Amendment of Marine Safety Manual, Volume III, 60511-60512 [2011-25033]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 189 / Thursday, September 29, 2011 / Notices Integrity Advisory Committee would meet on October 5, 2011, in Arlington, Virginia. This notice supplements that original meeting notice. Dated: September 23, 2011. Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security. The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that the meeting may end early if the Committee has completed its business. [FR Doc. 2011–25079 Filed 9–28–11; 8:45 am] DATES: Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., which requires that notices of meetings of advisory committees be announced in the Federal Register 15 days prior to the meeting date. 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A public comment period will be held during the meeting from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. If you would like to address the Committee at the meeting, we request that you register in advance by contacting Martha K. Landesberg at the address listed under ADDRESSES in the original notice or sign up at the registration desk on the day of the meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: tkelley on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha K. Landesberg, Executive Director, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528, by telephone (703) 235–0780, by fax (703) 235–0442, or by e-mail to PrivacyCommittee@dhs.gov. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:29 Sep 28, 2011 Jkt 223001 BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2011–0662] Amendment of Marine Safety Manual, Volume III Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of proposed policy change and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The Coast Guard is considering cancelling its policy concerning the issuance of Merchant Mariner Credentials endorsed as Able Seaman-Mobile Offshore Units. The policy is currently found in Chapter 16 of the Marine Safety Manual, Volume III. The Coast Guard will accept comments from the public on whether to cancel the policy and on any impacts the cancellation may have. DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our online docket via https://www.regulations.gov on or before October 31, 2011 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG– 2011–0662 using any one of the following methods: (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. (2) Fax: 202–493–2251. (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 0001. (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202–366–9329. To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. See the ‘‘Public Participation and Request for Comments’’ portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on submitting comments. SUMMARY: If you have questions about this notice, call or e-mail Luke B. Harden, Mariner Credentialing Program Policy Division (CG–5434), U.S. Coast Guard, telephone FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60511 202–372–2357, e-mail CG5434@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing material in the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Participation You may submit comments and related material regarding whether to cancel the Able Seaman-Mobile Offshore Units (AB–MOU) endorsement. All comments received will be posted, without change, to https:// www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have provided. Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this notice (USCG–2011– 0662) and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online or by fax, mail or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. We recommend that you include your name and a mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission. To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and click on the ‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu, select ‘‘Notices’’ and insert ‘‘USCG– 2011–0662’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box. Click ‘‘Search,’’ and then click on the balloon shape in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2; by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments 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 and material received during the comment period. Viewing the comments: To view the comments, go to https:// www.regulations.gov and click on the ‘‘Read Comments’’ box, which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, insert ‘‘USCG–2011– 0662’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12–140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1 60512 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 189 / Thursday, September 29, 2011 / Notices DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket Management Facility. Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a Privacy Act system of records notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316). Background and Purpose Chapter 16 of Volume III of the Marine Safety Manual (MSM), Marine Industry Personnel, COMDTINST M16000.8B, Qualified Ratings for Merchant Mariner’s Documents, permits the issuance of an AB–MOU endorsement on a mariner’s Merchant Mariner Credential, Merchant Mariner License, or Merchant Mariner Document. (The MSM can be found online at: https://www.uscg.mil/ directives/cim/16000-16999/ CIM_16000_8B.pdf.) This policy was put in place in order to increase the number of mariners eligible to serve on mobile offshore units. The Coast Guard is considering whether to discontinue issuing merchant mariner credentials endorsed as AB–MOU. Under the proposed cancellation, mariners currently holding a credential endorsed as AB–MOU would be able to continue to serve under the authority of their existing credential until that credential expires. Upon these mariners’ next renewal, the AB–MOU endorsement would be converted to one of the endorsements explicitly authorized by 46 U.S.C. 7306(b) and 46 CFR 12.05–1. As a default, the endorsement would be converted to AB—Limited unless the applicant’s training and experience qualify the applicant for AB—Any Waters, Unlimited. Authority tkelley on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES We issue this notice of cancellation under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). Dated: September 16, 2011. James A. Watson, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, Prevention Policy. [FR Doc. 2011–25033 Filed 9–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:29 Sep 28, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–3329– EM; Docket ID FEMA–2011–0001] Virginia; Emergency and Related Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA–3329–EM), dated August 26, 2011, and related determinations. DATES: Effective Date: August 26, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter dated August 26, 2011, the President issued an emergency declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5208 (the Stafford Act), as follows: SUMMARY: I have determined that the emergency conditions in certain areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia resulting from Hurricane Irene beginning on August 26, 2011, 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 et seq. (‘‘the Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such an emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 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 emergency protective measures (Category B), including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program. This assistance excludes regular time costs for subgrantees’ regular employees. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance is 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 for the approved PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 assistance 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, Donald L. Keldsen, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared emergency. The following areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia have been designated as adversely affected by this declared emergency: Accomack, Northampton, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland, and New Kent Counties and the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg for emergency protective measures (Category 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. W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2011–25137 Filed 9–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–23–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–3328– EM; Docket ID FEMA–2011–0001] New York; Emergency and Related Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of New York (FEMA–3328–EM), dated August 26, 2011, and related determinations. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25033]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0662]


