Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

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 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Section 3507 of

Title 44 of the United States Code, requires that agencies prepare a

notice for publication in the Federal Register, listing information

collection request 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.

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

comments on the information collection's described below was published

on August 19, 1998 (63 FR 44503-44505). The ICR's are: 1. Claims Under

The Oil Pollution Act of 1990; 2. Security Zones, Regulated Navigation

Areas, and Safety Zones; 3. Advance Notice and Adequacy Certification

for Reception Facilities; 4. Commercial Fishing Vessel Regulations; 5.

Equivalent and Approved Equipment; 6. Marine Portable Tanks (MPT's);

Alteration Non-specification Portable Tanks; Approval; 7. Plan Approval

and Records For Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk; 8. Application For A

Permit To Transport Municipal or Commercial Waste; and 9. State Access

To The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund For Removal Costs Under The Oil

Pollution Act of 1990.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before November

30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For copies of these documents, contact

Barbara Davis, Office of Information Management, 202-267-2326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

U. S. Coast Guard

1. Title: Claims Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0596.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Forms: N/A.

Affected Public: Claimants and responsible parties of oil spills.

Abstract: The information collected will be used to determine if

claims submitted to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund are compensable

and where compensable, ensure that the correct amount of reimbursement

for damages are made from the Fund.

Need: Coast Guard will ensure that fair and reasonable payments are

made to claimants and will protect the interest of the Federal

Government. Claims that are submitted must be fully substantiated and

the procedures for advertising and presentation of claims must be

followed as directed by OPA 90 (33 U.S.C. 2713 and 2714).

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 10,163 hours annually.

2. Title: Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas, and Safety

Zones.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0076.

Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: States, Local Government Agencies, Vessels and

facilities.

Abstract: The information for this report is only collected when a

security zone, regulated navigation area or safety zone is requested.

The information collected will be used to assess the need to establish

a security zone, safety zone or regulated navigation area.

Need: 33 CFR, parts 6 and 165 gives the Coast Guard Captain of the

Port (COTP), the authority to designate security zones in the U.S. for

a period of time he deems necessary to prevent damage or injury. 33

U.S.C. 1223 authorized the Coast Guard to prescribe regulations to

control vessel traffic in areas which are determined to be hazardous

due to conditions of reduced visibility, adverse weather or vessel

congestion. 33 U.S.C. 1225 authorized the Coast Guard to establish

regulations to allow the designation of safety zones

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where access is limited to authorized persons, vehicles, or vessels to

protect the public from hazardous situations.

Burden: The estimated burden is 394 hours annually.

3. Title: Advance Notice and Adequacy Certification for Reception

Facilities.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0543. (2115-0554 Advance Notice of Need

for Reception Facilities, is combined into this collection).

Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Form(s): CG-5401, CG-5401A, CG-5401B, and CG-5401C.

Affected Public: Reception Facility Owners and Operators of Ports

and Terminals.

Abstract: Persons in charge of ports and terminals will submit

information necessary for the Coast Guard to determine whether their

reception facility is adequate. Ships in need of a reception facility

will be required to give a 24 hour notice.

Need: 33 U.S.C. 1905 gives Coast Guard the authority to certify the

adequacy of reception facilities at ports and terminals. Reception

facilities are needed to receive wastes which ships may not discharge

at sea. Under these regulations, there are discharge limitations for

oil and oily wastes, noxious liquid substances, plastics and other

garbage.

Burden: The burden estimate is 175.5 hours annually.

4. Title: Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Regulations.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0582.

Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: Underwriters of Insurance Co., Owners, Agents and

Individuals-in-charge of commercial fishing vessels.

Abstract: The reporting requirements for this information

collection are intended to improve safety on board commercial fishing

industry vessels. The requirements apply to all commercial fishing

vessels and seamen on such vessels. The information collections

require: (a) The posting of a placard to inform individuals on board of

their duties, (b) that new fish processing vessels meet all

classification and survey requirements of the American Bureau of

Shipping, (c) that stability information for each vessel in detail be

submitted, (d) marking of lifesaving equipment, (e) that letters of

acceptance for instructors and the course curriculum being proposed to

ensure that the instructors and the course being taught meet minimum

standards and (f) that letters approving exemptions are being proposed

to ensure that the master and individual in charge knew that the vessel

is exempted from particular regulations.

