
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2010-0853]

 
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0062, 1625-0078, and 1625-0082

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) and Analyses to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
requesting a revision of its approval for the following collections of 
information: (1) 1625-0062, Approval of Alterations to Marine Portable 
Tanks; Approval of Non-Specification Portable Tanks; (2) 1625-0078, 
Licensing and Manning Requirements for Officers of Towing Vessels; and 
(3) 1625-0082, Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions 
for Certain Towing Vessels. Before submitting these ICRs to OMB, the 
Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before November 26, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket [USCG-2010-
0853], please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (DMF) (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation (DOT), West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand deliver: Same as mail 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: 202-493-2251.
    The DMF maintains the public docket for this Notice. Comments and 
material received from the public, as well as

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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:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be 
granted based on the collections 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.
    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-2010-0853], 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 your 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 and will 
address them accordingly.
    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 for this Notice [USCG-2010-0853] 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).

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Approval of Alterations to Marine Portable Tanks; 
Approval of Non-Specification Portable Tanks.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0062.
    Summary: The information will be used to evaluate the safety of 
proposed alterations to marine portable tanks and non-specification 
portable tank designs used to transfer hazardous materials during 
offshore operations.
    Need: Approval by the Coast Guard of alterations to marine portable 
tanks under 46 CFR part 64 ensures the altered tank retains the level 
of safety to which it was originally designed. In addition, rules 
allowing for the approval of non-specification portable tanks ensure 
innovation and new designs are not impeded by the regulation.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners of marine portable tanks and owners/designers 
of non-specification portable tanks.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains unchanged at 18 hours 
a year.
    2. Title: Licensing and Manning Requirements for Officers of Towing 
Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0078.
    Summary: Licensing and manning requirements ensure towing vessels 
operating on the navigable waters of the U.S. are under the control of 
licensed officers who meet certain qualification and training 
standards.
    Need: Title 46 CFR part 10 prescribes regulations for the licensing 
of maritime personnel. This collection is necessary to ensure a 
mariner's training information is available to assist in determining 
the mariner's overall qualifications to hold certain licenses.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 19,746 
hours to 16,770 hours a year.
    3. Title: Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions 
for Certain Towing Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0082.
    Summary: Navigation safety regulations in 33 CFR part 164 help 
assure the mariner piloting a towing vessel has adequate equipment, 
charts, maps, and other publications. For inspected towing vessels, 
under 46 CFR 199.80, a muster list and emergency instructions provide 
effective plans/references for crew to follow in an emergency 
situation.
    Need: The purpose of the regulations is to improve the safety of 
towing vessels and the crews that operate them.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners, operators, and masters of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 362,907 
hours to 410,465 hours a year.

    Dated: September 15, 2010.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-24201 Filed 9-24-10; 8:45 am]
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