Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements, Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

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 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), 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 ICR describes

the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and

burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following collections of information was

published on April 18, 1997 [FR 62, pages 19159-19162].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 25, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, U.S. Coast Guard,

Office of Information Management, telephone (202) 267-2326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

United States Coast Guard (USCG)

Title: Plan Approval and Records for Foreign Vessels Carrying Oil

in Bulk.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0106.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Affected Public: Owners or operators of foreign vessels carrying

oil in bulk.

Abstract: This collection of information requires owners or

operators of certain foreign vessels carrying oil in bulk to submit

documents to the U.S. Coast Guard to determine if vessels meets certain

requirements in 33 CFR 157. This collection mainly affects vessels from

countries that are not signatory to the International Convention for

the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the

Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78).

Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703 and 3703(a), the USCG is authorized to

issue regulations dealing with design, construction, alteration,

repair, maintenance, operation and equipping of foreign vessels which

carry or are constructed to carry or adapted to carry vessels which

carry or are constructed to carry or adapted to carry oil in bulk. The

information will be used to determine if (1) the vessel meets the

Double Hull standards in 33 CFR 157.10(d); (2) information is available

to vessel personnel to operate the vessel and equipment required and

(3) a means is available to appeal U.S. Coast Guard decisions with

respect to the regulations and for obtaining those waivers or

exemptions permitted by the regulations.

Estimated Annual Burden: 244 hours.

Title: Non Destructive Testing Proposal and Results for Pressure

Vessels Cargo Tanks on Unmanned Barges.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0563.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Affected Public: Owners of inspected barges.

Abstract: This collection of information requires owners of

unmanned barges with tanks that are required to be nondestructively

tested (NDT) to submit a proposal which includes the NDT methods and

procedures, and locations of the tanks to be tested. The results must

also be submitted to identify any defects and to evaluate the

suitability of a tank to remain in service. The Coast Guard requires

pressure vessel type tanks that are thirty years old and older to be

subjected to NDT at 10 year intervals.

Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703, the U.S. Coast Guard is responsible for

ensuring safe shipment of liquid dangerous cargoes and has promulgated

regulations on board certain barges to ensure that safety standards are

met.

Estimated Annual Burden: 39 hours.

Title: Declaration of Inspection.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0506.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Affected Public: Persons in Charge of Transfer Operation.

Abstract: The collection of information requires a person in charge

of onshore and offshore facilities to complete a Declaration of

Inspection (DOI) for each bulk transfer of oil and hazardous material

conducted and to maintain the DOI onboard the vessel and facility for a

one month period.

Need: 33 U.S.C. 1221 authorizes the Coast Guard to establish

procedure, methods, and equipment requirements to prevent the discharge

of oil and hazardous material from vessels and both onshore and

offshore.

Estimated Annual Burden: 78,800 hours.

Title: Display of Plans.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0135.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for 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 display certain vessel plans.

Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3305 and 3306, the U.S. Coast Guard is

responsible for ensuring the safety of inspected vessels and has

promulgated regulations to ensure that safety standards are met. The

information contained on these plans will be used by shipboard

personnel during routine duties, such as equipment and system

maintenance or servicing, as well as under emergency conditions such as

fire or flooding. In the event assistance is rendered from external

sources, the plans allow for rapid familiarization with the vessels and

its system, the information and its availability is crucial in

minimizing danger to those on board, damage to the vessel, and the

safety of the port and the environment.

Frequency: On occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden: 450 hours.

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 June 20, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-16673 Filed 6-24-97; 8:45 am]

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