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cumulative database to yield summary
tables for quarterly and final reports for
the program. We have confirmed the
feasibility of using scanable forms for
most purposes. Because the data will be
collected in a consistent way from all
programs, they can be uploaded into an
ongoing national database that likewise
provides CMHS with a way of
producing summary reports of services
provided across all programs funded.
The components of the toolkit are
listed and described below:
• Encounter logs. These forms
document all services provided.
Completion of these logs is required by
the crisis counselors. There are three
types of encounter logs: (1) Individual
Crisis Counseling Services Encounter
Log; (2) Group Encounter Log; and (3)
Weekly Tally Sheet.
Æ Individual Crisis Counseling
Services Encounter Log. Crisis
counseling is defined as an interaction
that lasts at least 15 minutes and
involves participant disclosure. This
form is completed by the Crisis
Counselor for each service recipient,
defined as the person or persons who
actively participated in the session (e.g.,
by verbally participating), not someone
who is merely present. For families,
complete separate forms for all family
members who are actively engaged in
the visit. Information collected includes
demographics, service characteristics,
risk factors, and referral data.
Æ Group Encounter Log. This form is
used to identify either a group crisis
counseling encounter or a group public
education encounter. A check at the top
identifies the class of activities (i.e.,
counseling or education). Information
collected includes services
characteristics, group identity and
characteristics, and group activities.
Æ Weekly Tally Sheet. This form
documents brief educational and
supportive encounters not captured on
any other form. Information collected
includes service characteristics, daily
tallies and weekly totals for brief
educational or supportive contacts, and
material distribution with no or
minimal interaction.
• Assessment and Referral Tool. This
tool provides descriptive information
about intense users of services, defined
as all individuals receiving a third
individual crisis counseling visit. This
tool will be used beginning three
months postdisaster and will be
completed by the crisis counselor.
• Participant Feedback. These
surveys are completed by and collected
from a sample of service recipients, not
Responses
per
respondents
Number of
respondents
Form
every recipient. A time sampling
approach (e.g., soliciting participation
from all counseling encounters one
week per quarter) will be used.
Information collected includes
satisfaction with services, perceived
improvements in self-functioning, types
of exposure, and event reactions.
• CCP Service Provider Feedback.
These surveys are completed by and
collected from the CCP service
providers anonymously at six months
and one year postevent. The survey will
be coded on several program-level as
well as worker-level variables. However,
the program itself will be identified and
shared with program management only
if the number of individual workers was
greater than 20.
There are no changes to the
Individual Encounter Log, Group
Encounter Log, the Adult Assessment
and Referral Tool, the Participant
Feedback Survey, the Service Provider
Feedback Survey, and the Child/Youth
Assessment and Referral Tool. The
Weekly Tally Sheet is the only one that
has been revised with two additional
fields to obtain information on social
media activities.
The table below is the estimates of
annualized hour burden.
Hours per
responses
Total hour
burden
200
100
200
200
1,000
100
280
33
33
14
1
1
.08
.07
.2
.25
.25
.25
4,480
231
1,320
700
250
25
Total ........................................................................................................
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Individual Crisis Counseling Services Encounter Log ...................................
Group Encounter Log ....................................................................................
Weekly Tally Sheet ........................................................................................
Assessment and Referral Tools ....................................................................
Participant Feedback Survey .........................................................................
Service Provider Feedback Survey ...............................................................
1,800
........................
..........................
7,006
Written comments and
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should
be sent by February 21, 2012 to the
SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). To ensure timely receipt of
comments, and to avoid potential delays
in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail
sent through the U.S. Postal Service,
commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Although commenters are encouraged to
send their comments via email,
commenters may also fax their
comments to: (202) 395–7285.
Commenters may also mail them to:
Office of Management and Budget,
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Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, New Executive Office Building,
Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Janine Denis Cook,
Chemist.
