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Resources/Cert_Forms.aspx.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Date: March 14, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
Authority
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Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2014–0101]
Area Maritime Security Advisory
Committee (AMSC), Eastern Great
Lakes and Regional Sub-Committee
Vacancies
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of solicitation for
membership.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice requests
individuals interested in serving on the
Area Maritime Security Committee
(AMSC), Eastern Great Lakes, and the
four regional sub-committees: Northeast
Ohio Region, Northwestern
Pennsylvania Region, Western New
York Region, and Eastern New York
Region to submit their applications for
membership to the Captain of the Port
(COTP), Buffalo. The Committee assists
the Captain of the Port, Buffalo, in
developing, reviewing, and updating the
Area Maritime Security Plan for their
area of responsibility.
DATES: Requests for membership should
reach the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of
the Port, Buffalo, on April 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Applications for
membership should be submitted to the
Captain of the Port at the following
address: Captain of the Port, Buffalo,
Attention: LCDR Elizabeth Platt, 1
Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY
14203–3189.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about submitting an
application, or about the AMSC in
general, contact:
For the Northeast Ohio Region
Executive Coordinator: Mr. Peter
Killmer at 216–937–0136;
For the Northwestern Pennsylvania
Region Executive Coordinator: Mr.
Joseph Fetscher at 216–937–0126;
For the Western New York Region;
LCDR Elizabeth Platt at 716–843–9373;
and,
For the Eastern New York Region
Executive Coordinator: Mr. Ralph Kring
at 315–343–1551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Section 102 of the Maritime
Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–295) added section
70112 to Title 46 of the U.S. Code, and
authorized the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating to establish Area Maritime
Security Advisory Committees (AMSCs)
for any port area of the United States.
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(See 33 U.S.C. 1226; 46 U.S.C.; 33 CFR
1.05–1, 6.01; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1). The
MTSA includes a provision exempting
these AMSCs from the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–
436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 U.S.C. App.2). The
AMSCs shall assist the Captain of the
Port in the development, review,
update, and exercising of the AMS Plan
for their area of responsibility. Such
matters may include, but are not limited
to: Identifying critical port
infrastructure and operations;
Identifying risks (threats,
vulnerabilities, and consequences);
Determining mitigation strategies and
implementation methods; Developing
and describing the process to
continually evaluate overall port
security by considering consequences
and vulnerabilities, how they may
change over time, and what additional
mitigation strategies can be applied; and
Providing advice to, and assisting the
Captain of the Port in developing and
maintaining the Area Maritime Security
Plan.
AMSC Membership
Members of the AMSC should have at
least five years of expertise related to
maritime or port security operations.
The AMSC Eastern Great Lakes
Committee has 107 members. The
Northeast Ohio Region Subcommittee
has 29 members. The Northwestern
Pennsylvania Region Subcommittee has
29 members. The Western New York
Region has 29 members. The Eastern
New York Region has 20 members. We
are seeking to fill the following
vacancies with this submission:
(A) Northeast Ohio Region (2
members): (1) Executive Board member
representing the maritime (on-water)
Port Harbormaster community of
Northeast Ohio {e.g., qualified
harbormasters operating in local ports
[list not all inclusive] of Vermilion,
Lorain, Cleveland, Fairport Harbor,
Ashtabula, Conneaut, etc.}; and (2)
Executive Board member representing
the surface transportation railroad
industry (RAIL), especially expert
candidates working for critical railroad
infrastructure with a nexus to the
maritime domain.
(B) Northwestern Pennsylvania Region
(1 member): Executive Board member
representing local MTSA regulated, 33
CFR 104, vessels of Northwestern
Pennsylvania.
(C) Western New York Region (3
members): (1) Executive Board member
to serve as Chairperson of the regional
subcommittee and concurrently as
member of the Eastern Great Lakes
AMSC when so convened by the FMSC.
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Executive; (2) Executive Board member
representing the surface transportation
railroad industry (RAIL), especially
expert candidates working for critical
railroad infrastructure with a nexus to
the maritime domain; (3) Board member
representing local MTSA regulated, 33
CFR 104, vessels of Western New York.
(D) Eastern New York Region (1
member): Executive Board member to
serve as Co- Vice Chairperson of the
regional subcommittee and concurrently
as member of the Eastern Great Lakes
AMSC when so convened by the FMSC.
Applicants may be required to pass an
appropriate security background check
prior to appointment to the committee.
Applicants must register with and
remain active as Coast Guard
HOMEPORT users if appointed.
Members’ terms of office will be for five
years; however, a member is eligible to
serve additional terms of office.
Members will not receive any salary or
other compensation for their service on
an AMSC. In accordance with 33 CFR
103, members may be selected from—
the Federal, Territorial, or Tribal
governments; the State government and
political subdivisions of the State; local
public safety, crisis management, and
emergency response agencies; law
enforcement and security organizations;
maritime industry, including labor;
other port stakeholders having a special
competence in maritime security; and
port stakeholders affected by security
practices and policies.
In support of the USCG policy on
gender and ethnic diversity, we
encourage qualified women and
members of minority groups to apply.
Request for Applications
Those seeking membership are not
required to submit formal applications
to the local Captain of the Port,
however, because we do have an
obligation to ensure that a specific
number of members have the
prerequisite maritime security
experience, we encourage the
submission of resumes highlighting
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5758–N–05]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Rural Innovation Fund
Evaluation Data Collection
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development &
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: May 20,
2014.
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 to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–5564
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the toll-
ADDRESSES:
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Rural
Innovation Fund Evaluation Data
Collection.
OMB Approval Number: N/A.
Type of Request: New.
