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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
National Institutes of Health
Coast Guard
National Institute of General Medical
Sciences Notice of Closed Meeting
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Time: 12 PM to 2 PM.
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Information Collection Requests to
Office of Management and Budget
Coast Guard, DHS.
Sixty-day notice requesting
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit
Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an
extension of its approval for the
following collections of information:
1625–0035, Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q:
Lifesaving, Electrical, Engineering and
Navigation Equipment, Construction
and Materials & Marine Sanitation
Devices (33 CFR part 159); and 1625–
0079, Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997
Amendments to the International
Convention. Our ICRs describe the
information we seek to collect from the
public. Before submitting these ICRs to
OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting
comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast
Guard on or before April 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG–2012–0016] to the
Docket Management Facility (DMF) at
the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT). To avoid duplicate submissions,
please use only one of the following
means:
(1) Online: https://
www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: DMF (M–30), DOT, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
(3) 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.
(4) Fax: (202) 493–2251. To ensure
your comments are received in a timely
manner, mark the fax, to attention Desk
Officer for the Coast Guard.
The DMF maintains the public docket
for this Notice. Comments and material
received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this Notice as
being available in the docket, will
become part of the docket and will be
available for inspection or copying at
SUMMARY:
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room W12–140 on the West Building
Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. You may also
find the docket on the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Copies of the ICRs are available
through the docket on the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Additionally, copies are available from:
Commandant (CG–611), Attn Paperwork
Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast
Guard, 2100 2nd St. SW., STOP 7101,
Washington, DC 20593–7101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kenlinishia Tyler, Office of Information
Management, telephone (202) 475–3652,
or fax (202) 475–3929, for questions on
these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V.
Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, (202) 366–9826, for
questions on the docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for
Comments
This Notice relies on the authority of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An
ICR is an application to OIRA seeking
the approval, extension, or renewal of a
Coast Guard collection of information
(Collection). The ICR contains
information describing the Collection’s
purpose, the Collection’s likely burden
on the affected public, an explanation of
the necessity of the Collection, and
other important information describing
the Collections. There is one ICR for
each Collection.
The Coast Guard invites comments on
whether these ICRs should be granted
based on the Collections being
necessary for the proper performance of
Departmental functions. In particular,
the Coast Guard would appreciate
comments addressing: (1) The practical
utility of the Collections; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden of the
Collections; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of
information subject to the Collections;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the Collections on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. In response to
your comments, we may revise these
ICRs or decide not to seek approval for
the Collections. We will consider all
comments and material received during
the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this
request by submitting comments and
related materials. Comments must
contain the OMB Control Number of the
ICR and the docket number of this
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request, [USCG–2012–0016], and must
be received by April 6, 2012. We will
post all comments received, without
change, to https://www.regulations.gov.
They will include any personal
information you provide. We have an
agreement with DOT to use their DMF.
Please see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ paragraph
below.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number [USCG–
2012–0016], indicate the specific
section of the document to which each
comment applies, providing a reason for
each comment. You may submit your
comments and material online (via
https://www.regulations.gov), by fax,
mail, or hand delivery, but please use
only one of these means. If you submit
a comment online via
www.regulations.gov, it will be
considered received by the Coast Guard
when you successfully transmit the
comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or
mail your comment, it will be
considered as having been received by
the Coast Guard when it is received at
the DMF. We recommend you include
your name, mailing address, an email
address, or other contact information in
the body of your document so that we
can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
You may submit your comments and
material by electronic means, mail, fax,
or delivery to the DMF at the address
under ADDRESSES; but please submit
them by only one means. To submit
your comment online, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and type ‘‘USCG–
2012–0016’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box. 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 and will
address them accordingly.
Viewing comments and documents:
To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this Notice as
being available in the docket, 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–2012–
0016’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the
‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’
column. You may also visit the DMF in
Room W12–140 on the ground floor of
the DOT West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
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20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic
form of comments received in 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 statement
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in
the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Information Collection Requests
1. Title: Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q:
Lifesaving, Electrical, Engineering and
Navigation Equipment, Construction
and Materials & Marine Sanitation
Devices (33 CFR part 159).
OMB Control Number: 1625–0035.
Summary: This information is used by
the Coast Guard to ensure that
regulations governing specific types of
safety equipment, material and Marine
Sanitation Devices (MSDs) installed on
commercial vessels and pleasure craft
are met. Manufacturers are required to
submit drawings, specifications, and
laboratory test reports to the CG before
any approval is given.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306,
3703, and 4302 authorize the Coast
Guard to establish safety equipment and
material regulations. Title 46 CFR parts
159 to 164 prescribe these requirements.
Title 33 U.S.C. 1322 authorizes the
Coast Guard to establish MSD
regulations. Title 33 CFR part 159
prescribes these rules. NVIC 8–01 (Chg
2) prescribes the standards for
navigation equipment. This information
will be used to determine whether
manufacturers are in compliance with
Coast Guard regulations. When the
Coast Guard approves any safety
equipment, material or MSD for use on
a commercial vessel or pleasure craft,
the manufacturer is issued a Certificate
of Approval.
Forms: CGHQ–10030.
Respondents: Manufacturers of safety
equipment, materials and marine
sanitation devices.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated
burden has decreased from 103,289
hours to 58,414 hours a year.
2. Title: Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997
Amendments to the International
Convention
OMB Control Number: 1625–0079.
Summary: This information is
necessary to ensure compliance with the
international requirements of the STCW
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Convention, and to maintain an
acceptable level of quality in activities
associated with training and assessment
of merchant mariners.
Need: Chapter 71 of 46 U.S.C.
authorizes the Coast Guard to issue
regulations related to licensing of
merchant mariners. These regulations
are contained in 46 CFR chapter I,
subchapter B.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection for the
existing STCW requirements. NOTE—
The Coast Guard has an ongoing
rulemaking related to STCW [USCG–
2004–17914; RIN 1625–AA16].
