Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Vessel and Facility Response Plans for Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment Requirements and Alternative Technology Revisions, 34789-34790 [05-11821]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 114 / Wednesday, June 15, 2005 / Notices
Dated: June 9, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and
Coordination.
[FR Doc. 05–11784 Filed 6–14–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG–2000–7833]
Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for Vessel and
Facility Response Plans for Oil: 2003
Removal Equipment Requirements and
Alternative Technology Revisions
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will hold
four public hearings to solicit comments
on the draft programmatic
environmental impact statement
(DPEIS) for the rulemaking on Vessel
and Facility Response Plans for Oil:
2003 Removal Equipment Requirements
and Alternative Technology Revisions.
The DPEIS addresses the increase of the
oil removal capacity requirements for
tank vessels and marine transportationrelated facilities and added
requirements for new response
technologies. We seek comments from
any interested or affected stakeholders
and encourage all stakeholders to attend
these hearings.
DATES: The public hearings will be held
on the following dates in the cities
listed:
• Houston, TX, July 11, 2005, from 12
p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Sacramento, CA, July 13, 2005, from
12 p.m. to 6 p.m
• Anchorage, AK, July 15, 2005, from
12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Washington DC, July 19, 2005, from
12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Material submitted in response to the
request for comments must reach the
Department of Transportation’s Docket
Management Facility on or before
August 1, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The Coast Guard will hold
the public hearings at the following
locations:
• Houston, TX—Hilton-University of
Houston, 4800 Calhoun Street, Houston,
TX 77204.
• Sacramento, CA—Office of Spill
Prevention and Response, 1700 K Street,
First Floor Meeting Room, Sacramento,
CA 95814.
• Anchorage, AK—Hilton-Anchorage,
500 West 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK
99501.
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• Washington, DC—Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street SW., Room 2230,
Washington, DC 20590.
You may also submit your comments
directly to the Docket Management
Facility. To ensure that your comments
and related material are not entered
more than once in the docket (USCG–
2000–7833), please submit them by only
one of the following means:
(1) Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov.
(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC
20590–0001.
(3) Fax: 202–493–2251.
(4) Delivery: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this notice, call
Bradley McKitrick, Coast Guard,
telephone 202–267–0995, or e-mail
bmckitrick@comdt.uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Andrea M.
Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202–366–0271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
All comments received will be posted,
without change, to https://dms.dot.gov
and will include any personal
information you have provided. We
have an agreement with the Department
of Transportation (DOT) to use the
Docket Management Facility. Please see
DOT’s ‘‘Privacy Act’’ paragraph below.
Submitting comments: If you submit a
comment, please include your name and
address, identify the docket number for
this notice (USCG–2000–7833) and give
the reason for each comment. You may
submit your comments by electronic
means, mail, fax, or delivery to the
Docket Management Facility at the
address under ADDRESSES; but please
submit your comments by only one
means. If you submit them by mail or
delivery, submit them in an unbound
format, no larger than 81⁄2 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. We
will consider all comments received
during the comment period.
We are requesting your comments on
issues related to the DPEIS. We will
publish comments received during the
DPEIS review period in the final PEIS.
Viewing comments and documents:
To view comments, go to https://
dms.dot.gov at any time and conduct a
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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 into any of our 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 Department of
Transportation’s Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you
may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
Public Hearings
The Coast Guard encourages
interested and affected stakeholders to
attend the hearings and present oral
comment or written comments during
the hearings. The hearings are open to
members of the public. Please note that
the hearings may close early if all
business is finished. If you are unable to
attend the hearings, we encourage you
to submit comments to the Docket
Management Facility as indicated under
ADDRESSES by August 1, 2005.
Information on Services for Individuals
With Disabilities
If you plan to attend these hearings
and require special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, contact us
as indicated in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Background and Purpose
On June 1, 2005, the Coast Guard
published a notice of availability with a
request for comments in the Federal
Register (70 FR 31487) to announce the
availability of the draft programmatic
environmental impact statement
(DPEIS) for the rulemaking on Vessel
and Facility Response Plans for Oil:
2003 Removal Equipment Requirements
and Alternative Technology Revisions.
At the time of that notice, public
hearings had not been scheduled. This
notice provides the information on the
public hearings. Public hearings are an
integral part of the environmental
review process and are authorized by 40
CFR Part 1506. Therefore, the Coast
Guard will hold public hearings at the
times and locations noted above in
DATES and ADDRESSES. You can access
the DPEIS through the Department of
Transportation Docket Management
System (DMS) at https://dms.dot.gov
using docket number USCG–2000–7833
or the Coast Guard’s Web site https://
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www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/regs/PEIS/
peisindex.html.
Dated: June 8, 2005.
Raymond J. Petow,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director
of Standards, Marine Safety, Security, and
Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
60-day notice of information
collection under review: Freedom of
Information/Privacy Act request; Form
G–639.
ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services has submitted the
following information collection request
for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted for
sixty days until August 15, 2005.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the collection of information
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies estimate of the burden of
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of information to be collected;
and
(4) Minimize the burden of collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques, or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
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(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Freedom of Information/Privacy Act
Request.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form G–639.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or requested to respond, as well as a
brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Households. This form is provided as a
convenient means for persons to
provide data necessary for identification
of a particular record desired under
FOIA/PA.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 100,000 responses at 15
Minutes per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 25,000 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument with
instructions, please contact Richard A.
Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management
Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529; 202–272–8377.
Dated: June 10, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05–11812 Filed 6–14–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
60-day notice of information
collection under review: application for
T nonimmigrant status; application for
immediate family member of T–1
recipient; and declaration of law
enforcement officer for victim of
trafficking in persons, Forms I–914, I–
914 Supplement A, I–914 Supplement
B.
ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has
submitted an emergency information
collection for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
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Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for sixty days until
August 15, 2005.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the collection of information
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques, or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for T Nonimmigrant Status;
Application for Immediate Family
Member of T–1 Recipient; and
Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer
for Victim of Trafficking in Persons.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Forms I–914,
I–914 Supplement A, and I–914
Supplement B. U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals and
Households. This application
incorporates information pertinent to
eligibility under the Victims of
Trafficking and Violence Protection Act
of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–386) and a request
for employment. The information on all
three parts of the form will be used by
the USCIS to determine whether
applicants meet the eligibility
requirements for certain immigration
benefits.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 8,750 I–914 responses at 2.25
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[FR Doc No: 05-11821]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2000-7833]
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Vessel and
Facility Response Plans for Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment Requirements
and Alternative Technology Revisions
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will hold four public hearings to solicit
comments on the draft programmatic environmental impact statement
(DPEIS) for the rulemaking on Vessel and Facility Response Plans for
Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment Requirements and Alternative Technology
Revisions. The DPEIS addresses the increase of the oil removal capacity
requirements for tank vessels and marine transportation-related
facilities and added requirements for new response technologies. We
seek comments from any interested or affected stakeholders and
encourage all stakeholders to attend these hearings.
DATES: The public hearings will be held on the following dates in the
cities listed:
Houston, TX, July 11, 2005, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sacramento, CA, July 13, 2005, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m
Anchorage, AK, July 15, 2005, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Washington DC, July 19, 2005, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Material submitted in response to the request for comments must
reach the Department of Transportation's Docket Management Facility on
or before August 1, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The Coast Guard will hold the public hearings at the
following locations:
Houston, TX--Hilton-University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun
Street, Houston, TX 77204.
Sacramento, CA--Office of Spill Prevention and Response,
1700 K Street, First Floor Meeting Room, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Anchorage, AK--Hilton-Anchorage, 500 West 3rd Avenue,
Anchorage, AK 99501.
Washington, DC--Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Room 2230, Washington, DC 20590.
You may also submit your comments directly to the Docket Management
Facility. To ensure that your comments and related material are not
entered more than once in the docket (USCG-2000-7833), please submit
them by only one of the following means:
(1) Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov.
(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(4) Delivery: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call Bradley McKitrick, Coast Guard, telephone 202-267-0995, or e-mail
bmckitrick@comdt.uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Andrea M. Jenkins, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-0271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
All comments received will be posted, without change, to https://
dms.dot.gov and will include any personal information you have
provided. We have an agreement with the Department of Transportation
(DOT) to use the Docket Management Facility. Please see DOT's ``Privacy
Act'' paragraph below.
Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your
name and address, identify the docket number for this notice (USCG-
2000-7833) and give the reason for each comment. You may submit your
comments by electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket
Management Facility at the address under ADDRESSES; but please submit
your comments 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. We will
consider all comments received during the comment period.
We are requesting your comments on issues related to the DPEIS. We
will publish comments received during the DPEIS review period in the
final PEIS.
Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, 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 into any of our 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
Department of Transportation's Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit
https://dms.dot.gov.
Public Hearings
The Coast Guard encourages interested and affected stakeholders to
attend the hearings and present oral comment or written comments during
the hearings. The hearings are open to members of the public. Please
note that the hearings may close early if all business is finished. If
you are unable to attend the hearings, we encourage you to submit
comments to the Docket Management Facility as indicated under ADDRESSES
by August 1, 2005.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
If you plan to attend these hearings and require special
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, contact us as indicated in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Background and Purpose
On June 1, 2005, the Coast Guard published a notice of availability
with a request for comments in the Federal Register (70 FR 31487) to
announce the availability of the draft programmatic environmental
impact statement (DPEIS) for the rulemaking on Vessel and Facility
Response Plans for Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment Requirements and
Alternative Technology Revisions. At the time of that notice, public
hearings had not been scheduled. This notice provides the information
on the public hearings. Public hearings are an integral part of the
environmental review process and are authorized by 40 CFR Part 1506.
Therefore, the Coast Guard will hold public hearings at the times and
locations noted above in DATES and ADDRESSES. You can access the DPEIS
through the Department of Transportation Docket Management System (DMS)
at https://dms.dot.gov using docket number USCG-2000-7833 or the Coast
Guard's Web site https://
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www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/regs/PEIS/peisindex.html.
Dated: June 8, 2005.
Raymond J. Petow,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety,
Security, and Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 05-11821 Filed 6-14-05; 8:45 am]
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