[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13903-13904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7451]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 1998-3600]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Coast Guard intends to request the approval of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) of the renewal of three Information Collection
Requests (ICR). These ICR's include the: 1. Vessel Documentation; 2.
Alternate Compliance-International/Inland Navigation Rules; and 3.
Inflatable Personal Flotation Devices for Recreational Vessels. Before
submitting the ICR's to OMB, the Coast Guard is asking for comments on
the collections described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before May 22, 1998.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to the Docket Management Facility,
(USCG-1998-3600), U.S. Department of Transportation, room PL-401, 400
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, or deliver them to room
PL-401, located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the same
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.
The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this
document. Comments will become part of this docket and will be
available for inspection or copying at room PL-401, located on the
Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the same address between 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may
also access this docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
Copies of the complete Information Collection Request are available
through this docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and also from
Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106, (Attn:
Barbara Davis), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The
telephone number is 202-267-2326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions on this document, contact Barbara Davis, Office of
Information Management, 202-267-2326. For questions on this docket,
contact Carol Kelly, Coast Guard Dockets Team Leader, or Paulette
Twine, Chief, Documentary Services Division, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 202-366-9329.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit written
comments. Persons submitting
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comments should include their names and addresses, identify this
document (CGD 1998-3600) and the specific Information Collection
Request (ICR) to which each comment applies, and give the reasons for
each comment. Please submit all comments and attachments in an unbound
format no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and
electronic filing. Persons wanting acknowledgment of receipt of
comments should enclose stamped, self-addressed postcards or envelopes.
Information Collection Requests
1. Title: Vessel Documentation.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0110.
Summary: The information collected will be used to establish the
eligibility of a vessel to: (a) be documented as a ``vessel of the
United States,'' (b) engage in a particular trade, and/or (c) become
the object of a preferred ship's mortgage. The information collected
concerns citizenship of owner/applicant and build, tonnage and markings
of a vessel.
Need: 46 U.S.C. Chapters 121, 123, 125 and 313 requires the
documentation of vessels. A Certificate of Documentation is required
for the operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as evidence of
vessel nationality and permits a vessel to be subject to preferred
mortgages.
Respondents: Owners/builders of yachts and commercial vessels at
least 5 net tons.
Frequency: Annually.
Burden Estimates: The estimated burden is 50,092 hours.
2. Title : Alternate Compliance--International/Inland Navigation
Rules.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0073.
Summary: The information collected provides an opportunity for
those with unique vessels to present their reasons why the vessel
cannot comply with existing regulations and how alternate compliance
can be achieved.
Need: Certain vessels cannot comply with the International
Regulations (33 U.S.C. 1601) and Inland Navigation Rules (33 U.S.C.
2001). the Coast Guard thus provides an opportunity for alternate
compliance. However, it is not possible to determine whether alternate
compliance is appropriate or what kind of alternative procedures might
be necessary without this collection.
Respondents: Vessel owners, operators, builders and agents.
Frequency: One-time application.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 135 hours annually.
3. Title: Inflatable Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) for
Recreational Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 2115-0619.
Summary: The information collected concerns the labeling and
preparation of manuals for inflatable PFDs. In keeping with this
requirement the Coast Guard has established a system for approval of
PFDs for use on such vessels? To facilitate the approval and inspection
process, the Coast Guard requires that manufacturers label their
devices and publish users manuals to help the end user.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 4302(a) prescribes regulations to: (a)
establish minimum safety standards for recreational vessels, (b)
require the installation and carrying or use of associated equipment
and require or permit the display of seals, labels, plates, insignia or
other devices for certifying or evidencing compliance with safety
regulations. The labels are important for a number of reasons. First,
they are essential to the user; they indicate the chest size of the PFD
and also display printed and pictographic instructions for proper use
and care of the PFD. Secondly, because they include a specific product
number and the manufacturer's name they are central to the Coast
Guard's mission of identifying faulty equipment and then notifying the
responsible producer. The manuals also serve a dual purpose. On the one
hand they give the user information they will need to properly use and
maintain the device, and on the other they keep the Coast Guard
informed as to the specifications and design of new PFDs.
Respondents: PFD manufacturers.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 503.33 hours annually.
Dated: March 13, 1998.
S.A. Richardson,
Acting Director, Information and Technology, U.S. Coast Guard.
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