[Docket No. USCG–2011–1156]
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Coast Guard
Draft Guidance Regarding Inspection
and Certification of Vessels Under the
Maritime Security Program
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard announces
the availability of a draft Navigation and
Inspection Circular (NVIC) that sets
forth the Coast Guard’s policies and
procedures regarding the inspection and
certification of vessels under the
SUMMARY:
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Maritime Security Program (MSP). The
draft NVIC provides a comprehensive
approach to the MSP inspection process
through the establishment of two levels
of MSP inspection and oversight. This
notice solicits public comment on the
impacts that the policies and procedures
contained in this draft NVIC would have
on applicable vessels and other affected
parties.
DATES: Comments and related material
must either be submitted to our online
docket via https://www.regulations.gov
on or before March 19, 2012 or reach the
Docket Management Facility by that
date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2011–1156 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 on this notice, call
or email Mr. John Hannon, Domestic
Vessels Division, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone (202) 372–1222, email
John.J.Hannon@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Ms. Renee V.
Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone (202) 366–9826.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to submit
comments and related material on the
draft NVIC on Inspection and
Certification of Vessels Under the
Maritime Security Program. 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–
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1156) 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 email 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, 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–
2011–1156’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box.
Click ‘‘Search’’ 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 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 and material
received during the comment period.
Viewing the comments and draft
NVIC: To view the comments and draft
NVIC, go to https://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ‘‘read comments’’ box,
which will then become highlighted in
blue. In the ‘‘Keyword’’ box insert
‘‘USCG–2011–1156’’ and click
‘‘Search.’’ 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,
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
Title VI of the Merchant Marine Act
of 1936 was amended by passage of the
Maritime Security Act of 1996 (MSA),
which authorized the establishment of a
Maritime Security Fleet under the
Maritime Security Program (MSP),
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which serves as a means for establishing
a fleet of commercially viable and
military useful vessels to meet national
defense as well as other security
requirements. The purpose of this draft
Navigation and Inspection Circular
(NVIC) is to provide the marine industry
and Coast Guard personnel with
uniform guidance regarding the MSP.
The U.S. Maritime Administration
(MARAD) Office of Sealift Support is
the lead governmental office responsible
for administration of the MSP. MARAD,
in coordination with the Department of
Defense, established a program whereby
certain categories of militarily useful
commercial vessels may be designated
for emergency service to carry military
cargo in time of war, national
emergency, or military contingency.
Some vessels enrolled in the MSP may
receive a payment as part of their
enrollment. Alternatively, vessels may
enroll in other voluntary sealift support
programs established by MARAD. Both
groups of vessels would utilize the
process outlined in this draft NVIC to
obtain a Coast Guard Certificate of
Inspection (COI), provided they
otherwise meet MSP enrollment criteria.
The MSA established standards for
issuance of a COI to a previous foreign
flag vessel transitioning to U.S. Flag
once eligibility for the MSP has been
established by MARAD and the Coast
Guard (46 U.S.C. 53102(e)). The statute
does not specify the scope or manner of
the inspections to be carried out by the
Coast Guard to verify that MSP vessels
fulfill requirements necessary to receive
and maintain a COI. To avoid the
inconsistent application of inspection
procedures under the MSP, this draft
NVIC outlines the inspection process for
such transitioning foreign flag vessels to
obtain initial and ongoing certification
under the MSP.
To promote consistency and
standardization of Coast Guard policies
and procedures, this draft NVIC
provides a comprehensive approach to
the MSP inspection process through the
establishment of two levels of MSP
inspection and oversight: (1) MSP
(Regular); and (2) MSP Select. This twolevel approach would enable the Coast
Guard to apply traditional inspection
methods to newly reflagged vessels,
while at the same time apply a less
stringent level of oversight to vessels
that have consistently demonstrated
satisfactory performance and substantial
compliance with applicable rules.
Newly enrolled MSP vessels would
continue to be inspected by the Coast
Guard in a manner similar to traditional
Coast Guard inspections. After a period
of evaluation, MSP vessels would be
eligible to seek enrollment under MSP
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Select. MSP Select vessel oversight
would consist of risk-based vessel
examinations, periodic oversight, and
evaluations of Authorized Class Society
(ACS) survey activities.
