	Task
                                  Definition
Abrasive Blasting
A process for cleaning the surface of metals or ceramics which involves using compressed air to blow an abrasive material (e.g., sand) with considerable force through a hose against a surface.
Abrasive Processing
Processes that involve cleaning or altering the surface of metals or ceramics by abrasive action, utilizing natural or manufactured abrasive materials.
Abrasive Sawing
The process of sawing metals or ceramics by abrasive action.
Annealing
The controlled heating and cooling of a metal to remove stresses and to make the material softer and easier to work with during subsequent operations such as rolling.
Atomizing
A process used to reduce materials into fine particles or spray.
Attritioning
A manufacturing process that uses friction with a rough surface to make very fine particles or powders from materials.
Blanking
The process of cutting up a large sheet of stock into smaller pieces, or blanks, suitable for the next operation in stamping.   Blanking can be as simple as a cookie-cutter-type die to produce prototype parts, or high-speed dies that run at 1000+ strokes per minute, running coil stock.
Bonding
The process of joining two materials together by passing the metal between rolls which compresses and bonds the metals together.
Boring
The formation of a cylindrical hole in a solid material by use of a cutting tool.
Brazing
Joining metals by the fusion of alloys having a melting temperature above 800 degrees Fahrenheit, but below the melting temperature of the metals being joined. In ceramics, refers to the joining of a plated surface to another metal component at temperatures typically less than 1100 degrees Celsius.
Breaking
The term used to describe operations that fracture larger pieces of material into smaller pieces.
Bright Cleaning
A process in which metallic pieces are dipped into an acid solution in order to achieve a clean, bright surface.
Broaching
Multiple milling, accomplished by pushing a tool with stepped cutting edges along the part, usually through holes.
Brushing
The process of cleaning the surface of metal using a brush.  The bristles of the brush can be soft or hard; natural, synthetic or metallic.
Buffing
The smoothing of a metal surface by means of flexible wheels.
Burnishing
The process in which a smooth hard tool (using sufficient pressure) is rubbed on the metal surface to flatten the high spots by causing plastic flow of the metal.
Casting
The process of pouring a heated liquid metal into a mold.  Once the metal cools and solidifies, taking the shape inside the mold, it is removed, resulting in a cast shape.
Centerless Grinding
A grinding process that differs from other cylindrical processes in that the work piece is not mechanically held in place at the centers.
Chemical Cleaning
The process of removing oil, dirt and scale from the surface of metals or ceramics using caustic chemicals.
Chemical Etching
Involves removing the surface of a metal chemically or electrochemically.
Chemical Milling
The process of controlled removal of metal using corrosive chemicals.
CNC Machining
Computerized Numerically Controlled (CNC) machining refers to the computer control of machine tools for the purpose of repeatedly manufacturing complex parts.
Cold Isostatic Pressing (CIP)
A method for the consolidation of metal or ceramic powders mixed with short fibers, whiskers or particulates subjected to uniform pressure in a flexible envelope.
Cold Pilger
The drawing technique employed to produce seamless tubing using a die and mandrel.
Crushing
A term used to describe operations used to reduce materials to particles by pounding or grinding.
Cutting
The process of mechanically shearing metal.
Deburring (grinding)
A finishing step involving the removal of burrs or surface imperfections from materials using abrasive activities such as grinding or sanding.
Deburring (non-grinding)
The removal of burrs, sharp edges or fins from metal parts by processes other than grinding, such as filing, machining or tumbling.
Destructive Testing
Refers to testing a workpiece for comparison to standards, where the testing results in the destruction of the work piece.
Dicing
The process of cutting a ceramic substrate into individual chips using high precision saw with an ultra-thin diamond or abrasive blade.
Drawing
A manufacturing process for producing a wire, bar or tube by pulling the material through a die to reduce the diameter and increase the length.
Drilling
The process of using a drill bit in a drill to produce holes in a solid material.
Dross Handling
The process of physically handling dross produced by the melting of metals and alloys throughout manufacturing, packaging and shipping.
Dry Tumbling
A process used to remove burrs, sharp edges or fins from metal parts by rolling the work in a barrel with other materials.
Electrical Chemical Machining (ECM)
The process of removing material using electrical energy created in an electrolyte solution to erode metal from the workpiece.
Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
The process of removing material by a series of rapidly recurring electric arcing discharges between an electrode (the cutting tool) and the work piece, in the presence of an energetic electric field.  Sometimes referred to as spark machining or spark eroding.
Extrusion
The process of shaping metal or ceramic into a chosen continuous form by forcing it through a die of a desired shape.
Filing by hand
The non-mechanized process of using a metalworking hand tool (a file) to shape, smooth, or deburr material.
Firing
The process of applying fire or heat, as in the hardening or glazing of ceramics.
Forging
The process of working a heated metal to a predetermined shape by hammering, upsetting, pressing or rolling.
Grinding