Comments related to that rulemaking
are outside the scope of this extension
request.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and operators
of vessels, training institutions, and
mariners.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated
burden remains 17,927 hours a year.
Dated: January 27, 2012.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant
Commandant for Command, Control,
Communications, Computers and
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2011–1162]
Ocean Renewable Power Company,
Tidal Energy Project, Cobscook Bay,
ME
Coast Guard, DHS.
Request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard seeks public
comments and information on how to
best address the proposal put forth by
Ocean Renewable Energy Company
(ORPC) to install five turbine generator
units secured to the ocean floor, used
for generating electricity from tidal
currents and is now providing the
public the opportunity to provide
additional comments. The proposed
project will take place in the navigable
waters of Cobscook Bay, between the
City of Eastport and the Town of Lubec
in Washington County, Maine. The
proposal does not impede surface
navigation, but could pose a threat to
navigation safety for activities that occur
within the water area where these
underwater turbines operate. To protect
the maritime public and underwater
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2012-0016]
Information Collection Requests to Office of Management and
Budget
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit Information Collection Requests
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of
its approval for the following collections of information: 1625-0035,
Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical, Engineering and
Navigation Equipment, Construction and Materials & Marine Sanitation
Devices (33 CFR part 159); and 1625-0079, Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997
Amendments to the International Convention. Our ICRs describe the
information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting these
ICRs to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before April 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2012-0016] to the Docket Management Facility (DMF) at the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the following means:
(1) Online: https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: DMF (M-30), DOT, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) 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.
(4) Fax: (202) 493-2251. To ensure your comments are received in a
timely manner, mark the fax, to attention Desk Officer for the Coast
Guard.
The DMF maintains the public docket for this Notice. Comments and
material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in
this Notice as being available in the docket, will become part of the
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at room W12-140
on the West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. You may also find the docket on the Internet
at https://www.regulations.gov.
Copies of the ICRs are available through the docket on the Internet
at https://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from:
Commandant (CG-611), Attn Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast
Guard, 2100 2nd St. SW., STOP 7101, Washington, DC 20593-7101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kenlinishia Tyler, Office of
Information Management, telephone (202) 475-3652, or fax (202) 475-
3929, for questions on these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 366-9826, for questions on
the docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection,
and other important information describing the Collections. There is
one ICR for each Collection.
The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be
granted based on the Collections being necessary for the proper
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard
would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the
Collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the
Collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
information subject to the Collections; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the Collections on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. In response to your comments, we may revise these ICRs or
decide not to seek approval for the Collections. We will consider all
comments and material received during the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of
the ICR and the docket number of this
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request, [USCG-2012-0016], and must be received by April 6, 2012. We
will post all comments received, without change, to https://www.regulations.gov. They will include any personal information you
provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their DMF. Please see the
``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number [USCG-
2012-0016], indicate the specific section of the document to which each
comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit
your comments and material online (via https://www.regulations.gov), by
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If
you submit a comment online via www.regulations.gov, it will be
considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit
the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be
considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is
received at the DMF. We recommend you include your name, mailing
address, an email address, or other contact information in the body of
your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding
your submission.
You may submit your comments and material by electronic means,
mail, fax, or delivery to the DMF at the address under ADDRESSES; but
please submit them by only one means. To submit your comment online, go
to https://www.regulations.gov, and type ``USCG-2012-0016'' in the
``Keyword'' box. 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
and will address them accordingly.
Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the docket, 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-2012-0016'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket
Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. You may also visit the DMF in Room
W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received in
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 statement
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of
the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Information Collection Requests
1. Title: Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical,
Engineering and Navigation Equipment, Construction and Materials &
Marine Sanitation Devices (33 CFR part 159).
OMB Control Number: 1625-0035.
Summary: This information is used by the Coast Guard to ensure that
regulations governing specific types of safety equipment, material and
Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs) installed on commercial vessels and
pleasure craft are met. Manufacturers are required to submit drawings,
specifications, and laboratory test reports to the CG before any
approval is given.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, and 4302 authorize the
Coast Guard to establish safety equipment and material regulations.
Title 46 CFR parts 159 to 164 prescribe these requirements. Title 33
U.S.C. 1322 authorizes the Coast Guard to establish MSD regulations.
Title 33 CFR part 159 prescribes these rules. NVIC 8-01 (Chg 2)
prescribes the standards for navigation equipment. This information
will be used to determine whether manufacturers are in compliance with
Coast Guard regulations. When the Coast Guard approves any safety
equipment, material or MSD for use on a commercial vessel or pleasure
craft, the manufacturer is issued a Certificate of Approval.
Forms: CGHQ-10030.
Respondents: Manufacturers of safety equipment, materials and
marine sanitation devices.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 103,289
hours to 58,414 hours a year.
2. Title: Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International
Convention
OMB Control Number: 1625-0079.
Summary: This information is necessary to ensure compliance with
the international requirements of the STCW Convention, and to maintain
an acceptable level of quality in activities associated with training
and assessment of merchant mariners.
Need: Chapter 71 of 46 U.S.C. authorizes the Coast Guard to issue
regulations related to licensing of merchant mariners. These
regulations are contained in 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter B.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection for the
existing STCW requirements. NOTE--The Coast Guard has an ongoing
rulemaking related to STCW [USCG-2004-17914; RIN 1625-AA16]. Comments
related to that rulemaking are outside the scope of this extension
request.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels, training
institutions, and mariners.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: The estimated burden remains 17,927 hours a year.
Dated: January 27, 2012.
R.E. Day,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology.
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