1625-0093 30-day FR Notice

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 4, 2025)]

[Notices]

[Pages 23690-23691]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2025-10147]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2025-0045]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0093

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: 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 and Budget (OMB), Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension

of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0093,

Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in Bulk--Letter of

Intent and Operations Manual; without change. Our ICR describes the

information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by

OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our

performance of duties.

DATES: You may submit comments to the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before

July 7, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the Coast Guard should be submitted using the

Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for

docket number [USCG-2025-0045]. Written comments and recommendations to

OIRA for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30

days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

Find this particular information collection by selecting

``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using

the search function.

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 (571) 607-4058, 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. 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-2025-0045, and must be received by July 7, 2025.

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. 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 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: 1625-0093.

Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (90 FR 11613, March 10, 2025)

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: Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in Bulk--

Letter of Intent and Operations Manual.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0093.

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Summary: A Letter of Intent is a notice to the Coast Guard Captain

of the Port that an operator intends to operate a facility that will

transfer bulk oil or hazardous materials to or from vessels. An

Operations Manual (OM) is also required for this type of facility. The

OM establishes procedures to follow when conducting transfers and in

the event of a spill.

Need: Under 33 U.S.C. 1321 and Executive Order 12777 the Coast

Guard is authorized to prescribe regulations to prevent the discharge

of oil and hazardous substances from facilities and to contain such

discharges. The Letter of Intent regulation is contained in 33 CFR

154.110 and the OM regulations are contained in 33 CFR part 154 subpart

B.

Forms: None.

Respondents: Operators of facilities that transfer oil or hazardous

materials in bulk.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from

37,360 hours to 27,537 hours a year, due to a decrease in the estimated

annual number of responses.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. et seq.,

chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: May 20, 2025.

Kathleen Claffie,

Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.

[FR Doc. 2025-10147 Filed 6-3-25; 8:45 am]

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