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Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0036
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management ...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.,
chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, and other important information describing the Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection.
The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. These comments will help OIRA determine whether to approve the ICR referred to in this Notice.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number of this request, [USCG-2021-0741], and must be received by February 10, 2022.
Submitting Comments
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov.
If your material cannot be submitted using
https://www.regulations.gov,
contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this document for alternate instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are in our online docket at
https://www.regulations.gov
and can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted.
We accept anonymous comments. All comments to the Coast Guard will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov
and will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions to the Coast Guard in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). For more about privacy and submissions to OIRA in response to this document, see the
https://www.reginfo.gov,
comment-submission web page. OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
after the comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action on each ICR will become available via a hyperlink in the OMB Control Number: 1625-0036.
Previous Request for Comments
This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (86 FR 54993, October 5, 2021) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no comments. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.
Information Collection Request
Title:
Plan Approval and Records for U.S. and Foreign Tank Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk.
OMB Control Number:
1625-0036.
Summary:
This information collection aids the Coast Guard in determining if a vessel complies with certain safety and environmental protection standards. Plans, to include records, for construction or modification of U.S. or foreign vessels submitted and maintained on board are required for compliance with these standards.
Need:
Title 46 U.S. Code 3703 provides the Coast Guard with the authority to regulate design, construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, operation, equipping, personnel qualification, and manning of vessels carrying oil in bulk. See
e.g.,33 CFR part 157, Rules for the Protection of the Marine Environment Relating to Tank Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk, and 46 CFR Subchapter D, Tank Vessels.
Forms:
None.
Respondents:
Owners and operators of vessels.
Frequency:
On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate:
The estimated burden has increased from 2,109 hours to 2,497 hours a year, due to an increase in the estimated number of respondents.
Authority:
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
et seq.,
chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 9, 2021.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.