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are not in place in certain ports of
Equatorial Guinea and that it will
impose conditions of entry on vessels
arriving from that country. The Coast
Guard also announces that conditions of
entry are being removed from vessels
arriving from ports in the Democratic
Republic of Congo.
DATES: The policy announced in this
notice is effective on February 7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The Docket Management
Facility maintains the public docket for
this notice. This notice will be available
for inspection or copying at 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. You may also find this
docket, including this notice, on the
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov..
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this notice, call
Mr. Mike Brown, Coast Guard,
telephone 202–267–4330.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
Section 70110 of the Maritime
Transportation Security Act provides
that the Secretary of Homeland Security
may impose conditions of entry into the
United States from ports that are not
maintaining effective anti-terrorism
measures. The Coast Guard has been
delegated the authority by the Secretary
to carry out the provisions of this
section. The Docket contains previous
notices imposing or removing
conditions of entry on vessels arriving
from certain countries and those
conditions of entry and the countries
they pertain to remain in effect unless
modified by this notice.
The Coast Guard has determined that
ports, with certain exceptions, in
Equatorial Guinea are not maintaining
effective anti-terrorism measures.
Accordingly, effective February 7, 2006,
the Coast Guard will impose the
following conditions of entry on vessels
that visited ports in Equatorial Guinea
with the exception of Punta Europa, K–
5, Luba, Zafiro, and Ceiba during their
last five port calls. Vessels must:
• Implement measures per the ship’s
security plan equivalent to Security
Level 2;
• Ensure that each access point to the
ship is guarded and that the guards have
total visibility of the exterior (both
landside and waterside) of the vessel
while the vessel is in ports in the above
countries. Guards may be provided by
the ship’s crew, however additional
crewmembers should be placed on the
ship if necessary to ensure that limits on
maximum hours of work are not
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exceeded and/or minimum hours of rest
are met, or provided by outside security
forces approved by the ship’s master
and Company Security Officer;
• Attempt to execute a Declaration of
Security;
• Log all security actions in the ship’s
log;
• Report actions taken to the
cognizant U.S. Coast Guard Captain of
the Port prior to arrival into U.S. waters;
and
• Ensure that each access point to the
ship is guarded by armed, private
security guards and that they have total
visibility of the exterior (both landside
and waterside) of the vessel while in
U.S. ports. The number and position of
the guards has to be acceptable to the
Coast Guard Captain of the Port.
Based on recent information, the
Coast Guard is removing the conditions
of entry announced in its previously
published Notice of Policy (70 FR
22668) for the Democratic Republic of
Congo.
With this notice, the current list of
countries not maintaining effective antiterrorism measures is as follows:
Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Liberia, and Mauritania.
January 10, 2006.
Craig E. Bone,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant
Commandant for Prevention, Acting.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG–2006–23652]
Temporary Authorization To Extend
Certificates of Inspection and
Certificates of Compliance
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of policy.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces
that Congress authorized (through H.R.
4508), the Secretary of Homeland
Security to extend temporarily the
duration or the validity of Certificates of
Inspection and Certificates of
Compliance that are issued under
chapter 33 or 37, respectively, of title
46, U.S. Code. These certificates may be
extended for up to three (3) months for
any vessel inspected by the Coast Guard
in Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana.
DATES: This temporary extension
authorization for the Secretary of
Homeland Security expires on February
28, 2006.
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Vessel owners or operators
must send written requests for
extensions to the local Officer in Charge,
Marine Inspection (OCMI) for
consideration.
ADDRESSES:
If
you have questions regarding this
notice, contact Lieutenant Commander
Brian J. Downey, Office of Vessel
Activities (G–PCV–1), by telephone
202–267–0495, fax 202–267–4394, or email BDowney@comdt.uscg.mil. If you
have questions on viewing to the
docket, call Ms. Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone 202–493–0402.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Following the devastation of
Hurricane Katrina that struck the U.S.
Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, the
Coast Guard mounted an unprecedented
emergency response. Urgent
reprioritization of Coast Guard missions
and reallocation of resources was
required to effectively manage the
regional response. In an effort to reduce
the impact to the marine industry
because of the Coast Guard’s hurricane
response measures, Congress authorized
temporary vessel inspection regulatory
relief through H.R. 4508.
