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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
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Information Collection Request
Title: Direct User Fees for Inspection
or Examination of U.S. and Foreign
Commercial Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 1625–0074.
Summary: This collection requires the
submission of identifying information
such as a vessel’s name and
identification number, and of the
owner’s choice whether or not to pay
fees for future years. A written request
to the Coast Guard is necessary.
Need: The Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 [Pub. L. 101–
508, 104 Stat. 1388], which amended 46
U.S.C. 2110, requires the Coast Guard to
collect user fees from inspected vessels.
To properly collect and manage these
fees, the Coast Guard must have current
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that information and manage it
efficiently.
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Respondents: Owners of vessels.
Frequency: Annually.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
burden has increased from 2,999 hours
to 3,086 hours a year, due to an increase
in the estimated annual number of
responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended.
Dated: February 24, 2022.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S.
Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2022–0043]
Recertification of Prince William Sound
Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of recertification.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard announces
the recertification of the Prince William
Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory
Council (PWSRCAC) as an alternative
voluntary advisory group for Prince
William Sound, Alaska. This
certification allows the PWSRCAC to
monitor the activities of terminal
facilities and crude oil tankers under an
alternative composition, other than
prescribed, the Prince William Sound
Program established by the Oil Terminal
and Oil Tanker Environmental
Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990.
DATES: This recertification is effective
for the period from March 1, 2022
through February 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about this document, call or
email LT Ben Bauman, Seventeenth
Coast Guard District (dpi), by phone at
(907) 463–2809 or email at
Benjamin.A.Bauman@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard published guidelines
on December 31, 1992 (57 FR 62600), to
assist groups seeking recertification
under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker
Environmental Oversight and
Monitoring Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2732)
(the Act). The Coast Guard issued a
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policy statement on July 7, 1993 (58 FR
36504), to clarify the factors that the
Coast Guard would be considering in
making its determination as to whether
advisory groups should be certified in
accordance with the Act, and the
procedures which the Coast Guard
would follow in meeting its certification
responsibilities under the Act. Most
recently, on September 16, 2002 (67 FR
58440), the Coast Guard changed its
policy on recertification procedures for
regional citizen’s advisory council by
requiring applicants to provide
comprehensive information every three
years. For each of the two years between
the triennial application procedures,
applicants submit a letter requesting
recertification that includes a
description of any substantive changes
to the information provided at the
previous triennial recertification.
Further, public comment is only
solicited during the triennial
comprehensive review.
The Alyeska Pipeline Service
Company pays the PWSRCAC $3.7
million annually in the form of a longterm contract. In return for this funding,
the PWSRCAC must annually show that
it ‘‘fosters the goals and purposes’’ of
OPA 90 and is ‘‘broadly representative
of the communities and interests in the
vicinity of the terminal facilities and
Prince William Sound.’’ The PWSRCAC
is an independent, nonprofit
organization founded in 1989. Though it
receives federal oversight like many
independent, nonprofit organizations, it
is not a federal agency. The PWSRCAC
is a local organization that predates the
passage of OPA 90. The existence of the
PWSRCAC was specifically recognized
in OPA 90 where it is defined as an
‘‘alternative voluntary advisory group.’’
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
funds the PWSRCAC, and the Coast
Guard ensures the PWSRCAC operates
in a fashion that is broadly consistent
with OPA 90.
Recertification
By letter dated February 28, 2022, the
Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District, certified that the PWSRCAC
qualifies as an alternative voluntary
advisory group under 33 U.S.C. 2732(o).
This recertification terminates on
February 28, 2023.
Dated: February 28, 2022.
Nathan A. Moore,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Seventeenth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2022-0043]
Recertification of Prince William Sound Regional Citizens'
Advisory Council
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of recertification.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the recertification of the Prince
William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) as an
alternative voluntary advisory group for Prince William Sound, Alaska.
This certification allows the PWSRCAC to monitor the activities of
terminal facilities and crude oil tankers under an alternative
composition, other than prescribed, the Prince William Sound Program
established by the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight
and Monitoring Act of 1990.
DATES: This recertification is effective for the period from March 1,
2022 through February 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document,
call or email LT Ben Bauman, Seventeenth Coast Guard District (dpi), by
phone at (907) 463-2809 or email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard published guidelines on December 31, 1992 (57 FR
62600), to assist groups seeking recertification under the Oil Terminal
and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2732) (the Act). The Coast Guard issued a policy statement on
July 7, 1993 (58 FR 36504), to clarify the factors that the Coast Guard
would be considering in making its determination as to whether advisory
groups should be certified in accordance with the Act, and the
procedures which the Coast Guard would follow in meeting its
certification responsibilities under the Act. Most recently, on
September 16, 2002 (67 FR 58440), the Coast Guard changed its policy on
recertification procedures for regional citizen's advisory council by
requiring applicants to provide comprehensive information every three
years. For each of the two years between the triennial application
procedures, applicants submit a letter requesting recertification that
includes a description of any substantive changes to the information
provided at the previous triennial recertification. Further, public
comment is only solicited during the triennial comprehensive review.
The Alyeska Pipeline Service Company pays the PWSRCAC $3.7 million
annually in the form of a long-term contract. In return for this
funding, the PWSRCAC must annually show that it ``fosters the goals and
purposes'' of OPA 90 and is ``broadly representative of the communities
and interests in the vicinity of the terminal facilities and Prince
William Sound.'' The PWSRCAC is an independent, nonprofit organization
founded in 1989. Though it receives federal oversight like many
independent, nonprofit organizations, it is not a federal agency. The
PWSRCAC is a local organization that predates the passage of OPA 90.
The existence of the PWSRCAC was specifically recognized in OPA 90
where it is defined as an ``alternative voluntary advisory group.''
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company funds the PWSRCAC, and the Coast Guard
ensures the PWSRCAC operates in a fashion that is broadly consistent
with OPA 90.
Recertification
By letter dated February 28, 2022, the Commander, Seventeenth Coast
Guard District, certified that the PWSRCAC qualifies as an alternative
voluntary advisory group under 33 U.S.C. 2732(o). This recertification
terminates on February 28, 2023.
Dated: February 28, 2022.
Nathan A. Moore,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District.
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