Document ID: USCG-2010-0853-0006
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2010-12-22T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80512-80514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32059]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2010-0853]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0062, 1625-0078, and 1625-0082

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
request for comments announces that the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding 
three Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of its approval for 
the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0062, Approval of 
Alterations to Marine Portable Tanks; Approval of Non-Specification 
Portable Tanks; (2) 1625-0078, Licensing and Manning Requirements for 
Officers of Towing Vessels; and (3) 1625-0082, Navigation Safety 
Information and Emergency Instructions for Certain Towing Vessels. Our 
ICRs describe the information we seek to collect from the public. 
Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens 
commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before January 21, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2010-0853] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid 
duplication, please submit your comments by only one of the following 
means:
    (1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulations.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail via: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
    (2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590-

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0001. Hand deliver between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-
366-9329. (b) To OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Fax. (a) To DMF, 202-493-2251. (b) To OIRA at 202-395-5806. To 
ensure your comments are received in a timely manner, mark the fax, 
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: 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: The Coast Guard invites comments on whether 
these ICRs should be granted based on it 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 collections on respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number 
of the ICRs. They must also contain the docket number of this request, 
[USCG 2010-0853]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is 
best if they are received on or before January 21, 2011.
    Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to 
respond to this request by submitting comments and 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-2010-0853], 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 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. In response to your comments, we 
may revise the ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for 
this collection. The Coast Guard and OIRA will consider all comments 
and material received during the comment period.
    Viewing comments and documents: Go to http://www.regulations.gov to 
view documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the 
docket. Click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become 
highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2010-0853'' 
and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the 
``Actions'' column. 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).

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (75 FR 59278, September 27, 
2010) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Approval of Alterations to Marine Portable Tanks; 
Approval of Non-Specification Portable Tanks.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0062.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners of marine portable tanks and owners/designers 
of non-specification portable tanks.
    Abstract: Approval by the Coast Guard of alterations to marine 
portable tanks under 46 CFR part 64 ensures the altered tank retains 
the level of safety to which it was originally designed. In addition, 
rules allowing for the approval of non-specification portable tanks 
ensure innovation and new designs are not impeded by the regulation.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains unchanged at 18 hours 
a year.
    2. Title: Licensing and Manning Requirements for Officers of Towing 
Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0078.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
    Abstract: Title 46 CFR part 10 prescribes regulations for the 
licensing of maritime personnel. This collection is necessary to ensure 
a mariner's training information is available to assist in determining 
the mariner's overall qualifications to hold certain licenses.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 19,746 
hours to 16,770 hours a year.
    3. Title: Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions 
for Certain Towing Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0082.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners, operators, and masters of vessels.
    Abstract: The purpose of the regulations is to improve the safety 
of towing vessels and the crews that operate them.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 362,908 
hours to 410,465 hours a year.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

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    Dated: December 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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