[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23311-23312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11491]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-8629]


Information Collections Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 2115-0557, 2115-0100, and 2115-0618

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

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ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded the 
three Information Collection Reports (ICRs) abstracted below to OMB for 
review and comment. Our ICRs describe the information we seek to 
collect from the public. Review and comment by OMB ensure that we 
impose only paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of 
duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before June 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to (1) the Docket Management System 
(DMS), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001; and (2) the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, to the 
attention of the Desk Officer for the USCG.
    Copies of the complete ICRs are available for inspection and 
copying in public docket USCG 2001-8629 of the Docket Management 
Facility between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays; for inspection and printing on the internet at http://dms.dot.gov; and for inspection from the Commandant (G-CIM-2), U.S. 
Coast Guard, room 6106, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC, between 
10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, Office of Information 
Management, 202-267-2326, for questions on this document; Dorothy 
Beard, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 202-366-5149, for questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Regulatory History

    This request constitutes the 30-day notice required by OMB. The 
Coast Guard has already published (66 FR 10768 (February 16, 2001)) the 
60-day notice required by OMB. That notice elicited no comments.

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard invites comments on the proposed collections of 
information to determine whether the collections are necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the Department. In particular, 
the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical 
utility of the collections; (2) the accuracy of the Department's 
estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information that is the subject of 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 DMS or OIRA, must contain the OMB Control Numbers of 
all ICRs addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of 
this request, USCG 2001-8629. Comments to OIRA are best assured of 
having their full effect if OIRA receives them 30 or fewer days after 
the publication of this request.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Advance Notice of Vessels' Arrival and Departure.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0557.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Forms: This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out Coast Guard forms, but does require certain vessels bound 
for ports or places in the United States to provide advance notice of 
arrival to the Coast Guard's Captains of the Ports.
    Abstract: The Ports and Waterways Safety Act authorizes the Coast 
Guard to require pre-arrival message or messages from any vessel 
entering a port or place in the United States.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 21,288 hours 
a year.
    2. Title: Carriage of Bulk Solids Requiring Special Handling--46 
CFR part 148.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0100.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels that carry certain 
bulk solids.
    Form: This collection of information does not require the public to 
fill out Coast Guard forms, but does require the shipping industry to 
apply for special permits to ship hazardous materials in bulk solid 
form.
    Abstract: The information in the application for a special permit 
allows the Coast Guard to: (1) Determine the severity of the hazard 
posed by the material; (2) set specific guidelines for safe carriage; 
or, (3) if the material presents too great a hazard, deny permission 
for shipping the material.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 830 hours a 
year.
    3. Title: Questionnaire on Boating Statistics.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0618.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Recreational boaters.
    Form: CG-5599.
    Abstract: The Office of Boating Safety of the Coast Guard may 
collect, analyze, and annually publish statistical information on 
recreational-boating accidents (46 U.S.C. 6102 (b)). Accordingly, the 
Coast Guard publishes an annual report, Boating Statistics 
(COMDTPUBP16754). This report contains statistics and other information 
on recreational-boating accidents. The statistics are derived from data 
on Recreational Boating Accident Reports submitted by the States, the 
District of Columbia, and the five U.S. Territories.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 320 hours a 
year.

    Dated: May 2, 2001.
V.S. Crea,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 01-11491 Filed 5-7-01; 8:45 am]
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