[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31961-31962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14818]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001-9009]


Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 2115-0073

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

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 one 
Information Collection Report (ICR) abstracted below to OMB for review 
and comment. Our ICR describes 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 July 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to (1) the Docket Management System 
(DMS), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street S.W., Washington, DC 20590-0001; and (2) the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), 725 17th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20503, to the 
attention of the Desk Officer for the USCG.
    Copies of the complete ICR is available for inspection and copying 
in public docket USCG 2001-9009 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 15519 (March 19, 2001)] the 
60-day notice required by OMB. That notice elicited no comments.

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard invites comments on the proposed collection of 
information to determine whether the collection is 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

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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 collection 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 Number of 
the ICR addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of 
this request, USCG 2001-9009. 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: Alternative Compliance for International and Inland 
Navigation Rules--33 CFR parts 81 and 89.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0073.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners, operators, builders, and agents of 
vessels.
    Forms: This collection of information does not require the public 
to fill out Coast Guard forms, but does require operators, owners, 
builders, or agents of a vessel of special construction to apply by 
letter for approval that alternative compliance is justified.
    Abstract: The information collected provides an opportunity for the 
owner, operator, builder, or agent of a unique vessel to present her or 
his reasons why the vessel cannot comply with existing International or 
Inland Navigation Rules and how it might achieve alternative 
compliance. If one is appropriate, the Coast Guard issues a Certificate 
of Alternative Compliance.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 153 hours a 
year.

    Dated: June 4, 2001.
V.S. Crea,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Information and Technology.
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