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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### Coast Guard

          - [USCG-2008-1240]

# AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

# ACTION:

Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

# SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding three Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of its approval for the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0101, Periodic Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain Tank Vessels Over 30 Years Old; (2) 1625-0102, National Response Resource Inventory; and (3) 1625-0103, Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and Southeast Coasts of the United States. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

# DATES:

Please submit comments on or before May 27, 2009.

# ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG-2008-1240] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid duplication, please submit your comments by only one of the following means:

                        (1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at                         *http://www.regulation.gov*. (b) To OIRA by e-mail via:                         *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.*      ( print page 19101)    

(2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand deliver between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329. (b) To OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.

(3) Fax. (a) To DMF, 202-493-2251. (b) To OIRA at 202-395-6566. To ensure your comments are received in time, mark the fax, 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), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, (Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The telephone number is 202-475-3523.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3523 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:

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be granted based on it 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 collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

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 2008-1240]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if they are received on or before May 27, 2009.

*Public participation and request for comments:*                     We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. 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-2008-1240], indicate the specific section of the document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an e-mail 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 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. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8                    1/2                     by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. In response to your comments, we may revise the ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for this collection. The Coast Guard and OIRA will consider all comments and material received during the comment period.                

*Viewing comments and documents:*                     Go to                     *http://www.regulations.gov*                     to view documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the docket. Enter the docket number [USCG-2008-1240] in the Search box, and click, “Go>>.” You may also visit the DMF in 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.                

*Privacy Act:*                     Anyone can search the electronic form of all 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 the Privacy Act statement regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of the                     **Federal Register**                     (73 FR 3316).                

*Previous Request for Comments.*

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (74 FR 6044, February 4, 2009) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no comments.

*Information Collection Request.*

                    1.                     *Title:*                     Periodic Gauging and Engineering Analyses for Certain Tank Vessels Over 30 Years Old.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     1625-0101.                

*Type of Request:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

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

*Abstract:*                     Title 46 U.S.C. section 3703 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe regulations related to tank vessels, including design, construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance. Title 46 CFR section 31.10-21a prescribes the regulations related to periodic gauging and engineering analyses for certain tank vessels over 30 years old.                

*Forms:*                     None.                

*Burden Estimate:*                     The estimated burden has decreased from 13,688 hours to 9,918 hours a year.                

                    2.                     *Title:*                     National Response Resource Inventory.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     1625-0102.                

*Type of Request:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

*Respondents:*                     Oil spill removal organizations.                

*Abstract:*                     Section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-380) requires the Coast Guard to compile and maintain a comprehensive list of spill removal equipment. This collection helps fulfill that requirement.                

*Forms:*                     None.                

*Burden Estimate:*                     The estimated burden has increased from 1,236 hours to 1,296 hours a year.                

                    3.                     *Title:*                     Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and Southeast Coasts of the United States.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     1625-0103.                

*Type of Request:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

*Respondents:*                     Operators of certain vessels.                

*Abstract:*                     The collection involves ships' reporting by radio to a shore-based authority when entering the area covered by the reporting system. The ship will receive, in return, information to reduce the likelihood of collisions between themselves and Northern Right Whales—an endangered species-—in the areas established with critical-habitat designation.                

*Forms:*                     None.                

*Burden Estimate:*                     The estimated burden has decreased from 226 hours to 211 hours a year.                

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

      ( print page 19102)    
Dated: April 21, 2009.

D. T. Glenn,

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

[FR Doc. E9-9535 Filed 4-24-09; 8:45 am]

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