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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### Coast Guard

          - [Docket No. USCG-2018-0281]

# AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

# ACTION:

Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

# SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0094, Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

# DATES:

Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before September 10, 2018.

# ADDRESSES:

                        You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG-2018-0281] to the Coast Guard using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at                         *http://www.regulations.gov.*                         Alternatively, you may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:                    

                        (1)                         *Email: dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov.*

                        (2)                         *Mail:*                         OIRA, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.                    

                        A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet at                         *http://www.regulations.gov.*                         Additionally, copies are available from: Commandant (CG-612), ATTN: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7710, Washington, DC 20593-7710.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-372-8405, for questions on these documents.

# 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 Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection.

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. These comments will help OIRA determine whether to approve the ICR referred to in this Notice.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number of this request, [USCG-2018-0281], and must be received by September 10, 2018.

## Submitting Comments

                    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at                     *http://www.regulations.gov.*                     If your material cannot be submitted using                     *http://www.regulations.gov,*                     contact the person in the                     **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**                     section of this document for alternate instructions. Documents                           ( print page 39768)                        mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are in our online docket at                     *http://www.regulations.gov*                     and can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted.                

                    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted without change to                     *http://www.regulations.gov*                     and will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the                     **Federal Register**                     (70 FR 15086).                

                    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at                     *http://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain*                     after the comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action on each ICR will become available via a hyperlink in the OMB Control Number: 1625-0094.                

## Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (83 FR 24133, May 24, 2018) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited one comment. The comment was unrelated to this Information Collection request. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

## Information Collection Request

*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, Cargo Record Book; CG-5148, International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk; CG-5148A, Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk; CG-5148B Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk; and CG-5461, International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk.                

*Respondents:*                     Owners and operators of chemical tank vessels.                 

*Frequency:*                     On occasion.                

*Hour Burden Estimate:*                     The estimated burden has increased from 5,539 hours to 7,611 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual number of respondents.                

Authority:The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: July 31, 2018.

James D. Roppel,

U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.

[FR Doc. 2018-17138 Filed 8-9-18; 8:45 am]

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