Amendment of Marine Safety Manual, Volume III

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy change and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is considering cancelling its policy 
concerning the issuance of Merchant Mariner Credentials endorsed as 
Able Seaman-Mobile Offshore Units. The policy is currently found in 
Chapter 16 of the Marine Safety Manual, Volume III. The Coast Guard 
will accept comments from the public on whether to cancel the policy 
and on any impacts the cancellation may have.

DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our 
online docket via https://www.regulations.gov on or before October 31, 
2011 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2011-0662 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on 
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice, call or e-mail Luke B. Harden, Mariner Credentialing Program 
Policy Division (CG-5434), U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-2357, e-
mail CG5434@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing material in the 
docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation

    You may submit comments and related material regarding whether to 
cancel the Able Seaman-Mobile Offshore Units (AB-MOU) endorsement. All 
comments received will be posted, without change, to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have 
provided.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number for this notice (USCG-2011-0662) and provide a reason for 
each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and 
material online or by fax, mail or hand delivery, but please use only 
one of these means. We recommend that you include your name and a 
mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body 
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions 
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and 
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become 
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu, select 
``Notices'' and insert ``USCG-2011-0662'' in the ``Keyword'' box. Click 
``Search,'' and then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions'' 
column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand 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 comments 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 and material received during the 
comment period.
    Viewing the comments: To view the comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov and click on the ``Read Comments'' box, which will 
then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box, insert ``USCG-
2011-0662'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in 
the ``Actions'' column. If you do not have access to the internet, you 
may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility 
in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation 
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,

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DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. We have an agreement with the Department of 
Transportation to use the Docket Management Facility.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a 
Privacy Act system of records notice regarding our public dockets in 
the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Background and Purpose

    Chapter 16 of Volume III of the Marine Safety Manual (MSM), Marine 
Industry Personnel, COMDTINST M16000.8B, Qualified Ratings for Merchant 
Mariner's Documents, permits the issuance of an AB-MOU endorsement on a 
mariner's Merchant Mariner Credential, Merchant Mariner License, or 
Merchant Mariner Document. (The MSM can be found online at: https://www.uscg.mil/directives/cim/16000-16999/CIM_16000_8B.pdf.) This 
policy was put in place in order to increase the number of mariners 
eligible to serve on mobile offshore units.
    The Coast Guard is considering whether to discontinue issuing 
merchant mariner credentials endorsed as AB-MOU. Under the proposed 
cancellation, mariners currently holding a credential endorsed as AB-
MOU would be able to continue to serve under the authority of their 
existing credential until that credential expires. Upon these mariners' 
next renewal, the AB-MOU endorsement would be converted to one of the 
endorsements explicitly authorized by 46 U.S.C. 7306(b) and 46 CFR 
12.05-1. As a default, the endorsement would be converted to AB--
Limited unless the applicant's training and experience qualify the 
applicant for AB--Any Waters, Unlimited.

Authority

    We issue this notice of cancellation under the authority of 5 
U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: September 16, 2011.
James A. Watson,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, Prevention Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-25033 Filed 9-28-11; 8:45 am]
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