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 1995 (44 USC

Chapter 35), 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 ICRs describe

the nature of the information collections and their expected burden.

The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on the following collections of information was published on

August 12, 1997 [62 FR 43193-43195].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 24, 1997.

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

Office of Information Management, (202) 267-2326, Department of

Transportation, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

United States Coast Guard (USCG)

Title: Shipping Articles.

OMB No.: 2115-0015.

Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.

Affected Public: Merchant Mariners.

Abstract: This 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 crew member make a shipping article

agreement in writing before proceeding on a voyage.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 18,000 hours.

Number of Respondents: 900.

Title: Barge Fleeting Facility Records.

OMB No. 2115-0092.

Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.

Affected Public: Persons in charge of barge fleeting families.

Abstract: 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.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,162 hours.

Number of Respondents: 70.

Title: Various Forms and Posting Requirements Under Title 46, CFR

Concerning Vessel Inspections.

OMB No. 2115-0133.

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

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Affected Public: Owners, operators, agents or masters of certain

inspected vessels.

Abstract: This 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, 3304-3714, the U.S. Coast Guard

is responsible for ensuring the proper administration of the Coast

Guard Commercial Vessel Safety Program.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,130 hours.

Number of Respondents: 12,159.

Title: Plan Approval and Records for Tank, Passenger, Cargo &

Miscellaneous Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Nautical

Schools, Oceanographic Vessels & Electrical Engineering.

OMB No. 2115-0505.

Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.

Affected Public: Shipyard, designer or manufacturer of certain

vessels.

Abstract: This collection of information requires the shipyard,

designer or manufacturer for the construction of vessels to submit

plans,

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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.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 7,545 hours.

Number of Respondents: 146.

Title: Liquefied Natural Gas and Liquefied Hazard Gas Waterfront

Facilities.

OMB No.: 2115-0552.

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

approved collection which approval has expired.

Affected Public: Operators or Owners of waterfront facilities that

transfer LNG and LHG.

Abstract: 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.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,261 hours.

Number of Respondents: 173.

Title: 33 CFR Subchapter P-Ports and Waterways Safety.

OMB No.: 2115-0540.

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

approved collection which approval has expired.

Affected Public: Master, owner or agents of a vessel.

Abstract: This 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.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 600 hours.

Number of Respondents: 400.

Title: 46 CFR Subchapter S--Subdivision and Stability.

OMB No.: 2115-0589.

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

approved collection 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 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.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,693 hours.

Number of Respondents: 644.

Title: Hopper Dredge Working Freeboard; Loadline and Stability.

OMB No.: 2115-0565.

Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.

Affected Public: Owners or operators of self-propelled hopper

dredges.

Abstract: 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 vessels safety.

These requirements ensure that self-propelled hopper dredges meet

certain structural and stability standards.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 50 hours.

Number of Respondents: 10.

Title: Alternative Provisions for Reinspection of Offshore Supply

Vessels in Foreign Ports, 46 CFR 91.27-13.

OMB No.: 2115-0571.

Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.

Affected Public: Owners or operators of offshore supply vessels

operating in foreign ports.

Abstract: This 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.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 572 hours.

Number of Respondents: 10.

ADDRESSES: 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 October 16, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-28104 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]

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