Document ID: USCG-2010-0858-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2010-09-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 183)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2010-0858]

 
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0002, 1625-0017, 1625-0019, and 1625-
0030

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) and Analyses to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
requesting an extension of its approval for the following collections 
of information: (1) 1625-0002, Applications for Vessel Inspection, 
Waiver, and Continuous Synopsis Record; (2) 1625-0017, Various 
International Agreement Safety Certificates and Documents; (3) 1625-
0019, Alternative Compliance for International and Inland Navigation 
Rules--33 CFR Parts 81 and 89; (4) and 1625-0030, Oil and Hazardous 
Materials Transfer Procedures. Before submitting these ICRs to OMB, the 
Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before November 22, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2010-
0858], please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (DMF) (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand deliver: 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.
    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 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:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    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.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments 
and

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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-2010-0858], 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 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. 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. We will consider all 
comments and material received during the comment period and will 
address them accordingly.
    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 for this Notice [USCG-2010-0858] 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).

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Applications for Vessel Inspection, Waiver, and 
Continuous Synopsis Record
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0002.
    Summary: The collection of information requires the owner, 
operator, agent, or master of a vessel to apply in writing to the Coast 
Guard before the commencement of an inspection for certification; when 
a waiver is desired from the requirements of navigation and vessel 
inspection; or, to request a Continuous Synopsis Record.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306 and 3309 authorize the Coast Guard to 
establish regulations to protect life, property, and the environment. 
These reporting requirements are part of the Coast Guard's Marine 
Safety Program.
    Forms: CG-2633, CG-3752, CG-3752A, CG-6039.
    Respondents: Vessel owner, operator, agent, master or interested 
U.S. Government agency.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually, or on a 5-year cycle.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 848 hours 
to 1,315 hours a year.
    2. Title: Various International Agreement Safety Certificates and 
Documents
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0017.
    Summary: The associated 15 forms are evidence of compliance with 
the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS) 
for certain U.S. vessels on international voyages. Without the proper 
certificates or documents, a U.S. vessel could be detained in a foreign 
port.
    Need: SOLAS applies to all mechanically propelled cargo vessels of 
500 or more gross tons (GT), and to all mechanically propelled 
passenger vessels carrying more than 12 passengers that engage in 
international voyages. SOLAS and title 46 CFR 2.01-25 list certificates 
and documents that may be issued to vessels.
    Forms: CG-967, CG-968, CG-968A, CG-969, CG-3347, CG-3347B, CG-4359, 
CG-4360, CG-4361, CG-5643, CG-5679, CG-5679A, CG-5680, CG-6038, CG-
6038A.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of SOLAS vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 127 hours 
to 169 hours a year.
    3. Title: Alternative Compliance for International and Inland 
Navigation Rules--33 CFR Parts 81 and 89
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0019.
    Summary: The information collected provides an opportunity for an 
owner, operator, builder, or agent of a unique vessel to present their 
reasons why the vessel cannot comply with existing International/Inland 
Navigation Rules, and, how alternative compliance can be achieved. If 
appropriate, a Certificate of Alternative Compliance is issued.
    Need: Certain vessels cannot comply with the International 
Navigation Rules (see 33 U.S.C. 1601 through 1608; 28 U.S.T. 3459, and 
T.I.A.S. 8587) and Inland Navigation Rules (33 U.S.C. 2001 through 
2073). The Coast Guard thus provides an opportunity for alternative 
compliance. However, it is not possible to determine whether 
appropriate, or what kind of alternative procedures might be necessary, 
without this collection.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Vessel owners, operators, builders and agents.
    Frequency: One-time application.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 122 hours 
to 50 hours a year.
    4. Title: Oil and Hazardous Materials Transfer Procedures
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0030.
    Summary: The collection of information requires vessels with a 
cargo capacity of 250 barrels or more of oil/hazardous materials to 
develop and maintain transfer procedures. Transfer procedures provide 
basic safety information with the goal of pollution prevention.
    Need: Title 33 U.S.C. 1231 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe 
regulations related to the prevention of pollution. Title 33 CFR Part 
155 prescribes pollution prevention regulations including those related 
to transfer procedures.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Operators of certain vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 133 hours 
to 164 hours a year.

    Dated: September 15, 2010.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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