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crude-oil tankers. Subsection 5002(o)
permits an alternative voluntary
advisory group to represent to
communities and interests in the
vicinity of the terminal facilities in Cook
Inlet (CI), in lieu of a council of the type
specified in subsection 5002(d), if
certain conditions are met.
The Act requires that the group enter
into a contract to ensure annual
funding, and that it receive annual
certification by the President to the
effect that it fosters the general goals
and purposes of the Act, and is broadly
representative of the communities and
interests in the vicinity of the terminal
facilities and Cook Inlet. Accordingly, in
1991, the President granted certification
to the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen’s
Advisory Council (CIRCAC). The
authority to certify alternative advisory
groups was subsequently delegated to
the Commandant of the Coast Guard and
redelegated to the Commander,
Seventeenth Coast Guard District.
On June 28, 2005, the Coast Guard
published a notice of availability of an
application for recertification submitted
by the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens’
Advisory Council in the Federal
Register (70 FR 37103) and we
requested comments. Eight comments
were received.
Discussion of Comments
Of the comments received, all were
supportive of recertification and noted
the positive efforts, good
communication, and broad
representation of Cook Inlet
communities by CIRCAC as it carries
out its responsibilities as intended by
the Act.
The Coast Guard received one letter of
public comment from the Cook Inlet
Keeper, a citizen-based, non-profit
group dedicated to protecting Alaska’s
Cook Inlet watershed. This comment
supported the recertification of the
CIRCAC and also encouraged the Coast
Guard to investigate ways to ensure the
CIRCAC has a more reliable, long-term
funding stream. Although the Coast
Guard understands the Cook Inlet
Keeper’s concern, the Coast Guard is
limited to determining whether the
CIRCAC has entered into a contract for
funding in accordance with the
requirements of 33 U.S.C. 2732(o), and
reviewing the expenditure of those
funds.
Upon review of the comments
received regarding the CIRCAC’s
performance during the past year and
the information provided by the RCAC
in their annual report and recertification
package, the Coast Guard finds the
CIRCAC meets the criteria established
under the Oil Pollution Act, and that
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recertification in accordance with the
Act is appropriate.
Recertification
By letter dated 12 August, 2005 the
Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard,
certified that the CIRCAC qualifies as an
alternative voluntary advisory group
under 33 U.S.C. 2732(o). This
recertification lasts through August 31,
2006.
Dated: August 15, 2005.
James C. Olson,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Seventeenth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG–2005–22235]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Licensing
Implementation Working Group of the
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
(TSAC) will meet to discuss matters
relating to specific issues of towing
safety. The meeting will be open to the
public.
DATES: The Licensing Implementation
Working Group will meet via
teleconference on Friday, September 2,
2005 from 10 a.m. to approximately 12
noon EDT. Written material and
requests to make oral presentations
should reach the TSAC working group
Chairperson on or before August 30,
2005.
ADDRESSES: The Working Group will
meet via conference call only. Contact
Ms. Jennifer Carpenter, working group
Chairperson, or her assistant, Ms. Amy
Hewett at 703–841–9300 for the
conference call telephone number and
access code. Send written material and
requests to make oral presentations to
Ms. Jennifer Carpenter; American
Waterways Operators; 801 North Quincy
Street, Suite 200; Arlington, VA 22209.
This notice and related documents are
available on the Internet at https://
dms.dot.gov under the docket number
USCG–2005–22235.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general TSAC information you may also
contact Mr. Gerald Miante, Assistant
Executive Director of TSAC, telephone
202–267–0214, fax 202–267–4570, or email gmiante@comdt.uscg.mil. If you
plan to participate in this meeting,
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please notify both Mr. Miante and either
Ms. Carpenter or Ms. Hewett by August
30, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92–463, 86
Stat.770, as amended).
Agenda of Working Group Meeting
The agenda for the Licensing Working
Group tentatively includes the following
items:
(1) Time frame flexibility—
• Credit apprentice mate/steersman
time at higher rate if individual is
carried as an extra person;
• Model course;
(2) Combine inland and Western
Rivers routes;
(3) Ability to upgrade from tonnagelimited Master of Towing Vessels to
Master of Towing Vessels without
tonnage Limitation;
(4) Require towing endorsement for
Master of Steam or Motor Vessels of Not
More Than 500 Gross Tons. (Current
regs allow Master 500 to operate towing
vessels if he/she has either a towing
endorsement or a completed Towing
Officer’s Assessment Record (TOAR.);
(5) Clarify how Master of Towing
Vessels can obtain a Standards of
Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping (STCW) certificate if
needed;
(6) Reconcile apparent discrepancies
between licensing regulations and
Navigation and Vessel Inspection
Circular (NVIC) 4–01 Licensing and
Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels
re. TOAR format;
(7) Clarify TOAR requirements for
harbor tug operators. Can certain items
be marked ‘‘Not Applicable’’ (N/A)?;
(8) Reconsider elements that may
prolong time needed to complete a
TOAR (e.g., operate in high water, high
wind.);
(9) Work with the Coast Guard to
develop a communications plan aimed
at mariners; and
(10) Proposed changes to NVIC 4–01.
