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Participation in the NAFI will be
solicited from up to 25 state or territory
coordinators who completed the NAS—
State/Territory Version and up to 25
local providers who completed the
NAS—Local Provider Version. These
individuals will be selected in such a
manner as to obtain representation from
various participants of various state/
territory demographics, such as
geographic region or frequency of
disasters.
SAMHSA DTAC Customer
Satisfaction Survey (CSS). The CSS will
collect data from SAMHSA DTAC
customers to ensure that the assistance
SAMHSA DTAC provides is up-to-date,
applicable, useful, and well received.
Specifically, the CSS will collect the
experiences and perspectives of: (1)
Those who have requested TA (e.g.,
behavioral health coordinators, project
coordinators, local providers) and (2)
those who subscribe to SAMHSA DTAC
e-communications. The CSS will assess
the following: (1) Familiarity with
SAMHSA DTAC services and resources;
(2) satisfaction with SAMHSA DTAC
services and resources; (3)
recommendations for enhancement of
SAMHSA DTAC services and resources;
and (4) participant background and
demographics.
Revisions to this effort include
modifications to the data collection
instrument based on changes in
SAMHSA DTAC services, modifications
to the satisfaction rating scales to further
increase clarity and efficiency of
administration, and a reduced
administration frequency (the proposed
collection is for a twice annual
administration as opposed to quarterly).
The CSS will be administered by web
and telephone.
Participation in the CSS will be
solicited from all 50 states, the U.S.
territories, and the District of Columbia.
The survey will be administered to
individuals who have requested TA
within the 6 months prior to
administration and those who are
subscribed to DTAC’s ecommunications SAMHSA DTAC
Bulletin or The Dialogue at the time of
administration. During each
administration, those who participated
in the most recent administration of the
CSS will be excluded.
Internet-based technology will be
used to collect data via web-based
surveys for the NAS and the CSS and for
data entry and management of all
proposed instruments. The average
annual respondent burden is estimated
below. The NAS instruments will be
administered every 2 years. The CSS
will be administered every six months.
Table 1 represents the initial data
collection and the burden for the first
year. These estimates reflect the average
annual number of respondents, the
average annual number of responses, the
time required for each response, and the
average annual burden in hours.
TABLE 1—ANNUALIZED ESTIMATE OF RESPONDENT BURDEN
Type of respondent
Instrument
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Hours per
response per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Total burden
hours
Hourly wage
rate
($)
Total cost
($)
Disaster Behavioral Health Needs Assessment Survey (study years one and three only)
State DBH Coordinator.
Local Provider .......
NAS (State/Territory Version).
NAS (Local Provider Version).
77
1
77
0.50
38.50
$34.15
$1,314.78
150
1
150
0.50
75.00
24.95
1,871.25
Disaster Behavioral Health Needs Assessment Follow-Up Interviews (study years one and three only)
State DBH Coordinator.
Local Provider .......
DBHNA (State/Territory Version).
DBHNA (Local
Provider
Version).
25
1
25
0.75
18.75
34.15
640.31
25
1
25
0.75
18.75
24.95
467.81
Customer Satisfaction Survey
TA Requestor ........
DTAC Customer
Satisfaction Survey.
300
1
300
0.25
75.00
35.00
2,625.00
Total ...............
...............................
577
....................
577
....................
226.00
....................
6,919.15
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Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 2–1057, One Choke Cherry Road,
Rockville, MD 20857 OR email her a
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Written comments should be received
by March 17, 2014.
Summer King,
Statistician.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2013–0966]
Distant Water Tuna Fleet Vessels—
Manning Exemption Guidance
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Pursuant to section 421 of the
Coast Guard and Marine Transportation
Act (CGMTA) of 2006, section 904 of the
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2010 Coast Guard Authorization Act,
and section 701 of the CGMTA of 2012,
the Coast Guard announces the
availability of CG–CVC Policy Letter 13–
04, Distant Water Tuna Fleet (DWTF)
Vessels Manning Exemption Guidance.
The Coast Guard also requests public
comments on the manning exemption
criteria and eligibility, and on the
process for obtaining a manning
exemption approval letter.
Comments and related material
must either be submitted to our online
docket via https://www.regulations.gov
on or before February 13, 2014 or reach
DATES:
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the Docket Management Facility by that
date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2013–0966 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 Jonathan G. Wendland, Fishing
Vessel Safety Division (CG–CVC–3),
U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202–372–
1245, email jonathan.g.wendland@
uscg.mil. If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the
docket, call Barbara Hairston, 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
Distant Water Tuna Fleet (DWTF)
Vessels Manning Exemption Guidance.
