[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 111 (Thursday, June 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36502-36503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14505]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2000-6950]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 2115-0614 and 2115-0545

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded the 
two Information Collection Reports (ICRs) abstracted below to OMB for 
review and comment. Our ICRs describe the information that we seek to 
collect from the public. Review and comment by OMB ensure that we 
impose only

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paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before July 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to both (1) the Docket Management 
System (DMS), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001, and (2) the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, to the 
attention of the Desk Officer for the USCG.
    Copies of the complete ICRs are available for inspection and 
copying in public docket USCG 2000-6950 of the Docket Management 
Facility between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays; for inspection and printing on the internet at http://dms.dot.gov; and for inspection from the Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. 
Coast Guard, room 6106, 2100 Second Street SW, Washington, DC, between 
10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, Office of Information 
Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on this document; Dorothy 
Walker, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 202-366-9330, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

    This request constitutes the 30-day notice required by OMB. The 
Coast Guard has already published [65 FR 10143 (February 25, 2000)] the 
60-day notice required by OMB. That request 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 collections; (2) the accuracy of the Department's 
estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information that is the subject of the 
collections; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections 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 Numbers of 
all ICRs addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of 
this request, USCG 2000-6950. 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: Alteration of Unreasonable Obstructive Bridges.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0614.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners of bridges.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Abstract: The collection of information requires the owner of a 
bridge whose bridge the Coast Guard has found to be an unreasonable 
obstruction to navigation to prepare, and submit to the Coast Guard, 
general plans and specifications of that bridge.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 120 hours 
annually.
    2. Title: Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution (Vessels).
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0545.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Vessels operators or owners of vessels over 300 
gross tons.
    Forms: CG-5585, CG-5586, CG-5586-1, CG-5586-2, CG-5586-3, CG-5586-
4, CG-5586-5.
    Abstract: The collection of information requires operators of 
vessels over 300 gross tons to submit to the Coast Guard evidence of 
their financial responsibility to meet the maximum amount of liability 
in case of an oil spill or hazardous substance incident.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 2,162 hours 
annually.

    Dated: May 31, 2000.
Daniel F. Sheehan,
Director of Information and Technology.
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