Document ID: USCG-2010-0266-0007
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2010-07-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 131)]
[Notices]               
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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-2010-0266]

 
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0007, 1625-0074, 1625-0084, 1625-
0093, and 1625-0102

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 
five 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) 1625-0007, 
Characteristics of Liquid Chemicals Proposed for Bulk Water Movement; 
(2) 1625-0074, Direct User Fees for Inspection or Examination of U.S. 
and Foreign Commercial Vessels; (3) 1625-0084, Audit Reports under the 
International Safety Management Code; (4) 1625-0093, Facilities 
Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in Bulk--Letter of Intent and 
Operations Manual; and (5) 1625-0102, National Response Resource 
Inventory. Our ICRs describes the information we seek to collect from 
the public. This notice describes the information we seek to collect. 
Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens 
commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before August 9, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2010-0266] 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) Online: (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulation.gov. 
(b) To OIRA by e-mail via: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
    (2) Mail: (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) To 
OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, to the attention of 
the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Hand Delivery: To DMF 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. (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 these Notices. 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: 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 the 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, 
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2010-0266]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if 
they are received on or before August 9, 2010.
    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-2010-0266], 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 ICRs or decide not to seek an extension of 
approval for these collections. 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 these Notices 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-2010-0266'' 
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 20616, April 20, 2010) 
as required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Characteristics of Liquid Chemicals Proposed for Bulk 
Water Movement.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0007.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Manufacturers of chemicals.
    Abstract: Title 46 CFR parts 30 to 40, 151, 153, and 154 govern the 
transportation of hazardous materials. The chemical industry constantly 
produces new materials that must be moved by water. Each having unique 
characteristics requiring special attention to their mode of shipment.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 78 hours 
to 600 hours a year.
    2. Title: Direct User Fees for Inspection or Examination of U.S. 
and Foreign Commercial Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0074.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners of vessels.
    Abstract: The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 [Pub. L. 
101-508], which amended 46 U.S.C. 2110, requires the Coast Guard to 
collect user fees from inspected vessels. To properly collect and 
manage these fees, the Coast Guard must have requisite current 
identification information to ensure efficiency.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden hours has decreased from 
4,268 hours to 4,160 hours a year.
    3. Title: Audit Reports under the International Safety Management 
(ISM) Code.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0084.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners, operators of vessels, and organizations 
authorized to issue ISM Code certificates for the United States.
    Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 3203 authorizes the Coast Guard to 
prescribe regulations regarding safety management systems. The rules 
for those systems, hence the safe operation of vessels are contained in 
33 CFR part 96.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 16,873 
hours to 18,610 hours a year.
    4. Title: Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in 
Bulk--Letter of Intent and Operations Manual.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0093.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Operators of facilities that transfer oil or hazardous 
materials in bulk.
    Abstract: Under 33 U.S.C. 1321 and Executive Order 12777, the Coast 
Guard is authorized to prescribe regulations to prevent the discharge 
of oil/hazardous substances from facilities and to contain such 
discharges. The Letter of Intent is contained in 33 CFR 154.110 and the 
Operations Manual is contained in 33 CFR part 154 subpart B.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 53,960 
hours to 90,076 hours a year.
    5. Title: National Response Resource Inventory.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0102.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Oil spill removal organizations.
    Abstract: Section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 
101-380) requires the Coast Guard to compile and maintain a 
comprehensive list of spill removal equipment. This collection helps 
fulfill the requirement.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 1,296 hours a year.

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

    Dated: July 2, 2010.
M.B. Lytle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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