[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67153-67155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25414]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2004-19591]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0005, 1625-0020, 1625-0029, 
1625-0031, 1625-0085, and 1625-0096

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal or 
revision of six Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs 
comprise (1) 1625-0005, Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous 
Materials; (2) 1625-0020, Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas, 
and Safety Zones; (3) 1625-0029, Self-propelled Liquefied Gas Vessels; 
(4) 1625-0031, Plan Approval and Records for Electrical Engineering 
Regulations--title 46 CFR subchapter J; (5) 1625-0085, Streamlined 
Inspection Program; and (6) 1625-0096, Report of Oil or Hazardous 
Substance Discharge, and Report of Suspicious Maritime Activity. Before 
submitting the ICRs to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments on 
them as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before January 18, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not

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enter the docket [USCG-2004-19591] more than once, please submit them 
by only one of the following means:
    (1) By mail to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20590-0001.
    (2) By delivery to room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is (202) 366-9329.
    (3) By fax to the Docket Management Facility at (202) 493-2251.
    (4) Electronically through the Web site for the Docket Management 
System at http://dms.dot.gov.
    The Docket Management Facility 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 this docket and will be available for inspection or 
copying at room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket 
on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
    Copies of the complete ICRs are available through this docket on 
the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, and also from Commandant (CG-611), 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn: Ms. Bernice Parker-
Jones), 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The 
telephone number is (202) 267-2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bernice Parker-Jones, Office of 
Information Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on these documents; 
or Ms. Andrea M. Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 
366-0271, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this request for comment by 
submitting comments and related materials. We will post all comments 
received, without change, to http://dms.dot.gov, and they will include 
any personal information you have provided. We have an agreement with 
DOT to use the Docket Management Facility. Please see the paragraph on 
DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy'' below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your 
name and address, identify the docket number for this request for 
comment [USCG-2004-19591], indicate the specific section of this 
document to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each 
comment. You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, 
mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket Management Facility 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. We will consider all comments and material received during 
the comment period. We may change the documents supporting this 
collection of information or even the underlying requirements in view 
of them.
    Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as 
documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, go 
to http://dms.dot.gov at any time and conduct a simple search using the 
docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in 
room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., 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 of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0005.
    Summary: The information sought here ensures the safe handling of 
explosives and other hazardous materials around ports and aboard 
vessels.
    Need: Title 33 United States Code 1225 authorizes the Coast Guard 
to establish standards for the handling, storage, and movement of 
hazardous materials on a vessel and/or waterfront facility. Title 33 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 126.17, and 49 CFR 176.100 and 
176.415, prescribe the rules for facilities and vessels.
    Respondents: Shipping agents and terminal operators that handle 
hazardous materials.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 145 hours a year.

    2. Title: Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas, and Safety 
Zones.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0020.
    Summary: The Coast Guard collects this information only when 
someone seeks a security zone, regulated navigation area, or safety 
zone. It uses the information to assess the need to establish one of 
these areas.
    Need: The Coast Guard Captains of the Port (COTPs), under 33 U.S.C. 
1226, 50 U.S.C. 191, and 33 CFR parts 6 and 165 , are authorized to 
designate security zones in the U.S. for as long as they are deemed 
necessary to prevent damage or injury. Title 33 U.S.C. 1223 authorizes 
the Coast Guard to prescribe rules to control vessel traffic in areas 
he or she deems hazardous because of reduced visibility, adverse 
weather, or vessel congestion. Title 33 U.S.C. 1225 authorizes the 
Coast Guard to establish rules to allow the designation of safety zones 
where access is limited to authorized persons, vehicles, or vessels to 
protect the public from hazardous situations.
    Respondents: Federal, State, and local government agencies, vessels 
and facilities.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 194 hours a year.

    3. Title: Self-propelled Liquefied Gas Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0029.
    Summary: We need the information sought here to ensure compliance 
with our rules for the design and operation of liquefied gas carriers.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 and 9101 authorizes the Coast Guard to 
establish regulations to protect life, property, and the environment 
from the hazards associated with the carriage of dangerous liquid cargo 
in bulk. Title 46 CFR part 154 prescribes these rules for the carriage 
of liquefied gases in bulk on self-propelled vessels by governing the 
design, construction, equipment, and operation of these vessels and the 
safety of personnel aboard them.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of self-propelled vessels 
carrying liquefied gas.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 5,416 hours a year.

    4. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Electrical Engineering 
Regulations--Title 46 CFR Subchapter J.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0031.

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    Summary: The information sought here is needed to ensure compliance 
with our rules on electrical engineering for the design and 
construction of U.S.-flag commercial vessels.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306 and 3703 authorize the Coast Guard to 
establish rules to promote the safety of life and property in 
commercial vessels. The electrical engineering rules appear at 46 CFR 
Subchapter J (parts 110 to 113).
    Respondents: Owners, operators, and builders of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,151 hours a year.

    5. Title: Streamlined Inspection Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0085.
    Summary: The Coast Guard established an optional Streamlined 
Inspection Program (SIP) to provide owners and operators of U.S. 
vessels an alternative method of complying with inspection requirements 
of the Coast Guard.
    Need: Owners and operators of vessels opting to participate in the 
program will maintain a vessel in compliance with a Company Action Plan 
(CAP) and Vessel Action Plan (VAP) and have their own personnel 
periodically perform many of the tests and examinations conducted by 
marine inspectors of the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard expects that 
participating vessels will continuously meet a higher level of safety 
and readiness throughout the inspection cycle.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion. Application and plan development occur only 
once at enrollment. Updates and revisions are required to be made every 
2 years. The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) and the 
company will review the plans every 5 years.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 2,138 hours a year.

    6. Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge; and 
Report of Suspicious Maritime Activity.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0096.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Summary: Any discharge of oil or a hazardous substance must be 
reported to the National Response Center (NRC) so that the pre-
designated on-scene coordinator can be informed and appropriate spill 
mitigation action carried out. The NRC also receives suspicious 
maritime activity reports from the public and disseminates the info to 
appropriate entities.
    Need: Titles 33 CFR 153.203, 40 CFR 263.30 and 264.56, and 49 CFR 
171.15 mandate that the National Response Center be the central place 
to report all pollution spills by the public. Title 33 CFR 101.305 
mandates that owners or operators of vessels or facilities required to 
have security plans report suspicious maritime activities that may 
result in a Transportation Security Incident (TSI) and breaches of 
security to the National Response Center. Voluntary reports are also 
accepted.
    Respondents: Persons-in-charge of a vessel or an onshore or 
offshore facility; owners or operators of vessels or facilities 
required to have security plans; and the public.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 9,105 hours a year.

    Dated: November 9, 2004.
David McLeish,
Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, 
Computers and Information Technology.
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