Policy
Vessel owners or operators must send
written requests for extensions to the
local Officer in Charge, Marine
Inspection (OCMI) for consideration.
OCMIs, at their discretion, may extend
expiration dates for Certificates of
Inspection (COIs) and Certificates of
Compliance (COCs) that will expire
before February 28, 2006. Extensions are
only authorized in cases where the
OCMI lacks resources to provide timely
service or in cases where vessel
operators clearly document that an
extension is required to provide direct/
emergent hurricane relief efforts.
Vessels, not normally inspected in
Alabama, Mississippi or Louisiana are
not eligible for extension. Vessels with
certificates expiring after February 28,
2006 are not eligible for extension.
Vessel owner/operator requests should
define the length of extension required
(not to exceed 90 days), outline the
cause for the extension, and should
attest to the vessel’s substantial
compliance with applicable inspection
regulations. OCMIs must authorize all
extensions with official correspondence
to the requester detailing the extended
expiration date. Vessels operating with
expired COIs and COCs without a
written extension are in violation of
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applicable vessel inspection laws and
can be subject to enforcement action.
Dated: January 13, 2006.
Craig E. Bone,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting
Assistant Commandant for Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE): National Customs Automation
Program Test of Automated Truck
Manifest for Truck Carrier Accounts;
Deployment Schedule
Customs and Border Protection;
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection, in conjunction with
the Department of Transportation,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, is currently conducting
a National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) test concerning the
transmission of automated truck
manifest data. This document
announces the next two groups, or
clusters, of ports to be deployed for this
test.
DATES: Effective Dates: The ports
identified in this notice, in the state of
Texas, are expected to deploy in two
clusters no earlier than January 2006, as
provided in this notice. Comments
concerning this notice and all aspects of
the announced test may be submitted at
any time during the test period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
James Swanson via e-mail at
James.Swanson@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) test concerning the
transmission of automated truck
manifest data for truck carrier accounts
was announced in a General Notice
published in the Federal Register (69
FR 55167) on September 13, 2004. That
notice stated that the test of the
Automated Truck Manifest would be
conducted in a phased approach, with
primary deployment scheduled for no
earlier than November 29, 2004. The
document identified the ports of Blaine,
Washington, and Buffalo, New York, as
the original deployment sites.
The September 13, 2004, notice stated
that subsequent deployment of the test
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would occur at Champlain, New York;
Detroit, Michigan; Laredo, Texas; Otay
Mesa, California; and Port Huron,
Michigan, on dates to be announced.
The notice stated that the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
would announce the implementation
and sequencing of truck manifest
functionality at these ports as they occur
and further stated that additional
participants and ports would be selected
throughout the duration of the test. The
test is to be expanded eventually to
include ACE Truck Carrier Account
participants at all land border ports, and
subsequent releases of ACE will include
all modes of transportation.
Implementation of the Test
The test commenced in Blaine,
Washington in December 2004, but not
at Buffalo, New York. In light of
experience with the implementation of
the test in Blaine, Washington, CBP
decided to change the implementation
schedule and published a General
Notice in the Federal Register on May
31, 2005 (70 FR 30964) announcing the
changes.
As noted in the May 31, 2005, General
Notice, the next deployment sites will
be brought up as clusters. In some
instances, one site in the cluster will be
identified as the ‘‘model site’’ or ‘‘model
port’’ for the cluster. This deployment
strategy will allow for more efficient
equipment set-up, site checkouts, port
briefings and central training.
The ports identified belonging to the
first cluster announced in the May 31,
2005, notice included the original port
of implementation: Blaine, Washington.
Sumas, Washington, was designated as
the model port. The other ports of
deployment in the cluster included the
following: Point Roberts, WA; Oroville,
WA (including sub ports); Boundary,
WA; Danville, WA; Ferry, WA; Frontier,
WA; Laurier, WA; Metaline Falls, WA;
Nighthawk, WA; and Lynden, WA.
In a notice published in the Federal
Register (70 FR 43892) on July 29, 2005,
CBP announced that the test was being
further deployed, in two clusters, at
ports in the States of Arizona and North
Dakota. CBP stated that the test would
be deployed at the following ports in
Arizona as of July 25, 2005: Douglas,
AZ; Naco, AZ; Lukeville, AZ; Sasabe,
AZ; and Nogales, AZ. Douglas, AZ was
designated as the model port. The test
was also to be deployed, according to
information provided in the notice, at
the following ports in North Dakota as
of August 15, 2005: Pembina, ND;
Neche, ND; Noyes, ND; Walhalla, ND;
Maida, ND; Hannah, ND; Sarles, ND;
and Hansboro, ND. Pembina, ND, was
designated as the model port.
