Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists those forms, reports, and recordkeeping

requirements imposed upon the public which were transmitted by the

Department of Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for its approval in accordance with the requirements of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 USC Chapter 35).

DATES: June 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DOT information collection requests

should be forwarded, as quickly as possible, to Edward Clarke, Office

of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10202,

Washington, D.C. 20503. If you anticipate submitting substantive

comments, but find that more than 10 days from the date of publication

are needed to prepare them, please notify the OMB official of your

intent immediately.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the DOT information

collection requests submitted to OMB may be obtained from Susan Pickrel

or Annette Wilson, Information Management Division, M-34, Office of the

Secretary of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC

20590, (202) 366-4735.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3507 of Title 44 of the United

States Code, as adopted by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,

requires that agencies prepare a notice for publication in the Federal

Register, listing those information collection requests submitted to

OMB for approval or renewal under that Act. OMB reviews and approves

agency submissions in accordance with criteria set forth in that Act.

In carrying out its responsibilities, OMB also considers public

comments on the proposed forms and the reporting and recordkeeping

requirements. OMB approval of an information collection requirement

must be renewed at least once every three years.

Items Submitted to OMB for Review

The following information collection requests were submitted to OMB

on June 15, 1995:

DOT No: 4057

OMB No: 2115-0071

Administration: United States Coast Guard

Title: Official Logbook

Need for Information: Title 46 USC 11301-03, requires commercial

shipping companies to maintain an official logbook aboard their vessels

Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by Coast

[[Page 32195]] Guard and various federal maritime casualty

investigators of Federal and Civil courts in instances of injury or

litigation between a seamen and his shipping company. Coast Guard

inspectors use the information to determine compliance with various

laws and to examine incidences of shipboard misconduct

Frequency: On occasion

Burden Estimate: 1,750

Respondents: Shipping Companies and U.S. Merchant Marineers

Form(s): CG-706B

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1 hour

DOT No: 4058

OMB No: 2115-0579

Administration: United States Coast Guard

Title: Application for a permit to transport municipal or commercial

waste

Need for Information: As mandated by the Shore Protection Act, the

Coast Guard issued interim regulations requiring owners/operators or

commercial vessels to apply for a permit to transport municipal or

commercial waste on the coastal waters of the U.S.

Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the Coast

Guard to issue permits and identification numbers to owners/operators

of commercial vessels that transport municipal or commercial waste

Frequency: Every three years.

Burden Estimate: 366 hours

Respondents: Owners/operators of municipal or commercial vessels

transporting waste

Form(s): None

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 50 minutes reporting

DOT No: 4059

OMB No: 2127-0052

Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Title: Brake Hose Manufacturing Identification Standard 106

Need for Information: Under the authority of the National Traffic and

Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as amended, Title 15 U.S.C. 1932,

Section 103, authorizes the issuances of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards

Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to ensure

traceability of the manufacturer should a noncompliance or safety

related defect be discovered

Frequency: On Occasion

Burden Estimate: 30 hours

Respondents: Manufacturers

Form(s): None

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1.5 hours

DOT No: 4060

OMB No: 2115-0582

Administration: United States Coast Guard

Title: Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Regulations

Need for Information: The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels Safety

Act of 1988 requires the Coast Guard to prescribe procedures to reduce

the high level of fatalities and accidents in the commercial fishing

industry. Reporting of casuality information from underwriters of

insurance on commercial fishing industry vessels is required at 46

U.S.C. 6104

Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by the Coast

Guard to improve safety in the commercial fishing industry

Frequency: On occasion

Burden Estimate: 91,920 hours

Respondents: Insurers, vessel owners, agents and individuals in charge

of commercial fishing vessels

Form(s): None

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1 hour reporting and 1 hour

recordkeeping

DOT No: 4061

OMB No: 2125-0514

Administration: Federal Highway Administration

Title: Develop and Submit Utility Accomodation Policies

Need for Information: In carrying out the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 116

to assure Federal-aid highway projects are being properly maintained

and 23 U.S.C. 109 to determine whether any rights-of-way on Federal-aid

systems should be used for accomodating utility facilities, the

Secretary of Transportation is authorized by 23 U.S.C. 315 to prescribe

and promulgate rules and regulations

Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to review and

approve state highway agencies utility accommodation policies.

