coast Guard is also requesting comments
on the extent to which this request for information could be modified
to reduce the burden on respondents. In response to your comments, we
may revise this ICR or decide not to seek reinstatement of the
Collection. We will consider all comments and material received during
the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of
the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2019-0259], and
must be received by July 2, 2019.
Submitting Comments
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public
comments, are in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and
can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally,
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will
be notified when comments are posted.
We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal
Register (70 FR 15086).
Information Collection Request
Title: Certificates of Financial Responsibility under the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0046.
Summary: The information collection requirements described in this
supporting statement are necessary to provide evidence of a
respondent's ability to pay for removal costs and damages associated
with discharges or substantial threats of discharges of hazardous
material or oil into the navigable waters, adjoining shorelines or the
exclusive economic zone of the United States. The requirements are
imposed generally on operators and financial guarantors of vessels over
300 gross tons.
Need: If the requested information is not collected, the Coast
Guard will be unable to comply with the provisions of OPA and CERCLA to
ensure that responsible parties have the ability to pay for cleanup
costs and damages when there is an oil or hazardous material spill or
threat of a spill.
Legal Authority: Section 1002 of OPA 90, as limited by section
1004(a), or section 107(a)(1) of CERCLA.
Forms: CG-5585, Application for Vessel Certificate of Financial
Responsibility (Water Pollution); CG-5586, Insurance Guaranty; CG-5586-
1, Master Insurance Guaranty; CG-5586-2, Surety Bond Guaranty; CG-5586-
3, Financial Guaranty; and CG-5586-4, Master Financial Guaranty.
Respondents: Vessel operators and approved insurers.
Frequency: Annually, to include collection of information on a
three year cycle.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden remains 3,400
hours a year.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: April 29, 2019.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-09033 Filed 5-2-19; 8:45 am]
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