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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 191 / Tuesday, October 4, 2005 / Notices
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given
of the following meeting:
Name: National Advisory Council on
Migrant Health.
Date and Time: October 17, 2005, 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Place: Audio Conference Call, Phone:
1–866–727–1333, Password: 7822925.
Status: The meeting will be open to
the public.
Agenda: The agenda includes an
overview of the Council’s general
business activities, discussion of the
Amended Charter and future activities
of the Council.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities indicate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anyone requiring information regarding
the Council should contact Gladys Cate,
Office of Minority and Special
Populations, staff support to the
National Advisory Council on Migrant
Health, Bureau of Primary Health Care,
Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone
(301) 594–0367.
Dated: September 29, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and
Coordination.
[FR Doc. 05–19867 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[USCG–2002–14134]
Port Pelican LLC Deepwater Port
License Application; Fabrication Site
Environmental Assessment
Coast Guard, DHS; Maritime
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard and the
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
announce the cancellation of an
Environmental Assessment (EA) that
they previously planned as a follow-up
to MARAD’s approval of the license
application for the Port Pelican LLC
Deepwater Port in the Gulf of Mexico off
Louisiana. The EA would have assessed
the environmental impact of related
shoreside fabrication site activities in
Texas. The Coast Guard and MARAD
are canceling the EA, due to Port
Pelican LLC’s decision to defer these
fabrication site activities indefinitely.
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If
you have questions about the Port
Pelican LLC Deepwater Port project,
contact LCDR Derek Dostie, Deepwater
Ports Standards Division, United States
Coast Guard at (202) 267–0662 or
ddostie@comdt.uscg.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
On
November 14, 2003, the Maritime
Administrator issued a Record of
Decision (ROD) approving the
application of Port Pelican LLC for a
license to construct and operate a
liquefied natural gas deepwater port on
the Outer Continental Shelf, in the Gulf
of Mexico approximately 36 miles
south-southwest of Freshwater City, LA.
As indicated in the deepwater port?s
final Environmental Impact Statement
(notice of availability, 68 FR 52048,
August. 29, 2003) and in the ROD, the
deepwater port would use concrete
structures prefabricated at a shoreside
site and approval of the deepwater port
license application was conditioned on
Coast Guard and MARAD issuance of a
supplemental National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) document to
assess the impact of the shoreside
fabrication site activities. On June 25,
2004, the Coast Guard and MARAD
announced their intent to prepare that
EA.
Port Pelican LLC has now informed
the Coast Guard and MARAD that it will
not pursue its plans for the Port Aransas
site at this time, and therefore the Coast
Guard and MARAD are canceling their
plans for the supplemental EA. The
Coast Guard and MARAD will publicly
announce resumption of NEPA
document preparation should Port
Pelican LLC elect to resume its plans for
shoreside fabrication activities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: September 23, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety,
Security, Ports and Environmental Protection,
U.S. Coast Guard.
H. Keith Lesnick,
Senior Transportation Specialist, Deepwater
Ports Program Manager, U.S. Maritime
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG–2005–22541]
Merchant Mariner Credentials:
Temporary Procedures; Hurricane
Katrina
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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Notice of Fee Waiver.
SUMMARY: On August 29, 2005,
Hurricane Katrina devastated the
coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Alabama. The Regional Examination
Center (REC) at New Orleans, which
serves 14% of mariners nation-wide and
reflects about 29,000 mariners in those
three states, was completely flooded,
destroying vital records and equipment,
and rendering the facility temporarily
inoperable. Since mariners in the area
may also have lost their credentials in
the storm and subsequent flooding, the
Coast Guard is hereby implementing
temporary measures to relieve some
hardship on mariners in the Gulf coast
area who need replacement credentials.
This Notice is effective October
4, 2005.
DATES:
If
you have questions on this notice, call
Mr. Donald J. Kerlin, Deputy Director,
Coast Guard National Maritime Center
(NMC), (202) 493–1006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mariners
whose homes of record are in the states
of Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama as
confirmed by the Coast Guard’s
merchant mariner licensing and
documentation system (MMLD), and
have lost their merchant mariner’s
document (MMD), merchant mariner’s
license, or certificate of registry (COR)
(collectively referred to as
‘‘credentials’’) may apply at any REC to
receive a duplicate credential that will
bear the same expiration date and
qualifications as the original credential
that was lost. Until February 28, 2006,
the fee usually charged for the issuance
of duplicate credentials, will be waived.
Additionally, any mariner who applied
for a duplicate credential between
August 29, 2005 and the publication of
this Notice, and paid any fee may apply
for a refund at the issuing REC. This
waiver only applies to duplicate
credentials that replace credentials held
before the hurricane. It does not apply
to routine renewals or transactions that
enhance the mariner’s authority (raises
of grade). Also, all other provisions and
requirements in Title 46, Code of
Federal Regulations (46 CFR) 10.219
and 12.02–23 still apply.
Since REC New Orleans is expected to
remain closed for approximately six
months or more, additional resources
are being allocated to RECs Memphis,
Houston, Miami and Charleston.
Mariners may also seek help at any of
the other 12 RECs around the country,
a list of which appears at 46 CFR 10.105
and 12.01–7. You may also call Mr.
Kerlin for assistance at the number
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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provided in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Due to the time it takes to process
renewal applications, mariners who
visit an REC to obtain a duplicate
credential that is within one year of
expiration are strongly encouraged to
apply for a renewal or upgraded
credential at the same time that they
receive their duplicate credential.
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2110, 7101,
7302, 7501, 7502, and Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Dated: September 30, 2005.
