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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-3288-EM]

Florida; Emergency and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an
emergency for the State of Florida (FEMA-3288-EM), dated August 21,
2008, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: August 21, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated August 21, 2008, the President declared an emergency declaration
under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act), as
follows:

    I have determined that the emergency conditions in the State of
Florida resulting from Tropical Storm Fay beginning on August 18,
2008, and continuing, are of sufficient severity and magnitude to
warrant an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207
(the Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such an emergency
exists in the State of Florida.
    You are authorized to provide appropriate assistance for
required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the
Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public
health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a
catastrophe in the designated areas. Specifically, you are
authorized to provide assistance for debris removal and emergency
protective measures (Categories A and B), including direct Federal
assistance, under the Public Assistance program. This assistance
excludes regular time costs for subgrantees' regular employees. In
addition, you are authorized to provide such other forms of
assistance under Title V of the Stafford Act as you may deem
appropriate.
    Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of the total
eligible costs. In order to provide Federal assistance, you are
hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these
purposes such amounts as you find necessary for Federal emergency
assistance and administrative expenses.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, Department
of Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Thomas
P. Davies, of FEMA, is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating
Officer for this declared emergency.
    The following areas of the State of Florida have been designated as
adversely affected by this declared emergency:

    All 67 counties in the State of Florida for debris removal and
emergency protective measures (Categories A and B), including direct
Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households in
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.)

R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-62640; File No. SR-EDGX-2010-10]

 Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to
Amendments to the EDGX Exchange, Inc. Fee Schedule

August 4, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on July 30, 2010, the EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or the
``EDGX'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend its fees and rebates applicable to
Members \3\ of the Exchange pursuant to EDGX Rule 15.1(a) and (c) to
(i) establish a rebate; (ii) charge for legacy International Securities
Exchange (``ISE'') FIX session fees; and (iii) make other technical
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    All of the changes described herein are applicable to EDGX Members.
The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Internet Web site at http://www.directedge.com.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization
has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B and C below, of the
most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose

(i) ISE FIX Session Fees

    The Exchange proposes to charge for legacy ISE \4\ Financial
Information Exchange (``FIX'') sessions (``Sessions'') used to connect
to EDGX and thereby,

amend its fee schedule accordingly.\5\ These are logical ports used to
enter orders into the Exchange's trading system and to receive order
messages from the Exchange. The Sessions are currently being used to
send orders to EDGX by certain legacy Members of the ISE who became
Members of EDGX. The amendment to the fee schedule enables the Exchange
to continue to bill Members for these Sessions until they are
terminated. Members will be charged $250/month for the first two
Sessions and $50/month for each Session thereafter. The Exchange
believes that the fees obtained will enable it to cover certain costs.
First, the fees would enable the Exchange to charge for existing
infrastructure costs for a legacy system that the Exchange is planning
to discontinue using. Secondly, the fees would cover those costs
associated with allowing Members to continue to use this legacy
infrastructure until they have successfully transitioned to EDGX
Sessions (which are currently provided at no charge). Finally,
switching over to the EDGX Sessions involves no additional costs nor
software changes by Members.
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    \4\ A wholly-owned subsidiary of Direct Edge Holdings, LLC
(prior to July 16, 2010) previously operated the ISE Stock Exchange
as a facility of ISE. These Session fees are identical to the fees
filed previously filed by and billed for by the ISE. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 56379 (September 10, 2007), 72 FR 52591
(September 14, 2007) (SR-ISE-2007-79).
    \5\ As stated in SR-ISE-2007-79, the ISE used the Financial
Information Exchange (FIX) protocol, which Members program to in
order to develop applications that send trading commands and/or
queries to and receive broadcasts and/or transactions from the
trading system. The protocol processes quotes, receives orders from
Members, tracks activity in the underlying markets, when applicable,
executes trades in the matching engine, and broadcasts trade details
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(ii) Other Technical Amendments

    The Exchange proposes to make several technical amendments to its
fee schedule. The Exchange proposes to move the text in footnote 1 that
states that ``upon a Member's request, EDGX will aggregate share volume
calculations for wholly owned affiliates on a prospective basis'' to
new footnote ``a.'' Then, the Exchange proposes adding a reference to
footnote ``a'' next to all numbered footnotes (except footnotes 2 and 4
since these say ``intentionally omitted.'') This amendment clarifies
that the ability of Members to request aggregation and the Exchange to
aggregate share volume calculations for wholly owned affiliates on a
prospective basis applies across all fee and volume threshold
calculations and not just to the language found in footnote 1.
    The Exchange proposes to delete the reference to footnote 4 found
on Flags E and 5 since footnote 4 is ``intentionally omitted'' and
leaving the reference intact leads to confusion by Members.

