
[Federal Register: July 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 137)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2009-0116]

 
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0033 and 1625-0039

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: (1) 1625-0033, Display of 
Fire Control Plans for Vessels; and (2) 1625-0039, Declaration of 
Inspection Before Transfer of Liquid Cargo in Bulk. Review and comments 
by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our 
performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before August 19, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2009-0116] 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, 
attention 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, 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, US 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 collections on respondents, including the use of automated 
collection

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techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number 
of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number of this request, 
[USCG 2009-0116]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is 
best if they are received on or before the August 19, 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 
``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number [USCG-2009-0116], 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-2009-0116] 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 (74 FR 10750, March 12, 
2009) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no 
comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Display of Fire Control Plans for Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0033.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.
    Abstract: Under 46 U.S.C. 3305 and 3306, the Coast Guard is 
responsible for the safety of inspected vessels and has promulgated 
regulations to ensure standards are met.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 859 hours 
to 514 hours a year.
    2. Title: Declaration of Inspection Before Transfer of Liquid Cargo 
in Bulk.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0039.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Persons-in-charge of transfers.
    Abstract: Title 33 U.S.C. 1221 authorizes the Coast Guard to 
establish regulations preventing the discharge of oil and hazardous 
material from vessels and facilities. The Declaration of Inspection 
regulations appear at 33 CFR 156.150 and 46 CFR 35.35-30.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 68,534 
hours to 67,825 hours a year.

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

    Dated: July 13, 2009.
M.B. Lytle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E9-17096 Filed 7-17-09; 8:45 am]

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