T.H. Gilmour,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant
Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and
Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 05–19988 Filed 9–30–05; 2:23 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Emergency
Preparedness and Response Directorate,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed continuing
information collections. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), this
notice seeks comments concerning
Federal Assistance for Offsite
Radiological Emergency Planning.
Executive
Order 12657, dated November 18, 1988,
charged the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and other
Federal agencies with emergency
planning response in cases where State
and local governments have declined or
failed to prepare emergency plans. To
implement Executive Order 12657,
FEMA worked with the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) and other
Federal agencies on the Federal
Radiological Preparedness Coordinating
Committee to develop regulation 44 CFR
352, Commercial Nuclear Power Plants:
Emergency Preparedness Planning. This
regulation establishes policies and
procedures for a licensee submission of
a certification of ‘‘decline or fail,’’ and
for FEMA determination concerning
Federal assistance to the licensee; and
also establishes policies and procedures
for providing Federal support for offsite
planning and preparedness.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Collection of Information
Title: Federal Assistance for Offsite
Radiological Emergency Planning.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0024.
Form Numbers: None.
Abstract: In accordance with
Executive Order 12657, FEMA will need
certain information from the licensee in
order to form a decision as to whether
or not a condition of ‘‘decline or fail’’
exists on the part of State or local
governments (44 CFR 352.3–4). This
information will be collected by the
appropriate FEMA Regional Office or
Headquarters. Also in accordance with
the Executive Order, when a licensee
requests Federal facilities or resources,
FEMA will need information from the
NRC as to whether the licensee has
made maximum use of its resources and
the extent to which the licensee has
complied with 10 CFR 50.47 (c)(1) and
44 CFR 352.5. This information will be
collected by the NRC and will be
provided to FEMA through consultation
between the two agencies.
Affected Public: Business or Other For
Profit (Nuclear Regulatory Commission
licensees of commercial nuclear power
plants).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 160.
ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Project/activity (survey, form(s), focus group, etc.)
Number of respondents (A)
Frequency of
responses (B)
Burden hours
per respondent (C)
1
1
1
1
40
20
1
1
40
20
1
1
40
1
40
1
1
30
1
30
1
1
1
30
1
30
160
Submit to the host FEMA Regional Director Certification
that a decline or fail situation exists from the Chief Executive officer or Licensee ...............................................
Document why assistance is needed ..................................
Document request to and responses from the Governor(s)
or Local Officials with respects to efforts taken by Licensee to secure their participation, cooperation, commitment of resources or document timely correction of
planning and preparedness failure ...................................
Document Licensee’s maximum feasible use of its resources .............................................................................
Document efforts to secure the use of State and Local
government and volunteer resources ..............................
Total ..............................................................................
Estimated Cost: $4,171.
Comments: Written comments are
solicited to (a) evaluate whether the
proposed data collection is necessary for
the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
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information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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
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Annual responses
(A×B)
Total annual
burden hours
(A×B×C)
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. Comments should be
received within 60 days of the date of
this notice.
Interested persons should
submit written comments to Chief,
Records Management Section,
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2005-22541]
Merchant Mariner Credentials: Temporary Procedures; Hurricane
Katrina
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of Fee Waiver.
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SUMMARY: On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the
coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The Regional
Examination Center (REC) at New Orleans, which serves 14% of mariners
nation-wide and reflects about 29,000 mariners in those three states,
was completely flooded, destroying vital records and equipment, and
rendering the facility temporarily inoperable. Since mariners in the
area may also have lost their credentials in the storm and subsequent
flooding, the Coast Guard is hereby implementing temporary measures to
relieve some hardship on mariners in the Gulf coast area who need
replacement credentials.
DATES: This Notice is effective October 4, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call Mr. Donald J. Kerlin, Deputy Director, Coast Guard National
Maritime Center (NMC), (202) 493-1006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Mariners whose homes of record are in the
states of Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama as confirmed by the Coast
Guard's merchant mariner licensing and documentation system (MMLD), and
have lost their merchant mariner's document (MMD), merchant mariner's
license, or certificate of registry (COR) (collectively referred to as
``credentials'') may apply at any REC to receive a duplicate credential
that will bear the same expiration date and qualifications as the
original credential that was lost. Until February 28, 2006, the fee
usually charged for the issuance of duplicate credentials, will be
waived. Additionally, any mariner who applied for a duplicate
credential between August 29, 2005 and the publication of this Notice,
and paid any fee may apply for a refund at the issuing REC. This waiver
only applies to duplicate credentials that replace credentials held
before the hurricane. It does not apply to routine renewals or
transactions that enhance the mariner's authority (raises of grade).
Also, all other provisions and requirements in Title 46, Code of
Federal Regulations (46 CFR) 10.219 and 12.02-23 still apply.
Since REC New Orleans is expected to remain closed for
approximately six months or more, additional resources are being
allocated to RECs Memphis, Houston, Miami and Charleston. Mariners may
also seek help at any of the other 12 RECs around the country, a list
of which appears at 46 CFR 10.105 and 12.01-7. You may also call Mr.
Kerlin for assistance at the number
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provided in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Due to the time it takes to process renewal applications, mariners
who visit an REC to obtain a duplicate credential that is within one
year of expiration are strongly encouraged to apply for a renewal or
upgraded credential at the same time that they receive their duplicate
credential.
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2110, 7101, 7302, 7501, 7502, and
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Dated: September 30, 2005.
T.H. Gilmour,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety,
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-19988 Filed 9-30-05; 2:23 pm]
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