[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52336-52337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21330]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0737; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0032, 1625-0094 and 1625-
0096]


Information Collection Requests to Office of Management and 
Budget

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 Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of 
revisions to the following collections of information: 1625-0032, 
Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements Under Title 
46 U.S. Code; 1625-0094, Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids; and 
1625-0096, Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge; and Report 
of Suspicious Maritime Activity. Our ICRs describe the information we 
seek to collect from the public. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA, 
the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before October 21, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2011-0737] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate 
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    (4) Fax: 202-493-2251. To ensure your comments are received in a 
timely manner, mark the fax, to 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: Contact Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office 
of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3652, 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:

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 on 
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, 
and other important information describing the Collections. There is 
one ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be 
granted based on the Collections being necessary for the proper 
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard 
would appreciate

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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 the Collections on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. In response to your comments, we 
may revise these ICRs or decide not to seek approval for the 
Collections. 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-2011-0737], and 
must be received by October 21, 2011. 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-
2011-0737], indicate the specific section of the document to which each 
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit 
your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by 
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If 
you submit a comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be 
considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit 
the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be 
considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is 
received at the DMF. 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 your 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. To submit your comment online, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2011-0737'' in the 
``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand 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 comments 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 
and will address them accordingly.
    Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as 
documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the docket, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box, 
which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box 
insert ``USCG-2011-0737'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket 
Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. You may also visit the DMF in Room 
W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a Privacy Act statement 
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of 
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting 
Requirements Under Title 46 U.S. Code.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0032.
    Summary: This collection of information requires owners, operators, 
agents or masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post 
various forms as part of the Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety 
Program.
    Need: The Coast Guard's Commercial Vessel Safety Program 
regulations are found in 46 CFR, including parts 2, 26, 31, 71, 91, 
107, 115, 126, 169, 176 and 189, as authorized in Title 46 U.S. Code. A 
number of reporting and recordkeeping requirements are contained 
therein.
    Forms: CG-841, CG-854, CG-948, CG-949, CG-950, CG-950A, CG-2832.
    Respondents: Owners, operators, agents and masters of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 1,686 
hours to 1,601 hours a year.
    2. Title: Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0094.
    Summary: This information is needed to ensure the safe transport of 
bulk hazardous liquids on chemical tank vessels and to protect the 
environment from pollution.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703, the Coast Guard is authorized to 
prescribe regulations for protection against hazards to life, property, 
and navigation and vessel safety, and protection of the marine 
environment. The regulations for the safe transport by vessel of 
certain bulk dangerous cargoes are contained in 46 CFR part 153.
    Forms: CG-4602B, CG-5148, CG-5148A, CG-5148B and CG-5461.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of chemical tank vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 3,410 
hours to 5,291 hours a year.
    3. Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge; and 
Report of Suspicious Maritime Activity.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0096.
    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 
activity reports from the public and disseminates this information to 
appropriate entities.
    Need: Titles 33 CFR 153.203, 40 CFR 263.30 and 264.56, and 49 CFR 
171.15 mandate that the NRC be the central place for the public to 
report all pollution spills. Title 33 CFR 101.305 mandates that owners 
or operators of those vessels or facilities required to have security 
plans, report activities that may result in a Transportation Security 
Incident (TSI) or breaches of security to the NRC. Voluntary reports 
are also accepted.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Persons-in-charge of a vessel or onshore/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 has decreased from 13,017 
hours to 12,098 hours a year.

    Dated: August 15, 2011.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-21330 Filed 8-19-11; 8:45 am]
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