[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51483-51484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25134]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection
Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and
burden. These ICRs include: 1. Defect/Noncompliance Report and Campaign
Update Report, OMB Control Number 2115-0035; 2. Private Aids to
Navigation Application and Application for Class 1 Private Aids to
Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures, OMB Control
Number 2115-0038; 3. Course Approvals for Merchant Marine Training
Schools, OMB Control Number 2115-0111; 4. Plan Approval and Records for
Existing Tank Vessels of 20,000 to 40,000 Deadweight Tons Carrying Oil
in Bulk, OMB Control Number 2115-0520; 5. International Oil Pollution
Prevention (IOPP) Certificates, OMB Control Number 2115-0526; and 6.
Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Materials, OMB Control Number 2115-041.
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collections of information was published on
July 24, 1996 [FR 61, page 38507-38507].
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 1, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, U.S. Coast Guard,
Office of Information Management, telephone (202) 267-2326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
United States Coast Guard (USCG)
1. Title: Defect/Noncompliance Report and Campaign Update Report.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0035.
Form Numbers: CG-4917 and CG-4918.
Affected Public: Manufacturers of boats and associated equipment.
Abstract: The collection of information requires manufacturers of
boats and associated equipment to provide information to the Coast
Guard when their products contain a defect or fail to comply with
applicable safety standards and regulations.
Need for Information: Under Title 46 U.S.C. Chapter 43, the Coast
Guard has the authority to monitor defect notification and recall
campaigns being conducted by manufacturers of boats and associated
equipment.
Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 495 hours
annually.
2. Title: Private Aids to Navigation Application and Application
for Class 1 Private Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed
Structures.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0038.
Form Numbers: CG-2554 and CG-4143.
Affected Public: Owners of Private Aids to Navigation.
Abstract: The Collection of Information requires respondents to
provide to the Coast Guard on two applications (CG-2554 and CG-4143),
vital information about private aids to navigation.
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Need for Information: 33 CFR Parts 66 and 67 authorize the Coast
Guard to collect and process the information furnished from the private
aids applications to ensure that private aids to navigation
appropriately mark the associated hazard or waterway.
Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 3,200 hours
annually.
3. Title: Course Approvals for Merchant Marine Training Schools.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0111.
Affected Public: Merchant Marine Training Schools.
Abstract: The collection of information requires the approval of
course materials and the inspection of training facilities.
Need for Information: Title 46 U.S.C. 7315, authorizes the Coast
Guard to review course materials from approved training schools and to
inspect training facilities to ensure they meet the minimum standards.
Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 3,460 hours
annually.
4. Title: Plan approval and Records for Existing Tank Vessels of
20,000 to 40,000 Deadweight Tons Carrying Oil in Bulk.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0520.
Affected Public: U.S. and foreign tank vessel owners.
Abstract: The Collection of Information requires owners of U.S.
vessels to submit documents such as plans, calculations, specifications
and manuals to the Coast Guard for its review and that foreign vessel
owners may also submit these documents in order to obtain Coast Guard
certification that their vessels comply with the standards.
Need for Information: 46 U.S.C. 3703 provides the Coast Guard with
general authority to regulate the design, construction, alteration,
repair, maintenance, operation and equipping of vessels carrying oil in
bulk.
Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 22 hours annually.
5. Title: International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP)
Certificates.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0526.
Affected Public: Ship owners/operators engaging in international
voyages.
Abstract: The Collection of Information requires U.S. and foreign
oil tankers of 150 gross tons and above and other ships of 400 gross
tons and above (that are party to MARPOL 73/78), to be surveyed during
inspection or reinspection and after a satisfactory survey, be issued
an International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate by the Coast
Guard, to be maintained on board the ship.
Need for Information: Title 33 U.S.C. 1901-1911 gives the Coast
Guard the authority to ensure that all ships engaging in international
voyages comply with the International Oil Pollution Prevention
Certificate requirements.
Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 125 hours
annually.
6. Title: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Material.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0541.
Affected Public: Barges Carrying Bulk Hazardous Material.
Abstract: The Collection of Information requires tank barges to
submit an application for inspection, new tank vessels over 300 feet in
length must have loading information approved by the Coast Guard and
new or modified barges stability calculations must be approved by the
Coast Guard.
Need for Information: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703, the Coast Guard was
delegated the authority to implement regulations to ensure the safe
transport of bulk hazardous materials on tank barges.
Estimated Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 12,009 hours
annually.
ADDRESS: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention OST Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 26, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-25134 Filed 10-1-96; 8:45 am]
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