(iii) Proposed Rebate

    Currently, Members can qualify for a rebate of $0.0032 per share
for all liquidity posted on EDGX if they add or route at least
5,000,000 shares of average daily volume prior to 9:30 AM or after 4:00
PM (includes all flags except 6) AND add a minimum of 50,000,000 shares
of average daily volume on EDGX in total, including during both market
hours and pre and post-trading hours.
    The Exchange proposes to add an additional rebate to footnote 1 of
its fee schedule which will provide Members a $0.0031 rebate per share
for liquidity added on EDGX if the Member on a daily basis, measured
monthly posts 0.75% of the Total Consolidated Volume (``TCV'') in
average daily volume. TCV is defined as volume reported by all
exchanges and trade reporting facilities to the consolidated
transaction reporting plans for Tapes A, B and C securities. The
Exchange believes that this pricing is appropriate since this rebate ($
0.0031 per share), which is $0.0001 lower than the $0.0032 per share
rebate mentioned above, is also easier to meet. For example, 0.75% of
the average TCV for June 2010 (9.3 billion) was approximately 70
million shares, but this volume need not be posted (like that required
for the $0.0032 rebate per share) only during pre and post-trading
hours, a more limited time period. Therefore, this threshold is not as
restrictive as the criteria to qualify for the $0.0032 rebate. In
addition, the rebate also results in part from lower administrative
costs associated with higher volume.
    EDGX Exchange proposes to implement these amendments to the
Exchange fee schedule on August 1, 2010.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the objectives of Section 6 of the Act,\6\ in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4),\7\ in particular, as it is
designed to provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues,
fees and other charges among its members and other persons using its
facilities. The Exchange notes that it operates in a highly competitive
market in which market participants can readily direct order flow to
competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be
excessive. The proposed rule change reflects a competitive pricing
structure designed to incent market participants to direct their order
flow to the Exchange. The Exchange believes that the fees obtained from
legacy ISE Sessions will enable it to cover its infrastructure costs
associated with allowing Members to continue to use this legacy
infrastructure until they have successfully transitioned to EDGX
Sessions. Finally, the Exchange believes that the proposed rates are
equitable in that they apply uniformly to all Members and provide
higher rebates for higher volume thresholds, resulting from lower
administrative costs. The Exchange believes the fees and credits remain
competitive with those charged by other venues and therefore continue
to be reasonable and equitably allocated to those members that opt to
direct orders to the Exchange rather than competing venues.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of
the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

    The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit,
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received
any unsolicited written comments from members or other interested
parties.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) \9\ thereunder. At any
time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-EDGX-2010-10 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-EDGX-2010-10. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/
sro.shtml). Copies of the submission,\10\ all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site
viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between
the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change; the
Commission does not edit personal identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
EDGX-2010-10 and should be submitted on or before September 1, 2010.
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    \10\ The text of the proposed rule change is available on
Exchange's Web site at http://www.directedge.com, on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov, at EDGX, and at the
Commission's Public Reference Room.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-54423; File No. SR-Phlx-2006-54]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.,
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Amending the Broker/Dealer (Non-AUTOM-Delivered) Equity Option
Transaction Charge

September 11, 2006.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on August 31, 2006, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (``Phlx'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III, below, which Items have been prepared by the Phlx. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Phlx proposes to amend the broker/dealer equity option (non-
AUTOM-delivered) \3\ transaction charge from a tiered fee schedule
based on the number of contracts to a flat fee of $0.25 per contract.
The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web
site at http://www.Phlx.com, at the Phlx's Office of the Secretary, and

at the Commission's Public Reference Room.
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    \3\ AUTOM is the Exchange's electronic order delivery, routing,
execution and reporting system, which provides for the automatic
entry and routing of equity option and index option orders to the
Exchange trading floor. See Exchange Rules 1014(b)(ii) and 1080).
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Phlx included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the

proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Phlx has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Phlx proposes to amend the broker/dealer equity option (non-
AUTOM-delivered) transaction charge from a tiered fee schedule based on
the number of contracts to a flat fee of $0.25 per contract. The
proposed $0.25 per contract charge replaces the three-tiered charges of
$0.35, $0.25 or $0.20 per contract, depending on the volume. The $0.45
per contract charge for broker/dealer (AUTOM-delivered) transactions
remains unchanged. This proposal is scheduled to become effective for
trades settling on or after September 1, 2006. The purpose of this
proposal is to remain competitive with other exchanges \4\ and to
attract additional broker/dealer (non-AUTOM-delivered) business to the
Exchange.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to amend its schedule of
fees is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act \5\ in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of the Act \6\ in
particular, in that it is an equitable allocation of reasonable fees
and other charges among Exchange members.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \7\ and paragraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4 \8\
thereunder. At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed
rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
); or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-Phlx-2006-54 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-Phlx-2006-54. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.
To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml
). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,

all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection
and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of the
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the Phlx. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File Number SR-Phlx-2006-54 and should be submitted on or before
October 10, 2006.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0096]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0042

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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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: 1625-0042,
Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material Cargoes, and
Advance Notice of Transfer; 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
June 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the Coast Guard should be submitted using the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for
docket number [USCG-2023-0096]. 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<PHONE_NUMBER>, or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>, 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-2023-0096], and must be received by June 8,
2023.

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. 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. All comments to the Coast Guard will
be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov and 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: 1625-0042.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (88 FR 8878, February 10, 2023)
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: Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material
Cargoes, and Advance Notice of Transfer.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0042.
    Summary: The information for this report allows the U.S. Coast
Guard to provide timely response to an emergency and minimize the
environmental damage from an oil or hazardous material spill. The
information also allows the Coast Guard to control the location and
procedures for lightering activities. It also provides advance notice
of transfers at certain facilities.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 3715 authorizes the Coast Guard to establish
lightering regulations. Title 33 CFR 156.200 to 156.330 and 156.400 to
156.430 prescribes the Coast Guard regulations for lightering,
including pre-arrival notice, reporting of incidents and operating
conditions. 46 U.S.C. 70011 authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe

advance notice of transfer regulations. Title 33 CFR 156.118 prescribe
the regulations.
    Forms: CG-4020, 4 Hour Advance Notice of Transfer.
    Respondents: Owners, masters and agents of lightering vessels, and
facility representatives.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 985
hours to 899 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: April 18, 2023.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
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