
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35980-35981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0109]


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and 
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0030

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 an Information Collection Request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of 
its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0030, 
Oil and Hazardous Materials Transfer Procedures without change. Our ICR 
describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before 
submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as 
described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before October 2, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2017-0109] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public 
participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.
    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 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;

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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. In response to 
your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an 
extension of approval for the Collection. We will consider all comments 
and material received during the comment period.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments 
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of 
the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2017-0109], and 
must be received by October 2, 2017.

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).

Information Collection Request

    Title: Oil and Hazardous Materials Transfer Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0030.
    Summary: Vessels with a cargo capacity of 250 barrels or more of 
oil or hazardous materials must develop and maintain transfer 
procedures. Transfer procedures provide basic safety information for 
operating transfer systems with the goal of pollution prevention.
    Need: Title 33 U.S.C. 1231 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe 
regulations related to the prevention of pollution. Title 33 CFR part 
155 prescribes pollution prevention regulations including those related 
to transfer procedures.
    Forms: Not applicable.
    Respondents: Operators of certain vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 160 
hours to 149 hours a year due to a decrease in the estimated annual 
number of responses.

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

    Dated: July 18, 2017.
Marilyn Scott-Perez,
Chief, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-16247 Filed 8-1-17; 8:45 am]
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