A process that uses friction with a rough surface such as an abrasive wheel on the workpiece to make very fine finishes or very light cuts.
Heading
A cold forming process that essentially involves applying force with a punch to the end of a metal blank contained in a die.  Heading, which includes upsetting and extruding, is often performed in conjunction with other cold forming operations such as sizing, piercing, trimming, thread rolling, blank rolling and pointing.
Heat Treating (in air)

The process of heating and cooling solid metals, alloys or ceramics in normal atmosphere to obtain certain desired properties or characteristics.
Heat Treating (inert atmosphere)

The process of heating and cooling solid metals, alloys or ceramics in an inert atmosphere such as nitrogen gas to obtain certain desired properties or characteristics.  The inert atmosphere excludes oxygen and reduces the generation of oxides on the surface of the metal or alloy.
High Speed Machining (>10,000 rpm)

Material-working processes that involve using a power-driven machine tool, such as a router or drill, at speeds in excess of 10,000 rpm to shape metal.
Honing
The process of finishing ground surfaces to a high degree of accuracy and smoothness with abrasive blocks applied to the surface under a light controlled pressure, with a combination of rotary and reciprocating motions.
Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)
The process of consolidating metal powders into specific shapes using both elevated temperature and isostatic gas pressure in a chamber.
Hot rolling
A metallurgical process in which the metal is passed through a pair of rolls while the metal is above its recrystallization temperature.
Lapping
An abrasive machining operation that scours the surface of the work piece with an abrasive in fluid.
Laser Cutting
A process which uses a laser to cut materials.  The material to be cut either melts, burns or vaporizes away.
Laser Machining
A process which uses a laser to machine materials.  The material either melts, burns or vaporizes away.
Laser Scribing
A process that uses a laser to cut grooves into the surface of thin material to facilitate mechanical breaking.
Laser Marking
A process that uses a laser to mark the surface of a material for identification purposes.
Machining
Material-working processes that involve using a power-driven machine tool, such as a lathe, milling machine or drill, to shape metal.
Melting
The processes of heating a solid substance to a point where it turns liquid.
Milling
The machining or cutting of metal products with revolving cutters.
Mixing
The process of combining powders and fillers to produce a part or product.
Photo-Etching
A chemical etching process that dissolves material from unmasked areas of metallic parts.  The design is photographically exposed on the workpiece using ultraviolet light.
Pickling
The process of chemically removing oxides and scale from the surface of metal using inorganic acids.
Piercing
The process of cutting internal features (holes or slots) in stock.
Pilger
The process employed to produce seamless tubing using a die and mandrel
Plasma Spray

A thermal spraying process in which a non-transferred arc of a plasma torch is utilized to create gas plasma.  The plasma acts as the source of heat for melting and propelling the surfacing material to the substrate.
Point and chamfer
A process used to grind or machine a point or bevel on the end of a rod or wire which facilitates insertion into a drawing machine.
Polishing
The process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing the surface with a fine abrasive material.
Powder Handling
The routine handling, transfer, transport or processing, including pressing, of metal or metal oxide powders and particulate.
Powder Pressing
The process of consolidating metal or metal oxide powder into a specific shape prior to subsequent processing such as firing.
Pressing
The process in which metal is deformed by plastically deforming the material and changing its shape.  The material is stressed beyond the yield strength but below the ultimate tensile strength. The surface area of the material does not change much.
Reaming
To enlarge or dress out a hole in metal with a reamer.
Roll Bonding
The process of bonding two metals together by passing the metals between rolls which compresses and bonds the metals together.
Rolling
A term applied to the operation of shaping and reducing metal in thickness by passing the metal between rolls which compresses, shapes and lengthens the metal.
Sanding
A process used to smooth or dress the surface of a workpiece using an abrasive surface.
Sawing (tooth blade)
A manufacturing process that involves cutting or severing of metal or other materials with a serrated blade.
Sectioning
The process of obtaining a smaller piece of material from a larger sample of the material.  The process can involve fracturing, sawing and/or abrasive cutting.
Shearing
The process of severing of metal, usually cold, between sharpened blades, as in a shear; to severe or rupture a part as a result of forces in parallel planes that slide across each other at right angles to a major axis of the part.
Sintering
The process of converting powder into a solid by heating, usually after pressure compacting.
Sizing
Refers to the various mechanical processes to bring a work piece to the proper shape and dimensions.
Skiving
A continuous shaving process which results in a smoother surface finish than is possible by milling.
Slab Milling
The milling process used to remove large amounts of material, leaving a flat finished surface, or slab.
Slitting
The operation of cutting wide sheets of metal into narrower strips by passing them through rotary shears that cut it to a finished width.
Snapping
The term used to describe operations that fracture larger pieces of material into smaller pieces.
Spray Drying
The process of mixing and drying a slurry to form a homogeneous mixture of powders.
Sputtering
The physical process where atoms of a solid target material are ejected due to bombardment of the material by energetic ions and deposited on a substrate.
StampingThe formation of light metal parts from metal sheet, strip or thin plate, using dies.SwagingThe process of using a die and mandrel along with hammering to change the size and shape of the outer and inter diameters of tubes and/or rods. Tape CastingThe process of applying a slurry of metal oxide onto a clear acetate tape to produce a long sheet of materials for subsequent processing such as firing.Tapping The process of cutting screw threads in a round hole with a tap (an internal thread cutting tool).Tensile TestingA standard test piece is gripped at either end in a testing machine, which slowly exerts an axial pull so that the metal is stretched until it breaks.Torch Cutting (i.e. oxy-acetylene)The process of cutting metals by using an oxygen/fuel mixture to heat the metal above the melting point.TrepanningA type of boring where an annular cut is made into a solid material with the coincidental formation of a plug or solid cylinder. TumblingA deburring operation that involves rolling the work in a barrel containing abrasives suspended in a liquid medium.TurningThe process used to produce cylindrical components in a lathe.  A cylindrical piece of stock is rotated and a cutting tool is traversed along 2 axes of motion to produce precise diameters and depths. Vapor DepositionThe process used to deposit thin films of various materials onto various surfaces by physical means.Water-Jet CuttingA process to cut metal parts using a very high-pressure stream of water. Welding (ARC, TIG, MIG, etc.) A process used to join metals by the application of heat. Source: Materion's Beryllium Safety Interactive Guide Glossary, available at https://www.berylliumsafety.com/interactive-guide/xml/task.xml (last visited September 10, 2018).


