Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget (OMB): 1625-0015, 52421-52422 [05-17471]

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• Coast Guard
• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52421-52422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17471]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-21322]


Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB): 1625-0015

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded one 
Information Collection Request (ICR)--1625-0015, Bridge Permit 
Application Guide--abstracted below, to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and comment. Our ICR describes the information we seek to 
collect from the public. Review and comment by OIRA ensures that we 
impose only paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of 
duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before October 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your comments and related material do not 
reach the docket [USCG-2005-21322] or OIRA more than once, please 
submit them by only one of the following means:
    (1)(a) By mail to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department 
of Transportation (DOT), room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) By mail to OIRA, 725 17th St NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, to the attention of the Desk Officer for the 
Coast Guard.
    (2)(a) By delivery to room PL-401 at the address given in paragraph 
(1)(a) above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 366-9329. (b) By 
delivery to OIRA, at the address given in paragraph (1)(b) above, to 
the attention of the Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (3) By fax to (a) the Facility at (202) 493-2298 and (b) OIRA at 
(202) 395-6566, or e-mail to OIRA at oira-docket@omb.eop.gov attention: 
Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    (4)(a) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket 
Management System at https://dms.dot.gov. (b) OIRA does not have a Web 
site on which you can post your comments.
    The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this 
notice. Comments and material received from the public, as well as 
documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, 
will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or 
copying at room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket 
on the Internet at https://dms.dot.gov.
    Copies of the complete ICR are available through this docket on the 
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov, and also from Commandant (CG-611), U.S. 
Coast Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn:

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Ms. Barbara Davis), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. 
The telephone number is (202) 267-2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Davis, Office of 
Information Management, telephone (202) 267-2326 or fax (202) 267-4814, 
for questions on these documents; or Ms. Andrea M. Jenkins, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 366-0271, for questions on the 
docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard invites comments on the 
proposed collection of information to determine whether the collection 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments 
addressing: (1) The practical utility of the collections; (2) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information that is 
the subject of the collections; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments to DMS or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number of the 
Information Collection Request (ICR) addressed. Comments to DMS must 
contain the docket number of this request, [USCG 2005-21322]. For your 
comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if OIRA receives them on 
or before the October 3, 2005.
    Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to 
respond to this request for comments by submitting comments and related 
materials. We will post all comments received, without change, to 
https://dms.dot.gov, and they will include any personal information you 
have provided. We have an agreement with DOT to use their Docket 
Management Facility. Please see the paragraph on DOT's ``Privacy Act 
Policy'' below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your 
name and address, identify the docket number for this request for 
comment [USCG-2005-21322], indicate the specific section of this 
document or the ICR to which each comment applies, and give the reason 
for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by 
electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket Management 
Facility at the address under ADDRESSES, but please submit them by only 
one means. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an 
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for 
copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would 
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, 
self-addressed postcard or envelope.
    The Coast Guard and OIRA will consider all comments and material 
received during the comment period. We may change the documents 
supporting this collection of information or even the underlying 
requirements in view of them.
    Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as 
documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, go 
to https://dms.dot.gov at any time and conduct a simple search using the 
docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in 
room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received in 
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Privacy Act Statement 
of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 
19477), or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The 
Coast Guard has already published the 60-day notice (70 FR 32839, June 
6, 2005) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no 
comment.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Bridge Permit Application Guide.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0015.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Public and private owners of bridges over 
navigable waters of the United States.
    Forms: None.
    Abstract: The collection of information is a request for a bridge 
permit submitted as an application for approval by the Coast Guard of 
any proposed bridge project. An applicant must submit to the Coast 
Guard a letter of application along with letter-size drawings (plans) 
and maps showing the proposed project and its location.
    Burden Estimates: The estimated burden has been decreased from 
4,000 hours to 2,240 hours a year.

    Dated: August 24, 2005.
Nathaniel Heiner,
Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications 
Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 05-17471 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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