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–2013–
0966) 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 and type
‘‘USCG–2013–0966’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’
box. If you submit your comments by
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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 related
material: To view the comments, the
policy letter, or other documents or
references mentioned in this notice, 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–
2013–0966’’ 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,
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
Section 421 of the Coast Guard and
Maritime Transportation Act of 2006
(Pub. L. 109–241, 120 Stat. 547)
authorized the distant water tuna fleet
(DWTF; certain United Statesdocumented purse seine vessels fishing
exclusively for highly migratory species
like tuna) to use foreign citizens, except
for the master, to meet manning
requirements if no United States
citizens are readily available. This
‘‘distant water tuna fleet manning
exemption’’ was only applicable to
vessels operating in and out of
American Samoa. That authorization
was for a 48-month period and ended on
July 11, 2010.
Section 904 of the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
281, 124 Stat. 3011), reauthorized the
DWTF manning exemption until the
end of 2012. This reauthorized
exemption also only applied to vessels
operating in and out of American
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Samoa. In addition, the 2010 legislation
added a safety examination requirement
such that a vessel’s owner/operator may
not employ and embark a foreign citizen
to meet a manning requirement unless
the vessel has successfully completed a
safety examination within the previous
12 months by a qualified commercial
fishing safety examiner. The
reauthorization retained the restriction
that a foreign officer engaged to fill a
required position must hold a valid
license or certificate issued in
accordance with International
Convention on Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW) standards and by an
authority recognized by the Coast
Guard.
Section 701 of the Coast Guard and
Maritime Transportation Act of 2012
(Pub. L. 112–213, 126 Stat. 1579) again
re-authorized the DWTF manning
exemption, this time for as long as the
U.S. remains party to the South Pacific
Tuna Treaty, under which DWTF
vessels are licensed to fish. The 2012 reauthorization extended the exemption
to vessels operating in and out of Guam,
as well as those operating in and out of
American Samoa. Further, it provided
that a foreign citizen making use of the
exemption may possess either STCW
credentials or foreign credentials that
are equivalent to Coast Guard-issued
credentials for the position the foreign
citizen holds.
We have issued CG–CVC Policy Letter
13–04 to provide guidance to Coast
Guard field personnel and the DWTF on
the changes to the DWTF manning
exemption eligibility requirements
pursuant to the 2012 CGMTA. This
Policy Letter reiterates the purpose of
the guidance, the background of and
changes to the manning exemption
authorizations, the requirements for
vessel safety examinations, and the
general guidance for requesting and
issuing a manning exemption approval
letter. CG–CVC Policy Letter 13–04
expands on CG–543 Policy Letter 11–05
(May 18, 2011) by adding definitions, a
short discussion about the recent history
and operations of the DWTF, a
discussion on compliance and
enforcement of the manning exemption,
how the 14th Coast Guard District will
manage the approval letters, what is
required of a foreign mariner and
administration for credential
equivalency, and procedures and
requirements for annual safety
examinations.
We request your comments for
consideration as the Coast Guard
implements the guidance in CG–CVC
Policy Letter 13–04 which is intended to
clarify the requirements enabling a
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DWTF vessel to request and be
approved to exercise the manning
exemption afforded by law.
Authority
This notice is issued under authority
of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: January 7, 2014.
J.C. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of
Inspections and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2013–1047]
Draft Guidance for Interpreting
Regulations for Marine Casualty
Reporting
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Coast Guard announces
the availability of draft guidance in the
form of a Navigation and Vessel
Inspection Circular (NVIC) entitled
‘‘Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Part 4 Marine Casualty Reporting
Procedures Guide with Associated
Standard Interpretations.’’ The draft
NVIC will assist regulated maritime
industry stakeholders in determining if
certain occurrences are reportable or not
reportable to the Coast Guard, other
than those related to recreational vessel
casualties. This notice requests public
comment on the impacts that the
interpretations and policies contained
in the draft NVIC would have upon
vessel owners and operators or other
affected parties. This notice promotes
the Coast Guard’s maritime safety and
stewardship missions.
DATES: Comments and other related
material on the draft NVIC must either
be submitted to our online docket via
https://www.regulations.gov on or before
April 14, 2014 or reach the Docket
Management Facility by that date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2013–1047 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.
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(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, email
Lieutenant Commander Randy S.
Waddington, Office of Investigations
and Analysis, U.S. Coast Guard at HQSPF-fldr-CG-INV@uscg.dhs.gov. If you
have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Barbara
Hairston, 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. All comments received will
be posted, without change, to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided.
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
notice (USCG–2013–1047) 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, and follow
the instructions on that Web site. 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 may change
this proposed guidance based on your
comments.
B. Viewing Comments and Documents
Public comments and relevant
documents mentioned in this notice
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will all be available in the public
docket. To see the public docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, and follow
the instructions on that Web site. 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.
C. 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 notice regarding our public dockets
in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Discussion
Historically, the Coast Guard has
relied upon the language found in 46
CFR part 4 to assist regulated industry
stakeholders in determining if an
occurrence is a reportable marine
casualty. Information and data collected
by the Coast Guard during marine
casualty investigations are used by a
wide audience for many purposes from
enforcement of laws to enhancement of
prevention activities (i.e., safety alerts
and standards). Therefore, it is critical
that casualty information be
consistently captured. In addition, even
minor incidents provide valuable
leading indicator and trend analysis
information critical for an effective
prevention program.