We request comments from all
interested parties to ensure that the full
range and significance of issues related
to the Coast Guard’s MSP inspection
process are identified.
This notice is issued under authority
of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 33 CFR 1.05–1.
Dated: January 12, 2012.
Paul F. Thomas,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director,
Prevention Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012–1004 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2011–0036]
Recovery Directorate Fact Sheet
9580.213, Residential Electrical Meter
Repair—‘‘Power Up’’
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket ID. Regardless of the method
used for submitting comments or
material, all submissions will be posted,
without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, and will include
any personal information you provide.
Therefore, submitting this information
makes it public. You may wish to read
the Privacy Act notice, which can be
viewed by clicking on the ‘‘Privacy
Notice’’ link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.
You may submit your comments and
material by the methods specified in the
ADDRESSES section above. Please submit
your comments and any supporting
material by only one means to avoid the
receipt and review of duplicate
submissions.
Docket: The proposed policy is
available in docket ID FEMA–2011–
0036. For access to the docket to read
background documents or comments
received, go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and
search for the docket ID. Submitted
comments may also be inspected at
FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, Room
835, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472.
II. Background
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is
accepting comments on Recovery
Directorate Fact Sheet 9580.213,
Residential Electrical Meter Repair—
‘‘Power Up.’’
DATES: Comments must be received by
February 21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified by docket ID FEMA–2011–
0036 and may be submitted by one of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Please note that this proposed policy is
not a rulemaking and the Federal
Rulemaking Portal is being utilized only
as a mechanism for receiving comments.
Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division,
Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Room
835, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472–3100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lu
Juana Richardson, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–4014,
LuJuana.Richardson@dhs.gov.
SUMMARY:
I. Public Participation
Under the authority of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act and implementing
regulations, FEMA may direct or
reimburse activities to save lives,
protect property and public health and
safety, and lessen or avert the threat of
a catastrophe. Under that authority,
FEMA may fund the repair of residential
electrical meters damaged in a major
disaster or emergency, when warranted
by the incident and necessary to meet
the immediate needs of disaster
survivors. ‘‘Power Up’’ is intended to
reduce the number of displaced disaster
survivors needing shelter and allow for
a faster recovery.
FEMA may provide this assistance to
State, Tribal and local governments
under the Public Assistance (PA)
Program in the areas designated by a
major disaster or emergency declaration
where Individual Assistance (IA) has
not been declared by the President.
Reimbursement will be at the Federal
cost share rate established in the
Presidential declaration, which is
generally 75%. If IA has been declared
by the President, the IA Program will
reimburse eligible residential meter
repair to avoid any potential duplication
of benefits.
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FEMA seeks comment on the
proposed policy, which is available
online at https://www.regulations.gov in
docket ID FEMA–2011–0036. Based on
the comments received, FEMA may
make appropriate revisions to the
proposed policy. Although FEMA will
consider any comments received in the
drafting of the final policy, FEMA will
not provide a response-to-comments
document. When or if FEMA issues a
final policy, FEMA will publish a notice
of availability in the Federal Register
and make the final policy available at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207; 44 CFR
part 206.
David J. Kaufman,
Director, Office of Policy and Program
Analysis, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012–931 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5609–N–01]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: Choice
Neighborhoods Evaluation, Phase I
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comment Due Date: March 19,
2012.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent
electronically to Paul.A.Joice@hud.gov
or in hard copy to: Paul Joice, Office of
Policy Development and Research,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
8120, Washington, DC 20410–6000.
