
[Federal Register: February 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 6648-6649]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2008-1036]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0079 and 1625-0088

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
two 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: 1625-0079, Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and
1997 Amendments to the International Convention; and 1625-0088, Voyage
Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast United States. 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 March 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2008-1036] 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 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 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 the 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), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, (Attn: Mr. Arthur
Requina), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The
telephone number is 202-475-3523.

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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 ICR 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. Comments to Coast Guard must contain the docket number of
this request, [USCG 2008-1036]. For your comments to OIRA to be
considered, it is best if they are received on or before the March 12,
2009.
    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-2008-1036], 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. Enter the docket number [USCG-2008-1036] 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).

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 63720, October 27,
2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no
comments.

Information Collection Requests

    1. Title: Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International
Convention.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0079.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels, training
institutions, and mariners.
    Abstract: Chapter 71 of 46 U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to
issue regulations related to licensing of merchant mariners. These
regulations are contained in 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter B.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 23,767
hours to 17,928 hours a year.
    2. Title: Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast
United States.

    OMB Control Number: 1625-0088.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
    Abstract: The information for a voyage plan will provide a
mechanism for assisting vessels towing tank barges to identify those
specific risks, potential equipment failures, or human errors that may
lead to accidents.
    Forms: None.
    Burden: The estimated burden has decreased from 31,651 hours to
2,692 hours a year.

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

    Dated: February 2 2009.
D.T. Glenn,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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