Need: Under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 6104, the U.S. Coast Guard

has developed regulations in which to reduce the unacceptably high

level of fatalities and accidents in the commercial fishing industry.

The regulations will also act as means of verifying compliance and to

enhance safe operation of fishing vessels.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 79,670 hours annually.

5. Title: 33 CFR 140.15 Equivalents and Approved Equipment.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0553.

Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: Owner and/or operators of Outer Continental Shelf

(OCS) facilities.

Abstract: This collection of information is necessary to implement

the Best Available and Safest Technology concept of Section 21 of the

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Act.

Need: The information is used by the Coast Guard for comparison

with existing standards or procedures to ensure that at least an

equivalent level of safety is maintained as provided for in the

regulations.

Burden Estimate: The estimated hour burden is 100 hours annually.

6. Title: Marine Portable Tanks (MPT's): Alteration Non-

Specification Portable Tanks; Approval.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0585.

Type request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: Respondents: Owners of MPT's.

Abstract: The information collected under 46 CFR subpart 98.33-1

specifies that the Commandant of the Coast Guard may approve the design

of portable tanks for the transport of certain Grade E combustible

liquids and other low hazard materials when the tanks do not meet a DOT

design standard.

Need: Approval of the Coast Guard for alterations to MPT's ensures

that the altered tank retains the level of safety to which it was

originally designed. In addition, rules that allow the approval of non-

specification portable tanks assure that innovation and new designs are

not frustrated by the regulation.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 53 hours annually.

7. Title: Plan Approval and Records For Vessels Carrying Oil In

Bulk.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0503 (2115-0520--Plan Approval and Records

for Existing Tank Vessels of 20,000 to 40,000 Deadweight Tons Carrying

Oil in Bulk and 2115-0106--Plan Approval and Records for Foreign

Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk, are combined into this collection.)

Type Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: Owners and operators of vessels carrying oil in

bulk.

Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 provides the Coast Guard with

general authority to regulate the design, construction, alteration,

repair, maintenance, operation and equipping of vessels carrying oil in

bulk.

Need: The purpose of the collection is to provide sufficient

information to the Coast Guard to determine that a vessel complies with

the minimum mandated standards as promulgated by regulations.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 315 hours annually.

8. Title: Application For A Permit To Transport Municipal or

Commercial Waste.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0579.

Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: Owners or Operators of Municipal and Commercial

Vessels transporting waste.

Abstract: The information collected under this report provides the

basis for issuing or denying a permit for the transportation of

municipal or commercial waste in the coastal waters of the United

States.

Need: In accordance with 33 U.S.C. 2601, the U.S. Coast Guard

issued regulations requiring owners or operations of vessels to apply

for a permit to transport municipal or commercial waste in the United

States and to display an identification number or other markings on

their vessels.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 376 hours annually.

9. Title: State Access To The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund For

Removal Costs Under The Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

OMB Control Number: 2115-0597.

Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: State Governments.

Abstract: The information provided by the State to the Coast Guard

National Pollution Funds Center will be used to determine whether

expenditures submitted by the state to the Fund are compensable and,

where compensable, ensure that the correct amount of funding is made

from the Fund.

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Need: Under the authority of 33 U.S.C. 2712, Coast Guard has

promulgated regulations detailing the manner in which to obligate the

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (or the Fund). In order to ensure fair

and reasonable payments to States and to protect the interests of the

Federal Government, all expenditures submitted by a state must be fully

substantiated and the procedures for presentation of those expenditures

to the Fund must be followed.

Burden: The estimated burden in 3 hours annually.

Addresses: Written comments on the DOT information collection

request should be forwarded, within 30 days of publication, to Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,

New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503, ATTN:

USCG Desk Officer. 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.

Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collections of

information are 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 collections; 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.

A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB

receives it within 30 days of publication.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 1998.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 98-29123 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]

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