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In a General Notice published in the
Federal Register (70 FR 60096) on
October 14, 2005, CBP announced that
the test was to be further deployed in a
cluster of ports, in the State of
Michigan, no earlier than the dates
indicated as follows (all in the year
2005): Windsor Tunnel, October 4;
Barge Transport, October 5; Ambassador
Bridge, October 7; Port Huron, October
14; Marine City, October 18; Algonac,
October 18; and Sault St. Marie, October
28. No port in this cluster was
designated as a ‘‘model port.’’
New Clusters
Through this notice, CBP announces
the next two clusters of ports to be
brought up for purposes of
implementation of the test. The test will
be deployed at the following cluster of
ports no earlier than January 2006: Eagle
Pass, Texas and Del Rio, Texas. The test
will also be deployed no earlier than
January 2006 at the following cluster of
ports: Brownsville, Texas; Pharr, Texas;
Progresso, Texas; Rio Grande City,
Texas; and Roma, Texas. No ports in
these clusters are designated as ‘‘model
ports.’’
Previous NCAP Notices Not Concerning
Deployment Schedules
On Monday, March 21, 2005, a
General Notice was published in the
Federal Register (70 FR 13514)
announcing a modification to the NCAP
test to clarify that all relevant data
elements are required to be submitted in
the automated truck manifest
submission. That notice did not
announce any change to the deployment
schedule and is not affected by
publication of this notice. All
requirements and aspects of the test, as
set forth in the September 13, 2004
notice, as modified by the March 21,
2005 notice, continue to be applicable.
Dated: January 12, 2006.
William S. Heffelfinger III,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Field Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review; Monthly
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2006-23652]
Temporary Authorization To Extend Certificates of Inspection and
Certificates of Compliance
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of policy.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that Congress authorized (through
H.R. 4508), the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend temporarily
the duration or the validity of Certificates of Inspection and
Certificates of Compliance that are issued under chapter 33 or 37,
respectively, of title 46, U.S. Code. These certificates may be
extended for up to three (3) months for any vessel inspected by the
Coast Guard in Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana.
DATES: This temporary extension authorization for the Secretary of
Homeland Security expires on February 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Vessel owners or operators must send written requests for
extensions to the local Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) for
consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions regarding this
notice, contact Lieutenant Commander Brian J. Downey, Office of Vessel
Activities (G-PCV-1), by telephone 202-267-0495, fax 202-267-4394, or
e-mail BDowney@comdt.uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing to the
docket, call Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone 202-493-0402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that struck the U.S.
Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, the Coast Guard mounted an unprecedented
emergency response. Urgent reprioritization of Coast Guard missions and
reallocation of resources was required to effectively manage the
regional response. In an effort to reduce the impact to the marine
industry because of the Coast Guard's hurricane response measures,
Congress authorized temporary vessel inspection regulatory relief
through H.R. 4508.
Policy
Vessel owners or operators must send written requests for
extensions to the local Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) for
consideration. OCMIs, at their discretion, may extend expiration dates
for Certificates of Inspection (COIs) and Certificates of Compliance
(COCs) that will expire before February 28, 2006. Extensions are only
authorized in cases where the OCMI lacks resources to provide timely
service or in cases where vessel operators clearly document that an
extension is required to provide direct/emergent hurricane relief
efforts. Vessels, not normally inspected in Alabama, Mississippi or
Louisiana are not eligible for extension. Vessels with certificates
expiring after February 28, 2006 are not eligible for extension. Vessel
owner/operator requests should define the length of extension required
(not to exceed 90 days), outline the cause for the extension, and
should attest to the vessel's substantial compliance with applicable
inspection regulations. OCMIs must authorize all extensions with
official correspondence to the requester detailing the extended
expiration date. Vessels operating with expired COIs and COCs without a
written extension are in violation of
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applicable vessel inspection laws and can be subject to enforcement
action.
Dated: January 13, 2006.
Craig E. Bone,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for
Prevention.
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