[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45783-45784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18804]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0353]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget; OMB; Control Number: 1625-0049

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: 1625-0049, 
Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and 
Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG); without change. Our ICR describe 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 
September 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2019-0353] 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: OIRA-submission@omb.eop.gov.
    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, attention 
Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (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 Copies of the ICRs are 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: 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

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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. Consistent with the requirements of Executive 
Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and 
Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, the 
Coast Guard is also requesting comments on the extent to which this 
request for information could be modified to reduce the burden on 
respondents. 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-2019-0353], and must be received by September 
30, 2019.

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 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: 1625-0049.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has published the 60-day notice (84 FR 27341, June 12, 
2019) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comment. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 
and Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG).
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0049.
    Summary: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and other Liquefied Hazardous 
Gases (LHG) present a risk to the public when handled at waterfront 
facilities. These rules should either prevent accidental releases at 
waterfront facilities or mitigate their results. They are necessary to 
promote and verify compliance with safety standards.
    Need: Title 33 CFR part 127 prescribe safety standards for the 
design, construction, equipment, operations, maintenance, personnel 
training, and fire protection at waterfront facilities handling LNG or 
LHG.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Owners and operators of waterfront facilities that 
transfer LNG or LHG.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 9,734 
hours to 5,029 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: August 27, 2019.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-18804 Filed 8-29-19; 8:45 am]
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