5358 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2004 / Notices 

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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://dms.dot.gov.

Regulatory History 

This request constitutes the 30-day 

notice required by OIRA. The Coast 

Guard has already published the 60-day 

notice (68 FR 61456, October 28, 2003) 

required by OIRA. That notice elicited 

no comments. 

Request for Comments 

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 collection; (2) 

the accuracy of the Department’s 

estimated burden of the collection; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information that is the 

subject of the collection; and (4) ways to 

minimize the burden of collection 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–2003–16327. Comments 

to OIRA are best assured of having their 

full effect if OIRA receives them 30 or 

fewer days after the publication of this 

request. 

Information Collection Requests 

1. Title: Direct User Fees for 

Inspection or Examination of U.S. and 

Foreign Commercial Vessels. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0074. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Owners of vessels. 

Form: This collection of information 

does not require the public to fill out 

forms, but does require the submittal of 

information to the Coast Guard in 

written format. 

Abstract: The Omnibus Reconciliation 

Act of 1990, which amended 46 U.S.C. 

2110, requires the Coast Guard to collect 

user fees from inspected vessels. The 

information collected allows Coast 

Guard to properly collect and manage 

the fees. 

Burden: The estimated burden is 

3,167 hours a year. 

2. Title: International Oil Pollution 

Prevention Certificate. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0041. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Owners and 

Operators of Vessels. 

Forms: CG–5352, CG–5352A and CG–

5352B. 

Abstract: The information collected 

aids in the prevention of pollution from 

ships. An International Oil Pollution 

Prevention Certificate and other records 

serve to verify vessels’ compliance with 

certain international and domestic rules 

on shipping. 

Burden: The estimated burden is 

6,616 hours a year. 

3. Title: Plan Approval and Records 

for Subdivision and Stability 

Regulations—Title 46 CFR Subchapter 

S. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0064. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Owners, operators 

and masters of vessels. 

Form: This collection of information 

does not require the public to fill out 

forms, but does require the submittal of 

information to the Coast Guard in 

written format. 

Abstract: This collection of 

information requires owners, operators, 

or masters of certain inspected vessels 

to obtain and/or post various documents 

as part of the Coast Guard commercial 

vessel safety program. 

Burden: The estimated burden is 

6,474 hours a year. 

4. Title: Waterfront Facilities 

Handling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 

and Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG). 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0049.

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Owners and 

operators of waterfront facilities that 

transfer LNG or LHG. 

Form: This collection of information 

does not require the public to fill out 

forms, but does require the submittal of 

information to the Coast Guard in 

written format. 

Abstract: Liquefied Natural Gas and 

other Liquefied Hazardous Gases 

present a risk to the public when 

handled at waterfront facilities. These 

requirements are intended to prevent or 

mitigate the result of accidental releases 

at waterfront facilities. The 

requirements are necessary to promote 

and verify compliance with safety 

standards. 

Burden: The estimated burden is 

3,540 hours a year. 

5. Title: Characteristics of Liquid 

Chemicals Proposed for Bulk Water 

Movement. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0007. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Manufacturers of 

Chemicals 

Form: CG–4355. 

Abstract: Chemical manufacturers 

submit chemical data to the Coast 

Guard. The Coast Guard evaluates the 

information for hazardous properties of 

the chemical to be shipped via tank 

vessels. A determination is made as to 

the kind and degree of precaution 

needed to protect the vessel and its 

contents. 

Burden: The estimated burden is 108 

hours a year.

Dated: January 28, 2004. 

Nathaniel S. Heiner, 

Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, 

Control, Communications, Computers and 

Information Technology.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2004–16978] 

Workshop on Strategies To Increase 

Personal Flotation Device (PFD) Wear 

in Recreational Boating at the Miami 

International Boat Show

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard and the 

Personal Flotation Device 

Manufacturers Association (PFDMA) are 

sponsoring a workshop to bring 

representatives of all appropriate 

segments of the recreational marine 

community together to explore any and 

all means of increasing PFD wear while 

boating. The workshop will be open to 

the public.

DATES: The workshop will meet on 

Friday, February 13, 2004, from 3 p.m. 

to 5 p.m. The workshop may close early 

if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will meet in 

room A201 (in the A Lobby), Miami 

Beach Convention Center, 1901 

Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach, 

FL. This notice is available on the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and at 

http://uscgboating.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Kanehl, Project Manager, Office 

of Boating Safety, U.S. Coast Guard, 

telephone 202–267–0976, fax 202–267–

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4285 or Bernice McArdle, Executive 

Director, Personal Flotation Device 

Manufacturers Association, telephone 

312–946–6200, fax 312–946–0388. If 

you have questions on viewing material 

in the docket, call Andrea M. Jenkins, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Department of Transportation, 

telephone 202–366–0271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard is 

responsible for carrying out the National 

Recreational Boating Safety Program. A 

review of the 2002 Coast Guard Boating 

Safety statistics shows that the 5,705 

boating accidents resulted in 750 

fatalities and 4,062 injuries. The 750 

fatalities reverse a downward trend and 

are at their highest level since 1998. 

