[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20704-20705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10139]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-9433]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Number 2115-0619

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 one 
Information Collection Request (ICR). The ICR comprises Inflatable 
Personal Flotation Devices for Recreational Vessels. Before submitting 
the ICR to OMB, the Coast Guard is requesting comments on it.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before June 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to the Docket Management System (DMS) 
[USCG 2001-9433], 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 this 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 ICR 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 this document; or Dorothy 
Beard, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 202-366-5149, 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 2001-9433], 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: Inflatable Personal Flotation Devices for Recreational 
Vessels.

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    OMB Control Number: 2115-0619.
    Summary: The information collected will identify inflatable 
personal flotation devices (PFDs) by number, ensure compliance with 
Coast Guard regulations, and, made public, inform owners of PFDs on 
proper use, care, and maintenance of PFDs.
    Need: The information collected under 46 CFR subpart 160.076 mainly 
concerns the labeling and preparation of manuals for inflatable PFDs. 
33 CFR 175.15 requires that every person using a recreational vessel 
carry enough PFDs for each person on board. In keeping with this 
requirement, the Coast Guard has established a system for approval of 
PFDs for use on such vessels. To facilitate approval and inspection, 
the Coast Guard requires that manufacturers place labels on their 
devices and publish manuals to help the users. The labels serve two 
purposes. First, they indicate the chest size of each PFD and also 
display printed and pictographic instructions for proper use and care 
of it. Second, because they include specific product numbers and 
manufacturers' names, they are central to the Coast Guard's mission of 
identifying faulty equipment and then notifying the responsible 
producer. Like the labels, the manuals serve two purposes. First, they 
give the users information they will need to properly use and maintain 
the PFDs. Second, they keep the Coast Guard current on the 
specifications and design of new PFDs.
    Respondents: Frequency: Manufacturers of PFDs.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1,406 hours a year.

    Dated: 16 April 2001.
N.S. Heiner,
Acting Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 01-10139 Filed 4-23-01; 8:45 am]
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