Frequency: After initial submission, submission on 3 to 5 year cycle as

needed

Burden Estimate: 2,800 hours

Respondents: State highway agencies

Form(s): None

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 280 hours

DOT No: 4062

OMB No: 2125-0541

Administration: Federal Highway Administration

Title: Certification of Enforcement of Heavy Vehicle Use Tax

Need for Information: Title 23, U.S.C. 141(d), provides that a States's

apportionment of funds under 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(5) shall be reduced in an

amount up to 25 percent of the amount to be apportioned during any

fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1984, during which vehicles

subject to the Federal heavy vehicle use tax are lawfully registered

without having presented proof of payment of tax

Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to certify

proof of payment of heavy vehicle use tax and to provide supporting

records for each vehicle subject to the tax. The certification

procedure is the critical factor in establishing a managable and

reasonable procedure for determining State compliance with the Statue

23 U.S.C. 141(d)

Frequency: Annually

Burden Estimate: 612 hours

Respondents: State highway agencies

Form(s): None

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 2 hours processing and 10 hours

recordkeeping

DOT No: 4063

OMB No: 2125-0515

Administration: Federal Highway Administration

Title: Eligibility Statement for Utility Adjustments

Need for Information: Under the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 123, Federal-

aid highway funds may be used to reimburse State (or local) highway

agencies when they have paid for the cost of relocation of utility

facilities necessitated by the construction of Federal-aid highway

projects

Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by the

Federal Highway Administration to determine whether the State's

statutes or ordinances regarding payment for utility relocations are

acceptable under 23 U.S.C. 123

Frequency: On occasion

Burden Estimate: 180 hours

Respondents: State highway agencies

Form(s): None

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 36 hours

DOT No: 4064

OMB No: 2125-0542

Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Title: Petitions for Exemption from the Vehicle Theft Prevention

Standard, 49 CFR part 543

Need for Information: 29 U.S.C. Chapter 331 requires the Secretary of

Transportation to promulgate a theft prevetion standard to provide for

the identification of certain motor vehicles and their major

replacement parts to impede motor vehicle theft [[Page 32196]]

Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in exercising its

delegated authority to grant exemptions from the vehicle identification

requirements of 49 CFR part 541

Frequency: one-time only

Burden Estimate: 96 hours reporting

Respondents: Businesses

Form(s): None

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 8 hours

DOT No: 4065

OMB No: 2120-0101

Administration: Federal Aviation Administration

Title: Physiological Training

Need for Information: The submission of the application is authorized

by Sections 302(k), 605,311, and 313(d) of the Federal Aviation Act of

1958 (49 U.S.C. 1343(k), 1346, 1352, 1354(d)

Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the

Aeromedical Education Division (AAM-400) to determine if the applicant

is qualified to receive physiological training

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: 458 hours annually

Respondents: Individual air crew members

Form(s): FAA Form 3150-7

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 5 minutes per response

DOT No: 4066

OMB No: 2120-0056

Administration: Federal Aviation Administration

Title: Report of Inspections Required by Airworthiness Directives PAR

part 39

Need for Information: FAR 39 authorized principally by 49 U.S.C.,

Subtitle VII--Aviation Programs, Section 40113(a), Section 44701, and

Section 44702

Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the

Federal Aviation Administration to determine if the corrective action

called for in the airworthiness directive has been sufficient to

eliminate the unsafe condition, and if not, a new airworthiness

directive to correct the unsafe condition will be issued

Frequency: As needed

Burden Estimate: 21,250 hours annually

Respondents: Owners and operators of the affected products

Form(s): None

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 5 minutes per response.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on June 15, 1995.

Paula R. Ewen,

Chief, Information Management Division.

[FR Doc. 95-15063 Filed 6-9-95; 8:45 am]

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