[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55298-55299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28104]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 USC
Chapter 35), 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 ICRs describe
the nature of the information collections and their expected burden.
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collections of information was published on
August 12, 1997 [62 FR 43193-43195].
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 24, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, U.S. Coast Guard,
Office of Information Management, (202) 267-2326, Department of
Transportation, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
United States Coast Guard (USCG)
Title: Shipping Articles.
OMB No.: 2115-0015.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Merchant Mariners.
Abstract: This collection of information requires merchant mariners
to complete form CG-705A Shipping Articles before entering the service
of a shipping company.
Need: 46 U.S.C. 10302, 10303, 13304, 10307 and 10103, requires a
master of a vessel to have each crew member make a shipping article
agreement in writing before proceeding on a voyage.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 18,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 900.
Title: Barge Fleeting Facility Records.
OMB No. 2115-0092.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Persons in charge of barge fleeting families.
Abstract: This collection of information requires the person in
charge of a barge fleeting facility to keep records of the twice daily
inspections of the barge mooring and movements of barges and hazardous
cargo in and out of the facility.
Need: Title 33 CFR 165.803(I), is designed to prevent barges from
breaking away from a fleeting facility and drifting downstream out of
control in very congested areas.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,162 hours.
Number of Respondents: 70.
Title: Various Forms and Posting Requirements Under Title 46, CFR
Concerning Vessel Inspections.
OMB No. 2115-0133.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Affected Public: Owners, operators, agents or masters of certain
inspected vessels.
Abstract: This requires owners, operators, agents or masters of
certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post various forms as part
of the Coast Guard's Commercial Vessels Safety Program.
Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 2113, 3301, 3304-3714, the U.S. Coast Guard
is responsible for ensuring the proper administration of the Coast
Guard Commercial Vessel Safety Program.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,130 hours.
Number of Respondents: 12,159.
Title: Plan Approval and Records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo &
Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical
Schools, Oceanographic Vessels & Electrical Engineering.
OMB No. 2115-0505.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Shipyard, designer or manufacturer of certain
vessels.
Abstract: This collection of information requires the shipyard,
designer or manufacturer for the construction of vessels to submit
plans,
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technical information, and operating manuals to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3301 and 3306, the U.S. Coast Guard is
responsible for enforcing regulations promoting the safety of life and
property in marine transportation. This information is used by the U.S.
Coast Guard to ensure that a vessel meets the applicable construction,
arrangement and equipment standards.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 7,545 hours.
Number of Respondents: 146.
Title: Liquefied Natural Gas and Liquefied Hazard Gas Waterfront
Facilities.
OMB No.: 2115-0552.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection which approval has expired.
Affected Public: Operators or Owners of waterfront facilities that
transfer LNG and LHG.
Abstract: The collection of information requires owners or
operators of waterfront facilities that handle liquefied hazardous gas
(LHG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) to: (a) Provide the Coast Guard
with a letter of intent when a facility transfers the gases in bulk;
(b) request permission to use an alternative procedure that provide at
least the same degree of safety as the regulations; ( c) develop and
submit to the Coast Guard two copies of the facilities operations
manual and emergency manual; (d) certify in writing that each person in
charge of shoreside transfer operations is qualified; (e) complete,
with the person in charge of vessel transfer operations, a Declaration
of Inspection; (f) test and inspect the transfer system to ensure the
system will not fail and release hazardous gases; and, (g) provide for
the right to appeal the action in these regulations.
Need: 33 CFR Part 127, Subparts A and C, gives Coast Guard the
authority to publish regulations that provide safety standards for the
design, construction, equipment, operations, maintenance, personnel
training, and fire protection at waterfront facilities handling
liquefied natural and hazardous gases.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,261 hours.
Number of Respondents: 173.
Title: 33 CFR Subchapter P-Ports and Waterways Safety.
OMB No.: 2115-0540.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection which approval has expired.
Affected Public: Master, owner or agents of a vessel.
Abstract: This collection of information allows the master, owner
or agent of a vessel affected by these regulations to request to the
Coast Guard, deviation from navigation safety equipment requirements to
the extent that there is no reduction in safety.
Need: Title 33 CFR, Subchapter P, allows any person directly
affected by these regulations to request a deviation from any of the
requirements as long as the level of safety is not reduced.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 600 hours.
Number of Respondents: 400.
Title: 46 CFR Subchapter S--Subdivision and Stability.
OMB No.: 2115-0589.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection which approval has expired.
Affected Public: Owners or operators of inspected vessels.
Abstract: This collection of information requires owners or
operators of inspected vessels to submit plans and information
concerning stability to the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that applicable
stability standards are met.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3306, directs the Coast Guard to make
appropriate regulations, including standards for vessel stability. This
information is used by the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that a vessel
meets the applicable stability standards.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,693 hours.
Number of Respondents: 644.
Title: Hopper Dredge Working Freeboard; Loadline and Stability.
OMB No.: 2115-0565.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Owners or operators of self-propelled hopper
dredges.
Abstract: This collection of information provides a mechanism for
owners and operators of self-propelled hopper dredges to request a
working freeboard.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 requires the U.S. Coast Guard to
prescribe regulations necessary for navigation and vessels safety.
These requirements ensure that self-propelled hopper dredges meet
certain structural and stability standards.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 50 hours.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Title: Alternative Provisions for Reinspection of Offshore Supply
Vessels in Foreign Ports, 46 CFR 91.27-13.
OMB No.: 2115-0571.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Owners or operators of offshore supply vessels
operating in foreign ports.
Abstract: This collection of information provides a mechanism for
owners and operators of Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) based overseas to
submit certified examination reports and statements to the U.S. Coast
Guard as an alternative to Coast Guard reinspection.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3308 gives Coast Guard the authority to
examine each vessel subject to inspection at proper times to ensure
continued compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This
requirement allows the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that applicable OSV
are in compliance.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 572 hours.
Number of Respondents: 10.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT 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 October 16, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-28104 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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