Seventy percent of the 750 fatalities 

were drowning victims (524 out of 750); 

and nearly 85% of the victims who 

drowned were not wearing their PFD. 

Additionally, of the 524 fatalities due to 

drowning, 254 were on vessels known 

to be less than 16 feet in length and 388 

were on vessels known to be less than 

21 feet in length. (Note: 68 more 

drowning fatalities were on vessels of 

unspecified length.) For the past five 

years, we have utilized an independent 

contractor to perform observational 

surveys of PFD wear at over 120 sites 

nationwide during the primary boating 

season. Unfortunately, the results of 

these surveys indicate that the vast 

majority of adults do not wear their 

PFDs while boating. Therefore, we are 

sponsoring a workshop to bring 

representatives of all appropriate 

segments of the recreational marine 

community together to explore any and 

all means of increasing PFD wear while 

boating. 

The workshop will be in a panel 

format. The panelists were selected 

based on area of marine community 

involvement, and will address relevant 

issues regarding PFD wear, as well as 

issues and questions raised by attendees 

at the workshop. We plan to prepare 

minutes of the workshop discussions 

and distribute them to everyone who 

registers attendance at the workshop by 

signing the attendance list at the 

workshop. You may also obtain a copy 

of the minutes from the persons listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Agenda of Workshop 

The agenda includes the following: 

(1) Introduction of the panel members 

and others. 

(2) Discussion of prepared issues 

including breakdown of PFD wear 

segment, percentage of PFD wear among 

groups, attitudes of anglers/hunters, 

PFD wear studies, challenges, 

opportunities, actions taken to improve 

wear rates, update on PFD design, 

wearability, performance characteristics, 

comfort, etc. 

(3) Discussion of issues and questions 

raised by attendees at the workshop. 

(4) Conclusion. 

Procedural 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Please note that the workshop may close 

early if all business is finished. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the persons listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT as soon as possible.

Dated: January 27, 2004. 

Kenneth A. Ward, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting, Director 

of Operations Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2004–16980] 

Workshop on Propeller-Injury Risk 

Avoidance Issues in Recreational 

Boating at the Miami International Boat 

Show

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard and the 

American Boat and Yacht Council 

(ABYC) are sponsoring a workshop to 

discuss various issues to improve 

recreational boating safety relating to 

propeller injuries and measures to avoid 

them. The workshop will be open to the 

public.

DATES: The workshop will meet on 

Friday, February 13, 2004, from 1:30 

p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The workshop may 

close early if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will meet in 

room A201 (in the A Lobby), Miami 

Beach Convention Center, 1901 

Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach, 

FL. This notice is available on the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and at 

http://uscgboating.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Blackman, Project Manager, 

Office of Boating Safety, U.S. Coast 

Guard, telephone 202–267–6810, fax 

202–267–4285 or Caroline Chetelat, 

Marketing & Communications Manager, 

American Boat and Yacht Council, 

telephone 410–956–1050, fax 410–956–

2737. If you have questions on viewing 

material in the docket, call Andrea M. 

Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, Department of 

Transportation, telephone 202–366–

0271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard is 

responsible for carrying out the National 

Recreational Boating Safety Program. 

Recreational boaters are at risk in 

recreational boats as a result of 

incidents causing impact with 

propellers, lower units and appendages. 

The Coast Guard is engaged with 

industry, other government 

organizations, and the public to raise 

the level of public awareness regarding 

this safety risk, encourage technological 

advancement to lower the level of risk, 

and consider possible appropriate 

regulatory action. Although significant 

progress has been made, the Coast 

Guard intends to continue its efforts to 

foster active efforts to eliminate 

propeller related injury as a significant 

risk to the boating public. 

Based on feedback from prior 

meetings with marine industry 

representatives, the workshop will be in 

a panel format. The panelists were 

selected based on area of marine 

industry involvement, and will address 

relevant new technological 

developments and provide progress 

updates on a variety of ongoing efforts, 

as well as issues and questions raised by 

attendees at the workshop. We plan to 

prepare minutes of the workshop 

discussions and distribute them to 

everyone who registers attendance at the 

workshop by signing the attendance list 

at the workshop. You may also obtain a 

copy of the minutes from the persons 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Agenda of Workshop 

The agenda includes the following: 

(1) Introduction of the panel members 

and others. 

(2) Discussion of prepared issues and 

questions based on early input from the 

marine industry. 

(3) Discussion of issues and questions 

raised by attendees at the workshop. 

(4) Conclusion. 

Procedural 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Please note that the workshop may close 

early if all business is finished. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities