
[Federal Register: May 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 99)]
[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-2007-0180]

 
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0001, 1625-0013, and 1625-0096

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) of the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of their approval 
for the following collections of information: (1) 1625-0001, Marine 
Casualty Information & Periodic Chemical Drug and Alcohol Testing of 
Commercial Vessel Personnel; (2) 1625-0013, Plan Approval and Records 
for Load Lines, and (3) 1625-0096, Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance 
Discharge; and Report of Suspicious Maritime Activity. 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 June 20, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2007-0180] 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.regulation.gov. (b) To OIRA by e-mail to: nlesser@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 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, to 
the attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Fax. (a) To DMF, 202-493-2251. (b) To OIRA at 202-395-6566. To 
ensure your comments are received in time, mark the fax to the 
attention of Mr. Nathan Lesser, 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 this 
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 this docket on the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Copies of the complete ICRs are available through this docket on 
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are 
available from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
(Attn: Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-
0001. The telephone number is 202-475-3523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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 
this information collection request 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 ICR addressed. Comments to Coast Guard must contain the docket 
number of this request, [USCG 2007-0180]. For your comments to OIRA to 
be considered, it is best if they are received on or before June 20, 
2008.
    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 
paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act Policy'' below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number [USCG-2007-0180], 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. We will consider all comments and 
material received during the comment period. We may change the 
documents supporting this collection of information or even the 
underlying requirements in view of them. 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

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view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the 
docket. Enter the docket number [USCG-2007-0180] in the Search box, 
E464 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 of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477), or by visiting http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (73 FR 201, January 2, 
2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Marine Casualty Information & Periodic Chemical Drug and 
Alcohol Testing of Commercial Vessel Personnel.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0001.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Vessel owners and operators.
    Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 6101, as delegated by the Secretary of the 
Department of Homeland Security to the Commandant, authorizes the Coast 
Guard to prescribe regulations for the reporting of marine casualties 
involving death, serious injury, material loss of property, material 
damage affecting the seaworthiness of a vessel, or significant harm to 
the environment. It also requires information on the use of alcohol be 
included in a marine casualty report. 46 U.S.C. 7503 authorizes the 
Coast Guard to deny the issuance of licenses, certificates of registry, 
and merchant mariners' documents (seamen's papers) to users of 
dangerous drugs. Similarly, 46 U.S.C. 7704 requires the Coast Guard to 
revoke such papers when a holder of the same has been shown to be a 
drug user, unless the holder provides satisfactory proof stating the 
holder is cured.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 18,876 
hours to 15,753 hours a year.

    2. Title: Plan Approval and Records for Load Lines.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0013.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Abstract: 46 U.S.C. 5101 to 5116 provides the Coast Guard with the 
authority to enforce provisions of the International Load Line 
Convention, 1966. Subchapter E of 46 CFR chapter I, contains the 
relevant load line regulations.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,681 
hours to 1,699 hours a year.
    3. Title: Report of Oil or Hazardous Substance Discharge; and 
Report of Suspicious Maritime Activity.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0096.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Persons-in-charge of a vessel or onshore/offshore 
facility, owners or operators of vessels, or facilities required to 
have security plans; and the public.
    Abstract: 33 CFR 153.203, 40 CFR 263.30/264.56, and 49 CFR 171.15 
mandate the National Response Center (NRC) to be the central place for 
the public to report all pollution spills. 33 of CFR 101.305 mandates 
owners/operators of vessels or facilities to have security plans and 
report activities or breaches that may result in a Transportation 
Security Incident (TSI) to the NRC. Voluntary reports are also 
accepted.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 9,105 
hours to 13,017 hours a year.


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

    Dated: May 2, 2008.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
 [FR Doc. E8-11361 Filed 5-20-08; 8:45 am]

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