Due to the complexity of the subject,
the Coast Guard recognizes that
additional clarification of these
requirements would benefit both the
Coast Guard and the regulated industry.
Such clarification furthers the Coast
Guard’s goal of providing consistent
national guidance regarding marine
casualty reporting to all stakeholders.
Because marine casualties occur among
a wide range of vessel types and
operations, a consistent national
framework must outline expectations
and alleviate confusion.
The draft NVIC lays the appropriate
foundation for this consistent capture of
marine casualty data by clarifying
existing regulations, policies, and
procedures. Specifically, the draft NVIC
assists responsible parties in the proper
evaluation of occurrences that constitute
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2013-0966]
Distant Water Tuna Fleet Vessels--Manning Exemption Guidance
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 421 of the Coast Guard and Marine
Transportation Act (CGMTA) of 2006, section 904 of the 2010 Coast Guard
Authorization Act, and section 701 of the CGMTA of 2012, the Coast
Guard announces the availability of CG-CVC Policy Letter 13-04, Distant
Water Tuna Fleet (DWTF) Vessels Manning Exemption Guidance. The Coast
Guard also requests public comments on the manning exemption criteria
and eligibility, and on the process for obtaining a manning exemption
approval letter.
DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our
online docket via https://www.regulations.gov on or before February 13,
2014 or reach
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the Docket Management Facility by that date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2013-0966 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 Jonathan G. Wendland, Fishing Vessel Safety Division (CG-
CVC-3), U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1245, email
jonathan.g.wendland@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Barbara Hairston, 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 Distant Water Tuna Fleet (DWTF) Vessels Manning Exemption Guidance.
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-2013-0966) 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 and
type ``USCG-2013-0966'' 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 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 related material: To view the comments,
the policy letter, or other documents or references mentioned in this
notice, 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-2013-0966'' 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, 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
Section 421 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of
2006 (Pub. L. 109-241, 120 Stat. 547) authorized the distant water tuna
fleet (DWTF; certain United States-documented purse seine vessels
fishing exclusively for highly migratory species like tuna) to use
foreign citizens, except for the master, to meet manning requirements
if no United States citizens are readily available. This ``distant
water tuna fleet manning exemption'' was only applicable to vessels
operating in and out of American Samoa. That authorization was for a
48-month period and ended on July 11, 2010.
Section 904 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111-281, 124 Stat. 3011), reauthorized the DWTF manning exemption until
the end of 2012. This reauthorized exemption also only applied to
vessels operating in and out of American Samoa. In addition, the 2010
legislation added a safety examination requirement such that a vessel's
owner/operator may not employ and embark a foreign citizen to meet a
manning requirement unless the vessel has successfully completed a
safety examination within the previous 12 months by a qualified
commercial fishing safety examiner. The reauthorization retained the
restriction that a foreign officer engaged to fill a required position
must hold a valid license or certificate issued in accordance with
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) standards and by an authority
recognized by the Coast Guard.
Section 701 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of
2012 (Pub. L. 112-213, 126 Stat. 1579) again re-authorized the DWTF
manning exemption, this time for as long as the U.S. remains party to
the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, under which DWTF vessels are licensed to
fish. The 2012 re-authorization extended the exemption to vessels
operating in and out of Guam, as well as those operating in and out of
American Samoa. Further, it provided that a foreign citizen making use
of the exemption may possess either STCW credentials or foreign
credentials that are equivalent to Coast Guard-issued credentials for
the position the foreign citizen holds.
We have issued CG-CVC Policy Letter 13-04 to provide guidance to
Coast Guard field personnel and the DWTF on the changes to the DWTF
manning exemption eligibility requirements pursuant to the 2012 CGMTA.
This Policy Letter reiterates the purpose of the guidance, the
background of and changes to the manning exemption authorizations, the
requirements for vessel safety examinations, and the general guidance
for requesting and issuing a manning exemption approval letter. CG-CVC
Policy Letter 13-04 expands on CG-543 Policy Letter 11-05 (May 18,
2011) by adding definitions, a short discussion about the recent
history and operations of the DWTF, a discussion on compliance and
enforcement of the manning exemption, how the 14th Coast Guard District
will manage the approval letters, what is required of a foreign mariner
and administration for credential equivalency, and procedures and
requirements for annual safety examinations.
We request your comments for consideration as the Coast Guard
implements the guidance in CG-CVC Policy Letter 13-04 which is intended
to clarify the requirements enabling a
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DWTF vessel to request and be approved to exercise the manning
exemption afforded by law.
Authority
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: January 7, 2014.
J.C. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-00506 Filed 1-13-14; 8:45 am]
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