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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### Coast Guard

          - [USCG-2012-0077]

# AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

# ACTION:

Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

# 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: 1625-0014, Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic Research Vessels and 1625-0088, Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast United States. 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 April 23, 2012.

# ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG-2012-0077] 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, US Coast Guard, 2100 2ND ST SW STOP 7101, Washington DC 20593-7101.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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 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-2012-0077], and must be received by April 23, 2012. 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-2012-0077], 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                     *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 email 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-2012-0077” in the “Keyword” box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an                           ( print page 9952)                        unbound format, no larger than 8½ 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-2012-0077” 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:*                     Request for Designation and Exemption of Oceanographic Research Vessels.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     1625-0014.                

*Summary:*                     This collection requires submission of specific information about a vessel in order for the vessel to be designated as an Oceanographic Research Vessel (ORV).                

*Need:*                     Title 46 U.S.C. 2113 authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to exempt Oceanographic Research Vessels (ORV), by regulation, from provisions of Subtitle II, of Title 46, Shipping, of the United States Code, concerning maritime safety and seaman's welfare laws. This information is necessary to ensure a vessel qualifies for the designation of ORV under 46 CFR Part 3 and 46 CFR part 14, subpart D.                

*Forms:*                     None.                

*Respondents:*                     Owners or operators of certain vessels.                

*Frequency:*                     On occasion.                

*Burden Estimate:*                     The estimated burden has increased from 35 hours to 51 hours a year.                

                    2.                     *Title:*                     Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast United States.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     1625-0088.                

*Summary:*                     The information collection requirement for a voyage plan serves as a preventive measure and assists in ensuring the successful execution and completion of a voyage in the First Coast Guard District. This rule (33 CFR 165.100) applies to primary towing vessels engaged in towing certain tank barges carrying petroleum oil in bulk as cargo.                

*Need:*                     Section 311 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998, Public Law 105-383, 33 U.S.C. 1231, and 46 U.S.C. 3719 authorize the Coast Guard to promulgate regulations for towing vessel and barge safety for the waters of the Northeast subject to the jurisdiction of the First Coast Guard District. This regulation is contained in 33 CFR 165.100. The information for a voyage plan will provide a mechanism for assisting vessels towing tank barges to identify those specific risks, potential equipment failures, or human errors that may lead to accidents.                

*Forms:*                     None.                

*Respondents:*                     Owners and operators of towing vessels.                

*Frequency:*                     On occasion.                

*Burden Estimate:*                     The estimated burden has decreased from 2,692 hours to 1,116 hours a year.                

Dated: February 10, 2012.

R.E. Day,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 2012-3865 Filed 2-17-12; 8:45 am]

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