[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53071-53072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22787]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0785]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0095

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 an extension 
of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0095, 
Oil and Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention and Safety Records, 
Equivalents/Alternatives and Exemptions; without change. 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 
November 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2018-0785] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you 
may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:
    (1) Email: [email protected].
    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, attention 
Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet 
at https://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-2018-0785], and must be received by November 19, 
2018.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using https://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 https://www.regulations.gov and 
can be viewed by following that website'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 https://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 https://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: 1625-0095.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (83 FR 39768, August 10, 2018) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments. 
Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Oil and Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention and Safety 
Records, Equivalents/Alternatives and Exemptions.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0095.
    Summary: The information is used by the Coast Guard to ensure that 
an oil or hazardous material requirement alternative or exemption 
provides an equivalent level of safety and protection from pollution.

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    Need: Under 33 U.S.C. 1321 and Executive Order 12777 the Coast 
Guard is authorized to prescribe regulations to prevent the discharge 
of oil and hazardous substances from vessels and facilities and to 
contain such discharges. Coast Guard regulations in 33 CFR parts 154-
156 are intended to: (1) Prevent or mitigate the results of an 
accidental release of bulk liquid hazardous materials being transferred 
at waterfront facilities; (2) ensure that facilities and vessels that 
use vapor control systems are in compliance with the safety standards 
developed by the Coast Guard; (3) provide equipment and operational 
requirements for facilities and vessels that transfer oil or hazardous 
materials in bulk to or from vessels with a 250 or more barrel 
capacity; and (4) provide procedures for vessel or facility operators 
who request exemption or partial exemption from the requirements of the 
pollution prevention regulations.
    Forms: N/A.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of bulk oil and hazardous 
materials facilities and vessels.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 1,440 
hours to 1,720 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated number 
of respondents.

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

    Dated: October 11, 2018.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-22787 Filed 10-18-18; 8:45 am]
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