Document ID: USCG-2011-0016-0006
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2011-04-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22717-22719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9738]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2011-0016]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget

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 
Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) requesting approval of a revision 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. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork 
burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before May 23, 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) 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 
20590-0001. Hand deliver between the hours of

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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-2011-0016]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is 
best if they are received on or before May 23, 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-2011-0016], 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-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 
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 (76 FR 5815, February 2, 2011) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Application and Permit to Handle Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0005.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Shipping agents and terminal operators that handle 
hazardous materials.
    Abstract: 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.
    Forms: CG-4260.
    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.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and manufacturers of containers, and 
organizations that the Coast Guard delegates to act as an approval 
authority.
    Abstract: 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.
    Forms: None.
    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.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Abstract: 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.
    Forms: Not applicable.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,253 
hours to 1,357 hours a year.

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    4. Title: Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0061.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners, agents, individuals-in-charge of commercial 
fishing vessels, and insurance underwriters.
    Abstract: 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.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 5,917 
hours to 5,945 hours a year.

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

    Dated: April 7, 2011.
D. M. Dermanelian,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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