Form Number: None.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
information will be used in the
evaluation of the Rural Innovation Fund
(RIF) which is the successor program to
the Rural Housing and Economic
Development (RHED) Program. The RIF
provides larger grant amounts and
places a greater emphasis on leverage
than the RHED. This evaluation aims to
determine if these two major differences
provide for economies of scale or
program sustainability, and what the
overall program outcomes and impacts
are.
Respondents: Rural nonprofit housing
and community development
organizations and corporations and
federally recognized Indian tribes, state
housing finance agencies and state
economic development agencies.
Annual burden
hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
50
1
1
1.5
75
$110
$8250
50
15
1
1
1
1
1.5
16
76.5
240
110
278
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This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
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Dated: February 26, 2014.
B.W. Roche,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port, Buffalo.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2014-0101]
Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee (AMSC), Eastern Great
Lakes and Regional Sub-Committee Vacancies
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.
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SUMMARY: This notice requests individuals interested in serving on the
Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC), Eastern Great Lakes, and the
four regional sub-committees: Northeast Ohio Region, Northwestern
Pennsylvania Region, Western New York Region, and Eastern New York
Region to submit their applications for membership to the Captain of
the Port (COTP), Buffalo. The Committee assists the Captain of the
Port, Buffalo, in developing, reviewing, and updating the Area Maritime
Security Plan for their area of responsibility.
DATES: Requests for membership should reach the U.S. Coast Guard
Captain of the Port, Buffalo, on April 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted to the
Captain of the Port at the following address: Captain of the Port,
Buffalo, Attention: LCDR Elizabeth Platt, 1 Fuhrmann Boulevard,
Buffalo, NY 14203-3189.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about submitting an
application, or about the AMSC in general, contact:
For the Northeast Ohio Region Executive Coordinator: Mr. Peter
Killmer at 216-937-0136;
For the Northwestern Pennsylvania Region Executive Coordinator: Mr.
Joseph Fetscher at 216-937-0126;
For the Western New York Region; LCDR Elizabeth Platt at 716-843-
9373; and,
For the Eastern New York Region Executive Coordinator: Mr. Ralph
Kring at 315-343-1551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of
2002 (Pub. L. 107-295) added section 70112 to Title 46 of the U.S.
Code, and authorized the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
Guard is operating to establish Area Maritime Security Advisory
Committees (AMSCs) for any port area of the United States. (See 33
U.S.C. 1226; 46 U.S.C.; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.01; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1). The MTSA includes a provision
exempting these AMSCs from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
Public Law 92-436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 U.S.C. App.2). The AMSCs shall
assist the Captain of the Port in the development, review, update, and
exercising of the AMS Plan for their area of responsibility. Such
matters may include, but are not limited to: Identifying critical port
infrastructure and operations; Identifying risks (threats,
vulnerabilities, and consequences); Determining mitigation strategies
and implementation methods; Developing and describing the process to
continually evaluate overall port security by considering consequences
and vulnerabilities, how they may change over time, and what additional
mitigation strategies can be applied; and Providing advice to, and
assisting the Captain of the Port in developing and maintaining the
Area Maritime Security Plan.
AMSC Membership
Members of the AMSC should have at least five years of expertise
related to maritime or port security operations. The AMSC Eastern Great
Lakes Committee has 107 members. The Northeast Ohio Region Subcommittee
has 29 members. The Northwestern Pennsylvania Region Subcommittee has
29 members. The Western New York Region has 29 members. The Eastern New
York Region has 20 members. We are seeking to fill the following
vacancies with this submission:
(A) Northeast Ohio Region (2 members): (1) Executive Board member
representing the maritime (on-water) Port Harbormaster community of
Northeast Ohio {e.g., qualified harbormasters operating in local ports
[list not all inclusive] of Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Fairport
Harbor, Ashtabula, Conneaut, etc.{time} ; and (2) Executive Board
member representing the surface transportation railroad industry
(RAIL), especially expert candidates working for critical railroad
infrastructure with a nexus to the maritime domain.
(B) Northwestern Pennsylvania Region (1 member): Executive Board
member representing local MTSA regulated, 33 CFR 104, vessels of
Northwestern Pennsylvania.
(C) Western New York Region (3 members): (1) Executive Board member
to serve as Chairperson of the regional subcommittee and concurrently
as member of the Eastern Great Lakes AMSC when so convened by the FMSC.
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Executive; (2) Executive Board member representing the surface
transportation railroad industry (RAIL), especially expert candidates
working for critical railroad infrastructure with a nexus to the
maritime domain; (3) Board member representing local MTSA regulated, 33
CFR 104, vessels of Western New York.
(D) Eastern New York Region (1 member): Executive Board member to
serve as Co- Vice Chairperson of the regional subcommittee and
concurrently as member of the Eastern Great Lakes AMSC when so convened
by the FMSC.
Applicants may be required to pass an appropriate security
background check prior to appointment to the committee. Applicants must
register with and remain active as Coast Guard HOMEPORT users if
appointed. Members' terms of office will be for five years; however, a
member is eligible to serve additional terms of office. Members will
not receive any salary or other compensation for their service on an
AMSC. In accordance with 33 CFR 103, members may be selected from--the
Federal, Territorial, or Tribal governments; the State government and
political subdivisions of the State; local public safety, crisis
management, and emergency response agencies; law enforcement and
security organizations; maritime industry, including labor; other port
stakeholders having a special competence in maritime security; and port
stakeholders affected by security practices and policies.
In support of the USCG policy on gender and ethnic diversity, we
encourage qualified women and members of minority groups to apply.
Request for Applications
Those seeking membership are not required to submit formal
applications to the local Captain of the Port, however, because we do
have an obligation to ensure that a specific number of members have the
prerequisite maritime security experience, we encourage the submission
of resumes highlighting experience in the maritime and security
industries.
Dated: February 26, 2014.
B.W. Roche,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Buffalo.
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