[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43193-43195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21262]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 97-048]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the U.S. Coast 
Guard announces nine Information Collection Requests (ICR) for renewal. 
These ICRs include: 1. Shipping Articles; 2. Liquid Natural Gas and 
Liquefied Hazardous Gas Waterfront Facilities; 3. Various Forms and 
Posting Requirements under 46 CFR concerning Vessel Inspection; 4. 33 
CFR Subchapter P--Ports and Waterways Safety; 5. 46 CFR Subchapter S--
Subdivision and Stability; 6. Alternative Provisions for Reinspection 
of Offshore Supply Vessels in Foreign Ports, 46 CFR 91.27-13; 7. Hopper 
Dredge Working Freeboard; Load Line and Stability; 8. Barge Fleeting 
Facility Records; and 9. Plan Approval and Records for Tank Passenger, 
Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 
Nautical Schools, Oceanographic Vessels and Electrical Engineering. 
Before submitting the ICR packages to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), the U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting comments on specific 
aspects of the collections as described below.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. Coast

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Guard Headquarters, Room 6106 (Attn: Barbara Davis), 2100 Second St, 
SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001, or may be hand delivered to the same 
address between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 267-2326. The comments 
will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection 
and copying by appointment at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Davis, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Information Management, 
telephone (202) 267-2326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

    The U.S. Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit 
written views, comments, data, or arguments. Persons submitting 
comments should include their names and addresses, identify this Notice 
and the specific ICR to which each comment applies, and give reasons 
for each comment. The U.S. Coast Guard requests that all comments and 
attachments be submitted in an unbound format no larger than 8\1/2\ by 
11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If that is not 
practical, a second copy of any bound material is requested. Persons 
desiring acknowledgment that their comments have been received should 
enclose a stamped, self-addressed post card or envelope.
    Interested persons can receive copies of the complete ICR by 
contacting Ms. Davis where indicated under ADDRESSES.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Shipping Articles.
    OMB No. 2115-0015.
    Summary: The collection of information requires merchant mariners 
to complete form CG-705A Shipping Articles before entering the service 
of a shipping company.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 10302, 10303, 13304, 10307 and 10103, requires a 
master of a vessel to have each crewmember make a shipping article 
agreement in writing before proceeding on a voyage.
    Respondents: Merchant mariners.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 18,000 hours annually.
    2. Title: Liquefied Natural Gas and Liquefied Hazard Gas Waterfront 
Facilities.
    OMB No. 2115-0552.
    Summary: The collection of information requires owners or operators 
of waterfront facilities that handle liquefied hazardous gas (LHG) or 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) to: (a) provide the Coast Guard with a 
letter of intent when a facility transfers the gases in bulk; (b) 
request permission to use an alternative procedure that provide at 
least the same degree of safety as the regulations; (c) develop and 
submit to the Coast Guard two copies of the facilities operations 
manual and emergency manual; (d) certify in writing that each person in 
charge of shoreside transfer operations is qualified; (e) complete, 
with the person in charge of vessel transfer operations, a Declaration 
of Inspection; (f) test and inspect the transfer system to ensure the 
system will not fail and release hazardous gases; and, (g) provide for 
the right to appeal the action in these regulations.
    Need: 33 CFR, Part 127, Subparts A and C, gives Coast Guard the 
authority to publish regulations that provide safety standards for the 
design, construction, equipment, operations, maintenance, personnel 
training, and fire protection at waterfront facilities handling 
liquefied natural and hazardous gases.
    Respondents: Operators or Owners of waterfront facilities that 
transfer LNG and LHG.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 3,261 hours annually.
    3. Title: Various Forms and Posting Requirements under Title 46 
CFR, Concerning Vessel Inspections.
    OMB No. 2115-0133.
    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 Vessels Safety 
Program.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 2113, 3301, 3304-3313 and 3714, the U.S. 
Coast Guard is responsible for ensuring the proper administration of 
the Coast Guard Commercial Vessel Safety Program.
    Respondents: Owners, operators, agents or masters of certain 
inspected vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion and every 5 years.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 3,300 hours annually.
    4. Title: 33 CFR Subchapter P--Ports and Waterway Safety.
    OMB No. 2115-0540.
    Summary: The collection of information allows the master, owner or 
agent of a vessel affected by these regulations to request to the Coast 
Guard, deviation from navigation safety equipment requirements to the 
extent that there is no reduction in safety.
    Need: Title 33 CFR, Subchapter P, allows any person directly 
affected by these regulations to request a deviation from any of the 
requirements as long as the level of safety is not reduced.
    Respondents: Master, owner or agents of a vessel.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 600 hours annually.
    5. Title: 46 CFR Subchapter S--Subdivision and Stability.
    OMB No. 2115-0589.
    Summary: The collection of information requires owners or operators 
of inspected vessels to submit plans and information concerning 
stability to the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that applicable stability 
standards are met.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306, directs the Coast Guard to make 
appropriate regulations, including standards for vessel stability. This 
information is used by the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that a vessel 
meets the applicable stability standards.
    Respondents: Owners or operators of inspected vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 19,000 hours annually.
    6. Title: Alternative Provisions for Reinspection of Offshore 
Supply Vessels in Foreign Ports, 46 CFR 91.27-13.
    OMB No. 2115-0571.
    Summary: The collection of information provides a mechanism for 
owners and operators of Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) based overseas to 
submit certified examination reports and statements to the U.S. Coast 
Guard as an alternative to Coast Guard reinspection.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3308 gives Coast Guard the authority to 
examine each vessel subject to inspection at proper times to ensure 
continued compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This 
requirement allows the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that applicable OSV 
are in compliance.
    Respondents: Owners or operators of offshore supply vessels 
operating in foreign ports.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 780 hours annually.
    7. Title: Hopper Dredge Working Freeboard; Load line and Stability.
    OMB No.: 2115-0565.
    Summary: This collection of information provides a mechanism for 
owners and operators of self-propelled hopper dredges to request a 
working freeboard.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 requires the U.S. Coast Guard to 
prescribe regulations necessary for navigation and vessel safety. These 
requirements ensure that self-propelled hopper dredges meet certain 
structural and stability standards.

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    Respondents: Owners or operators of self-propelled hopper dredges.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 50 hours annually.
    8. Title: Barge Fleeting Facility Records.
    OMB No. 2115-0092.
    Summary: This collection of information requires the person in 
charge of a barge fleeting facility to keep records of the twice daily 
inspections of the barge mooring and movements of barges and hazardous 
cargo in and out of the facility.
    Need: Title 33 CFR 165.803(i), is designed to prevent barges from 
breaking away from a fleeting facility and drifting downstream out of 
control in very congested areas.
    Respondents: Person in charge of barge fleeting families.
    Frequency: Twice daily and on occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 20,000 hours annually.
    9. Title: Plan approval and records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo and 
Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical 
Schools, Oceanographic Vessels and Electrical Engineering.
    OMB No. 2115-0505.
    Summary: This collection of information requires the shipyard, 
designer or manufacturer for the construction of vessels to submit 
plans, technical information, and operating manuals to the U.S. Coast 
Guard.
    Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3301 and 3306, the U.S. Coast Guard is 
responsible for enforcing regulations promoting the safety of life and 
property in marine transportation. This information is used by the U.S. 
Coast Guard to ensure that a vessel meets the applicable construction, 
arrangement and equipment standards.
    Respondents: Shipyard, designer or manufacturer of certain vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 8,000 hours annually.

    Dated: August 6, 1997.
G.S. Steinfort,
Acting Director of Information & Technology.
[FR Doc. 97-21262 Filed 8-11-97; 8:45 am]
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