[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27627-27628]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10975]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2014-0093]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget

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 Information Collection Requests (ICRs),
abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of a
revision to the following collection of information: 1625-0082,
Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions for Certain
Towing Vessels. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose
paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before June
13, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2014-0093] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and/or to OIRA. To avoid
duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following means:
    (1) Online: (a) To Coast Guard docket at http://www.regulations.gov. (b) To OIRA by email via<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Mail: (a) DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. (b) To
OIRA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk Officer
for the Coast Guard.
    (3) Hand Delivery: To DMF address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is
202-366-9329.
    (4) Fax: (a) To DMF,<PHONE_NUMBER>. (b) To OIRA at<PHONE_NUMBER>. To
ensure your comments are received in a timely manner, mark the fax,
attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    The DMF 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 the
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. You may also find the docket on the Internet
at  http://www.regulations.gov.
    Copies of the ICRs are available through the docket on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from:
Commandant (CG-612), Attn: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, US Coast
Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE., STOP 7710, Washington DC
20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Smith, Office of Information
Management, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>, for questions
on these documents. Contact Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket
Operations,<PHONE_NUMBER>, for questions on the docket.

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. 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 Collections. There is one ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be
granted based on the Collections being necessary for the proper
performance of Departmental functions. 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
information subject to the Collections; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the Collections 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 ICRs 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 2014-0093], and must be received by June 13,
2014. We will post all comments received, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov. They will include any personal information you
provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their DMF. Please see the
``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number [USCG-
2014-0093]; indicate the specific section of the document to which each
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit
your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If
you submit a comment online via www.regulations.gov, it will be
considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit
the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be
considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is
received at the DMF. We recommend you include your name, mailing
address, an email address, or other contact information in the body of
your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding
your submission.
    You may submit comments and material by electronic means, mail,
fax, or delivery to the DMF at the address under ADDRESSES, but please
submit them by only one means. To submit your comment online, go to
http://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2014-0093'' in the
``Search'' box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand 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 comments by
mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will
consider all comments and material received during the comment period
and will address them accordingly.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this Notice as
being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, click
on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted in
blue. In the ``Search'' box insert ``USCG-2014-0093'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
You may also visit the DMF in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at http://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 Numbers: 1625-0082.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a Privacy Act statement
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (79 FR 17555, March 28, 2014)
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request

    1. Title: Navigation Safety Information and Emergency Instructions
for Certain Towing Vessels.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0082.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Owners, operators and masters of vessels.
    Abstract: Navigation safety regulations help assure that the
mariner piloting a towing vessel has adequate equipment, charts, maps,
and other publications. For inspected towing vessels, a muster list and
emergency instructions provide effective plans and references for crew
to follow in an emergency situation.
    Forms: None.
    Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 410,465
hours to 345,620 hours a year due to a decrease in the number of
respondents.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 3, 2014.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2014-10975 Filed 5-13-14; 8:45 am]
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