[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 26845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12792]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 97-028]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
agency: Coast Guard, DOT.
action: Notice.
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summary: In compliance with the Paperwork Reducation Act, the U.S.
Coast Guard announces three Information Collection Requests (ICR) for
renewal. These ICRs include: 1. Approval Test Report and Plans for
Safety Valves; 2. Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution Vessels;
and 3. Recordkeeping of Refuse Discharges from Ships. Before submitting
the ICR packages to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the U.S.
Coast Guard is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
collections as described below.
dates: Comments must be received on or before July 14, 1997.
addresses: Comments may be mailed to Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. Coast
Guard Headquarters, Room 6106 (Attn: Barbara Davis), 2100 Second St.,
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, or may be hand deliverd to the same
address between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 267-2326. The comments
will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection
and copying by appointment at the above address.
for further information contact: Barbara Davis, U.S. Coast Guard,
Office of Information Management, telephone (202) 267-2326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The U.S. Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit
written views, comments, data, or arguments. Persons submitting
comments should include their names and addresses, identify this Notice
and the specific ICR to which each comment applies, and give reasons
for each comment. The U.S. Coast Guard requests that all comments and
attachments be submitted in an unbound format no larger than 8\1/2\ by
11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If that is not
practical, a second copy of any bound material is requested. Persons
desiring acknowledgement that their comments have been received should
enclose a stamped, self-addressed post card or envelope.
Interested persons can receive copies of the complete ICR by
contacting Ms. Davis where indicated under ADDRESSES.
Information Collection Requests
1. Title: Approval Test Report and Plans for Safety Valves.
OMB No.: 2115-0525.
Summary: The collection of information requires manufacturers of
safety equipment and materials that are to be installed on vessels, to
submit to the Coast Guard, plans, drawings and test reports of the
equipment.
Need: Title 46 CFR, Part 162, gives Coast Guard the authority to
approve specific types of safety equipment and materials and to ensure
that these items meet the minimum levels of safety before this
equipment can be installed on vessels.
Respondents: Manufacturer of Safety Valves.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 288 hours annually.
2. Title: Financial Responsiblity for Water Pollution Vessels.
OMB No.: 2115-0543.
Summary: The collection of information requires operators of
vessels over 300 gross tons to submit to the Coast Guard evidence of
their financial responsiblity to meet the maximum amount of liability
in case of an oil spill or hazardous substances.
Need: Under 22 U.S.C. 2716 and 42 U.S.C. 9608, the Coast Guard has
the authority to ensure that those persons directly subject to these
rules are in compliance with the provisions.
Respondents: Operators or Owners of vessels over 300 gross tons.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 2,162 hours annually.
3. Title: Recordkeeping of Refuse Discharges from Ships.
OMB No.: 2115-0613.
Summary: The collection of information requires certain U.S. ships
and fixed or floating platforms to maintain and record into a refuse
record book, the discharge and disposal operations of their generated
waste.
Need: 33 CFR 151.55 gives the Coast Guard the authority to
prescribe regulations to require certain U.S. ships, fixed or floating
platforms, to maintain onboard, documentation of the disposal of their
generated waste.
Respondents: Masters or persons-in-charge of U.S. ships, and fixed
or floating platforms.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden: The estimated burden is 526,624 hours annually.
Dated: May 12, 1997.
J.T. Tozzi,
Director of Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. 97-12792 Filed 5-14-97; 8:45 am]
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