[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86833-86834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25375]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0438]
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0088
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of
its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0088,
Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast United States;
without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect
from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is
inviting comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before December 30,
2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2024-0438] to the Coast Guard using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public
participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.
A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet
at https://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available
from: COMMANDANT (CG-6P), Attn: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S.
Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7710,
Washington, DC 20593-7710.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy
Management, telephone 202-475-3528, fax 202-372-8405, or email hqs-dg-m-cg-61-pii@uscg.mil for questions on these documents.
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.
In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not
to seek an extension of approval for the Collection. We will consider
all comments and material received during the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of
the ICR and the docket number of this request, USCG-2024-0438, and must
be received by December 30, 2024.
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
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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. We review all comments received, but we may choose not to
post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we receive.
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. Comments we post to https://www.regulations.gov will include any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this
document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
Information Collection Request
Title: Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast
United States.
OMB Control Number: 1625-0088.
Summary: The information collection requirement for a voyage plan
serves as a preventive measure and assists in ensuring the successful
execution and completion of a voyage in the First Coast Guard District.
This rule (33 CFR 165.100) applies to primary towing vessels engaged in
towing tank barges carrying petroleum oil in bulk as cargo.
Need: Section 311 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998,
Public Law 105-383, 46 U.S.C. 70034 (previously 33 U.S.C. 1231)
authorizes the Coast Guard to promulgate regulations for towing vessel
and barge safety for the waters of the Northeast subject to the
jurisdiction of the First Coast Guard District. This regulation is
contained in 33 CFR 165.100. The information for a voyage plan will
provide a mechanism for assisting vessels towing tank barges to
identify those specific risks, potential equipment failures, or human
errors that may lead to accidents.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and operators of towing vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 937
hours to 1,544 hours a year, due to an increase in the estimated annual
number of respondents.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended.
Dated: October 25, 2024.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2024-25375 Filed 10-30-24; 8:45 am]
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