A letter proposing changes is attached;
the NVIC can be found on-line at: https://
www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/
index00.htm#2001.
Procedural
The meeting is open to the public.
Please note that the meeting may close
early if all business is finished. At the
Chair’s discretion, members of the
public may make oral presentations
during the meeting. If you would like to
make an oral presentation at the
meeting, please notify the working
group Chairperson (as provided above
in ADDRESSES no later than August 30,
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2005. Written material for distribution
at the meeting should reach the
Chairperson no later than August 30,
2005.
Information on Services for Individuals
With Disabilities
For information on facilities or
services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance at the
meeting, contact Ms. Carpenter or Ms.
Hewett at the number listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
Dated: August 25, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety,
Security and Environmental Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
30-day notice of information
collection under review; guarantee of
payment; Form I–510.
ACTION:
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval is being sought for the
information collection listed below.
This information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on June 22, 2005 at 70 FR
36201, allowed for a 60-day public
comment period. No comments were
received on this information collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days of public
comment. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until; September
28, 2005. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR Part 1320.10.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
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
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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:
Guarantee of Payment.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–510.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. Section 253 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (INA) provides that
the master or agent of a vessel or aircraft
shall guarantee payment incurred for an
alien crewman who arrived in the
United States and is afflicted with any
disease or illness mentioned in Section
255 of the INA.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 100 responses at five minutes:
(.083) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 8 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument,
please contact Mr. Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management
Division, U.S. Immigration and
Citizenship Services, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services published this notice on behalf
of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
Dated: August 24, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Information
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
30-day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Inter-Agency
Alien Witness and Information Record,
Form I–854.
ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has
submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on June 22, 2005 at 70 FR
36204. The notice allowed for a 60-day
public comment period. No comments
were received on this information
collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until September
28, 2005. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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 previously approved
information collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2005-22235]
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Licensing Implementation Working Group of the Towing
Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss matters relating
to specific issues of towing safety. The meeting will be open to the
public.
DATES: The Licensing Implementation Working Group will meet via
teleconference on Friday, September 2, 2005 from 10 a.m. to
approximately 12 noon EDT. Written material and requests to make oral
presentations should reach the TSAC working group Chairperson on or
before August 30, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet via conference call only.
Contact Ms. Jennifer Carpenter, working group Chairperson, or her
assistant, Ms. Amy Hewett at 703-841-9300 for the conference call
telephone number and access code. Send written material and requests to
make oral presentations to Ms. Jennifer Carpenter; American Waterways
Operators; 801 North Quincy Street, Suite 200; Arlington, VA 22209.
This notice and related documents are available on the Internet at
https://dms.dot.gov under the docket number USCG-2005-22235.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general TSAC information you may
also contact Mr. Gerald Miante, Assistant Executive Director of TSAC,
telephone 202-267-0214, fax 202-267-4570, or e-mail
gmiante@comdt.uscg.mil. If you plan to participate in this meeting,
please notify both Mr. Miante and either Ms. Carpenter or Ms. Hewett by
August 30, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92-463, 86
Stat.770, as amended).
Agenda of Working Group Meeting
The agenda for the Licensing Working Group tentatively includes the
following items:
(1) Time frame flexibility--
Credit apprentice mate/steersman time at higher rate if
individual is carried as an extra person;
Model course;
(2) Combine inland and Western Rivers routes;
(3) Ability to upgrade from tonnage-limited Master of Towing
Vessels to Master of Towing Vessels without tonnage Limitation;
(4) Require towing endorsement for Master of Steam or Motor Vessels
of Not More Than 500 Gross Tons. (Current regs allow Master 500 to
operate towing vessels if he/she has either a towing endorsement or a
completed Towing Officer's Assessment Record (TOAR.);
(5) Clarify how Master of Towing Vessels can obtain a Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificate if needed;
(6) Reconcile apparent discrepancies between licensing regulations
and Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 4-01 Licensing and
Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels re. TOAR format;
(7) Clarify TOAR requirements for harbor tug operators. Can certain
items be marked ``Not Applicable'' (N/A)?;
(8) Reconsider elements that may prolong time needed to complete a
TOAR (e.g., operate in high water, high wind.);
(9) Work with the Coast Guard to develop a communications plan
aimed at mariners; and
(10) Proposed changes to NVIC 4-01. A letter proposing changes is
attached; the NVIC can be found on-line at: https://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/
nvic/index00.htm#2001.
Procedural
The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may
close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion,
members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting.
If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please
notify the working group Chairperson (as provided above in ADDRESSES no
later than August 30,
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2005. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the
Chairperson no later than August 30, 2005.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
Ms. Carpenter or Ms. Hewett at the number listed in ADDRESSES as soon
as possible.
Dated: August 25, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-17192 Filed 8-25-05; 12:25 pm]
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