[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 195 (Friday, October 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59884-59885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25754]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2000-8032]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0617 and 2115-0016

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of two 
Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs comprise (1) Direct 
Users' Fees for Inspection or Examination of U.S. and Foreign 
Commercial Vessels, and (2) Characteristics of Liquid Chemicals 
Proposed for Movement in Bulk by Water. Before submitting the ICRs to 
OMB, the Coast Guard is requesting comments on the items described 
below.

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DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before December 5, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to the Docket Management System (DMS) 
[USCG 2000-8032], U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, or deliver them to 
room PL-401, located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the 
same address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.
    The DMS maintains the public docket for these request. Comments 
will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or 
copying in room PL-401, located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif 
Building at the above address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also access this docket on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
    Copies of the complete ICRs are available through this docket on 
the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and also from Commandant (G-CIM-2), 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn: Barbara Davis), 2100 
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is 
202-267-2326.

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

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit written 
comments. Persons submitting comments should include their names and 
addresses, identify this document [USCG 2000-8032], and give the reason 
for the comments. Please submit all comments and attachments in an 
unbound format no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying 
and electronic filing. Persons wanting acknowledgment of receipt of 
comments should enclose stamped, self-addressed postcards or envelopes.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Direct Users' Fees for Inspection or Examination of U.S. 
and Foreign Commercial Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0617.
    Summary: This collection requires the submission of identifying 
information such as vessels' names and identification numbers. A 
written request to the Coast Guard is necessary.
    Need: The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990, which amended 46 
U.S.C. 2110, requires the Coast Guard to collect users' fees from 
inspected vessels. To properly collect and manage these fees, the Coast 
Guard must have current information on identification. This collection 
helps to ensure that we collect and manage these fees efficiently.
    Respondents: Owners of vessels.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 4,648 hours annually.

    2. Title: Characteristics of Liquid Chemicals Proposed for Movement 
in Bulk by Water.
    OMB No. 2115-0016.
    Summary: The Coast Guard requires manufacturers of new chemicals to 
submit data on the chemicals. From these data, the Coast Guard 
determines the appropriate precautions to take.
    Need: Under 46 CFR parts 30 to 40, 151, 153, and 154, the Coast 
Guard regulates the transportation of hazardous materials. Because of 
its nature, the chemical industry is always producing new chemicals, 
which it must ship. Each of these has unique characteristics that 
entail special attention to its mode of shipment.
    Respondents: Manufacturers of chemicals.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 129 hours annually.

    Dated: September 27, 2000.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 00-25754 Filed 10-5-00; 8:45 am]
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