
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26572-26573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10311]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0757]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0041

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 
U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), 
abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval for 
reinstatement, with change, of the following collection of information: 
1625-0041, Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention 
Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates. Our ICR 
describes 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: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before June 
2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2015-0757] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you 
may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:
    (1) Email: OIRA-submission@omb.eop.gov.
    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.

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    (3) Fax: 202-395-6566. To ensure your comments are received in a 
timely manner, mark the fax, attention Desk Officer for the Coast 
Guard.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from: 
COMMANDANT (CG-612), ATTN: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, U.S. COAST 
GUARD, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AVE. SE., STOP 7710, WASHINGTON, DC 
20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of 
Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, or fax 202-372-8405, 
for questions on these documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to 
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard 
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information 
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on 
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, 
and other important information describing the Collection. There is one 
ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be 
granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper 
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard 
would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the 
Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; 
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information 
subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the 
Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. These comments 
will help OIRA determine whether to approve the ICR referred to in this 
Notice.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments 
and related materials. 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-2015-0757], and must be received by June 2, 
2016.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public 
comments, are in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and 
can be viewed by following that Web site's instructions. Additionally, 
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will 
be notified when comments are posted.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005 issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).
    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain after the comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice 
of Action on each ICR will become available via a hyperlink in the OMB 
Control Number: 1625-0041.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (80 FR 72446, November 19, 
2015) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no 
comments. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention 
Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0041.
    Summary: Required by the adoption of the International Convention 
for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) and other 
international treaties, these certificates and documents are evidence 
of compliance for U.S. vessels on international voyages. Without the 
proper certificates or documents, a U.S. vessel could be detained in a 
foreign port.
    Need: Compliance with treaty requirements aids in the prevention of 
pollution from ships.
    Forms: CG-5352, International Oil Pollution Prevention 
Certificates; CG-5352A, Supplement to the International Oil Pollution 
Prevention Certificate (IOPP Certificate); CG-5352B, Supplement to the 
International Oil pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPP Certificate); 
CG-6047, International Sewage Pollution Prevention Equivalency 
Certificate; CG-6047A, Statement of Voluntary Compliance for Sewage 
Pollution Prevention; CG-6056, International Air Pollution Prevention 
Certificate; CG-6056A, Supplement to International Air Pollution 
Prevention Certificate (IAPP Certificate); CG-6056B, Statement of 
Voluntary Compliance for ANNEX VI of MARPOL 73/78; CG-6056C, Supplement 
to Statement of Voluntary Compliance for ANNEX VI of MARPOL 73/78, CG-
6057, Statement of Voluntary Compliance, CG-6059, International Anti-
Fouling Systems Certificate; CG-6059A, Record of Anti-Fouling Systems; 
CG-6060, International Energy Efficiency (IEE Certificate); and CG-
6060A, Supplement to the International Energy Efficiency Certificate 
(IEE Certificate).
    Respondents: Owners, operators, or masters of vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 2,738 
hours to 73,900 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual 
number of responses of the initial one year burden for the Ship-to-Ship 
Operations Plan.

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

    Dated: April 26, 2016.
Thomas P. Michelli,
U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-10311 Filed 5-2-16; 8:45 am]
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