Please use ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods
Evaluation PRA Comment’’ in the
subject line of any email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Joice at (202) 402–4608 (this is not a
toll-free number) or
Paul.A.Joice@hud.gov, for copies of the
proposed forms and other available
ADDRESSES:
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[FR Doc No: 2012-1004]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2011-1156]
Draft Guidance Regarding Inspection and Certification of Vessels
Under the Maritime Security Program
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of a draft
Navigation and Inspection Circular (NVIC) that sets forth the Coast
Guard's policies and procedures regarding the inspection and
certification of vessels under the
[[Page 2742]]
Maritime Security Program (MSP). The draft NVIC provides a
comprehensive approach to the MSP inspection process through the
establishment of two levels of MSP inspection and oversight. This
notice solicits public comment on the impacts that the policies and
procedures contained in this draft NVIC would have on applicable
vessels and other affected parties.
DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our
online docket via https://www.regulations.gov on or before March 19,
2012 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2011-1156 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 on this notice,
call or email Mr. John Hannon, Domestic Vessels Division, U.S. Coast
Guard; telephone (202) 372-1222, email John.J.Hannon@uscg.mil. If you
have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call
Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
(202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to submit comments and related material on the
draft NVIC on Inspection and Certification of Vessels Under the
Maritime Security Program. 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-2011-1156) 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 email 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,
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-2011-1156'' in the ``Keyword'' box. Click
``Search'' 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 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 and
material received during the comment period.
Viewing the comments and draft NVIC: To view the comments and draft
NVIC, go to https://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments''
box, which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box
insert ``USCG-2011-1156'' and click ``Search.'' 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, 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
Title VI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 was amended by passage
of the Maritime Security Act of 1996 (MSA), which authorized the
establishment of a Maritime Security Fleet under the Maritime Security
Program (MSP), which serves as a means for establishing a fleet of
commercially viable and military useful vessels to meet national
defense as well as other security requirements. The purpose of this
draft Navigation and Inspection Circular (NVIC) is to provide the
marine industry and Coast Guard personnel with uniform guidance
regarding the MSP.
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Office of Sealift Support
is the lead governmental office responsible for administration of the
MSP. MARAD, in coordination with the Department of Defense, established
a program whereby certain categories of militarily useful commercial
vessels may be designated for emergency service to carry military cargo
in time of war, national emergency, or military contingency. Some
vessels enrolled in the MSP may receive a payment as part of their
enrollment. Alternatively, vessels may enroll in other voluntary
sealift support programs established by MARAD. Both groups of vessels
would utilize the process outlined in this draft NVIC to obtain a Coast
Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI), provided they otherwise meet MSP
enrollment criteria.
The MSA established standards for issuance of a COI to a previous
foreign flag vessel transitioning to U.S. Flag once eligibility for the
MSP has been established by MARAD and the Coast Guard (46 U.S.C.
53102(e)). The statute does not specify the scope or manner of the
inspections to be carried out by the Coast Guard to verify that MSP
vessels fulfill requirements necessary to receive and maintain a COI.
To avoid the inconsistent application of inspection procedures under
the MSP, this draft NVIC outlines the inspection process for such
transitioning foreign flag vessels to obtain initial and ongoing
certification under the MSP.
To promote consistency and standardization of Coast Guard policies
and procedures, this draft NVIC provides a comprehensive approach to
the MSP inspection process through the establishment of two levels of
MSP inspection and oversight: (1) MSP (Regular); and (2) MSP Select.
This two-level approach would enable the Coast Guard to apply
traditional inspection methods to newly reflagged vessels, while at the
same time apply a less stringent level of oversight to vessels that
have consistently demonstrated satisfactory performance and substantial
compliance with applicable rules. Newly enrolled MSP vessels would
continue to be inspected by the Coast Guard in a manner similar to
traditional Coast Guard inspections. After a period of evaluation, MSP
vessels would be eligible to seek enrollment under MSP
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Select. MSP Select vessel oversight would consist of risk-based vessel
examinations, periodic oversight, and evaluations of Authorized Class
Society (ACS) survey activities.
We request comments from all interested parties to ensure that the
full range and significance of issues related to the Coast Guard's MSP
inspection process are identified.
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 33 CFR
1.05-1.
Dated: January 12, 2012.
Paul F. Thomas,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director, Prevention Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-1004 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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