Document ID: USCG-2011-0016-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals (Federal Rregister Publication)
Posted Date: 2011-02-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5815-5817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2300]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0016; OMB Control numbers: 1625-0005, 1625-0024, 1625-0036 
and 1625-0061]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of 
revisions to the following collections of information: 1625-0005, 
Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Materials, 1625-0024, Safety 
Approval of Cargo Containers, 1625-0036, Plan Approval and Records for 
U.S. and Foreign Tank Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk, and 1625-0061, 
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Regulations.
    Our ICRs describe the information we seek to collect from the 
public. Before submitting these ICRs to OIRA, the Coast Guard is 
inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before April 4, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2011-0016] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate 
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    (4) Fax: 202-493-2251. To ensure your comments are received in a 
timely manner, mark the fax, to 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), ATTN PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, U.S. COAST 
GUARD, 2100 2ND ST., SW. STOP 7101, WASHINGTON DC 20593-7101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office 
of Information Management, telephone 202-475-3652, 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: 

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to 
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard 
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information 
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on 
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, 
and other important information describing the Collections. There is 
one ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be 
granted based on the Collections 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 the Collections on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. In response to

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your comments, we may revise these ICRs or decide not to seek approval 
for the Collections. We will consider all comments and material 
received during the comment period.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments 
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of 
the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2011-0016], and 
must be received by April 4, 2011. 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-
2011-0016], indicate the specific section of the document to which each 
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit 
your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by 
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If 
you submit a comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be 
considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit 
the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be 
considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is 
received at the DMF. 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 your 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. To submit your comment online, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2011-0016'' in the 
``Keyword'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand 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 comments by 
mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please 
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will 
consider all comments and material received during the comment period 
and will address them accordingly.
    Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as 
documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the docket, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box, 
which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box 
insert ``USCG-2011-0016'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket 
Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. You may also visit the DMF in Room 
W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a Privacy Act statement 
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of 
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0005.
    Summary: The information sought by this collection, which includes 
form CG-4260, ensures the safe handling of explosives and other 
hazardous materials around ports and aboard vessels.
    Need: Sections 1225 and 1231 of 33 U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard 
to establish standards for the handling, storage, and movement of 
hazardous materials on a vessel and waterfront facility. Regulations in 
33 CFR 126.17, 49 CFR 176.100, and 176.415 prescribe the rules for 
facilities and vessels.
    Forms: CG-4260.
    Respondents: Shipping agents and terminal operators that handle 
hazardous materials.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 185 hours 
to 205 hours a year.
    2. Title: Safety Approval of Cargo Containers.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0024.
    Summary: This information collection is associated with 
requirements for owners and manufacturers of cargo containers to submit 
information and keep records associated with the approval and 
inspection of those containers. This information is required to ensure 
compliance with the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 
29 U.S.T. 3707; T.I.A.S. 9037.
    Need: This collection of information addresses the reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements for containers in 49 CFR parts 450 through 
453. These rules are necessary since the U.S. is signatory to the CSC. 
The CSC requires all containers to be safety approved prior to being 
used in trade. These rules prescribe only the minimum requirements of 
the CSC.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners and manufacturers of containers, and 
organizations that the Coast Guard delegates to act as an approval 
authority.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 105,920 
hours to 104,096 hours a year.
    3. Title: Plan Approval and Records for U.S. and Foreign Tank 
Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0036.
    Summary: This information collection aids the Coast Guard in 
determining if a vessel complies with certain safety and environmental 
protection standards. Plans, to include records, for construction or 
modification of U.S. or foreign vessels submitted and maintained on 
board are required for compliance with these standards.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 provides the Coast Guard with the 
authority to regulate design, construction, alteration, repair, 
maintenance, operation, equipping, personnel qualification, and manning 
of vessels carrying oil in bulk. See e.g., 33 CFR part 157, Rules for 
the Protection of the Marine Environment Relating to Tank Vessels 
Carrying Oil in Bulk, and 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter D, Tank Vessels.
    Forms: Not applicable.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,253 
hours to 1,357 hours a year.
    4. Title: Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0061.
    Summary: This information collection is intended to improve safety 
on board vessels in the commercial fishing industry. The requirements 
apply to those vessels and to seamen on them.
    Need: Under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 6104, the U.S. Coast Guard 
has promulgated regulations in 46 CFR Part 28 to reduce the 
unacceptably high level of fatalities and accidents in the commercial 
fishing industry. The rules allowing the collection also provide means 
of verifying compliance and enhancing safe operation of fishing 
vessels.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners, agents, individuals-in-charge of commercial

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fishing vessels, and insurance underwriters.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 5,917 
hours to 5,945 hours a year.

    Dated: January 28, 2011.
R. E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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