[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43193-43195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21262]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 97-048]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the U.S. Coast
Guard announces nine Information Collection Requests (ICR) for renewal.
These ICRs include: 1. Shipping Articles; 2. Liquid Natural Gas and
Liquefied Hazardous Gas Waterfront Facilities; 3. Various Forms and
Posting Requirements under 46 CFR concerning Vessel Inspection; 4. 33
CFR Subchapter P--Ports and Waterways Safety; 5. 46 CFR Subchapter S--
Subdivision and Stability; 6. Alternative Provisions for Reinspection
of Offshore Supply Vessels in Foreign Ports, 46 CFR 91.27-13; 7. Hopper
Dredge Working Freeboard; Load Line and Stability; 8. Barge Fleeting
Facility Records; and 9. Plan Approval and Records for Tank Passenger,
Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units,
Nautical Schools, Oceanographic Vessels and Electrical Engineering.
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 October 14, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Commandant (G-SII-2), U.S. Coast
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Guard Headquarters, Room 6106 (Attn: Barbara Davis), 2100 Second St,
SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001, or may be hand delivered 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 acknowledgment 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: Shipping Articles.
OMB No. 2115-0015.
Summary: The 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 crewmember make a shipping article
agreement in writing before proceeding on a voyage.
Respondents: Merchant mariners.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 18,000 hours annually.
2. Title: Liquefied Natural Gas and Liquefied Hazard Gas Waterfront
Facilities.
OMB No. 2115-0552.
Summary: 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.
Respondents: Operators or Owners of waterfront facilities that
transfer LNG and LHG.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 3,261 hours annually.
3. Title: Various Forms and Posting Requirements under Title 46
CFR, Concerning Vessel Inspections.
OMB No. 2115-0133.
Summary: This collection of information 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, 3304-3313 and 3714, the U.S.
Coast Guard is responsible for ensuring the proper administration of
the Coast Guard Commercial Vessel Safety Program.
Respondents: Owners, operators, agents or masters of certain
inspected vessels.
Frequency: On occasion and every 5 years.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 3,300 hours annually.
4. Title: 33 CFR Subchapter P--Ports and Waterway Safety.
OMB No. 2115-0540.
Summary: The 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.
Respondents: Master, owner or agents of a vessel.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 600 hours annually.
5. Title: 46 CFR Subchapter S--Subdivision and Stability.
OMB No. 2115-0589.
Summary: The 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.
Respondents: Owners or operators of inspected vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 19,000 hours annually.
6. Title: Alternative Provisions for Reinspection of Offshore
Supply Vessels in Foreign Ports, 46 CFR 91.27-13.
OMB No. 2115-0571.
Summary: The 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.
Respondents: Owners or operators of offshore supply vessels
operating in foreign ports.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 780 hours annually.
7. Title: Hopper Dredge Working Freeboard; Load line and Stability.
OMB No.: 2115-0565.
Summary: 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 vessel safety. These
requirements ensure that self-propelled hopper dredges meet certain
structural and stability standards.
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Respondents: Owners or operators of self-propelled hopper dredges.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 50 hours annually.
8. Title: Barge Fleeting Facility Records.
OMB No. 2115-0092.
Summary: 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.
Respondents: Person in charge of barge fleeting families.
Frequency: Twice daily and on occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 20,000 hours annually.
9. Title: Plan approval and records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo and
Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical
Schools, Oceanographic Vessels and Electrical Engineering.
OMB No. 2115-0505.
Summary: This collection of information requires the shipyard,
designer or manufacturer for the construction of vessels to submit
plans, 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.
Respondents: Shipyard, designer or manufacturer of certain vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 8,000 hours annually.
Dated: August 6, 1997.
G.S. Steinfort,
Acting Director of Information & Technology.
[FR Doc. 97-21262 Filed 8-11-97; 8:45 am]
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