Application for Recertification of Cook Inlet Regional Citizens' Advisory Council, 35658-35659 [2020-12637]

Download as PDF 35658 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 113 / Thursday, June 11, 2020 / Notices Name of Committee: Center for Inherited Disease Research Access Committee; CIDR Review. Date: July 17, 2020. Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Room 3185, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Barbara J. Thomas, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Room 3185, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402–0838, barbara.thomas@ nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.172, Human Genome Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: June 5, 2020. Melanie J. Pantoja, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2020–12616 Filed 6–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket Number USCG–2020–0188] Application for Recertification of Cook Inlet Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council Coast Guard, DHS. Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The Coast Guard announces the availability of, and seeks comments on, the recertification of the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council (CIRCAC) for September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021. Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), the Coast Guard may certify the CIRCAC on an annual basis. This advisory group monitors the activities of terminal facilities and crude oil tankers under the Cook Inlet program established by the statute. The Coast Guard may certify an alternative voluntary advisory group in lieu of the CIRCAC. The current certification for the CIRCAC will expire August 31, 2020. DATES: Public comments on CIRCAC’s recertification application must reach the Seventeenth Coast Guard District on or before July 27, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG– 2020–0188 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public Participation and Request for Comments’’ portion of the jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Jun 10, 2020 Jkt 250001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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). I. Public Participation and Request for Comments III. Public Meeting The Coast Guard does not plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a request for one on or before July 27, 2020 using the method specified under ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be beneficial. If we determine that one would aid the process of thoroughly considering the application for recertification, we will hold one at a time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments. If you have questions on this recertification, call or email LT Ian McPhillips, Seventeenth Coast Guard District (dpi); telephone (907) 463–2809; email Ian.P.McPhillips@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Regulations and Administrative Law office, telephone (202) 372–3862. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking, and will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using https:// www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 15086). Documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website’s instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a final rule is published. II. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 IV. Background and Purpose The Coast Guard published guidelines on December 31, 1992 (57 FR 62600), to assist groups seeking recertification under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2732) (the Act). The Coast Guard issued a policy statement on July 7, 1993 (58 FR 36504), to clarify the factors that the Coast Guard would be considering in making its determination as to whether advisory groups should be certified in accordance with the Act, and the procedures which the Coast Guard would follow in meeting its certification responsibilities under the Act. Most recently, on September 16, 2002 (67 FR 58440), the Coast Guard changed its policy on recertification procedures for regional citizen’s advisory council by requiring applicants to provide comprehensive information every three years. For the two years in between, applicants only submit information describing substantive changes to the information provided at the last triennial recertification. This is the year in this triennial cycle that CIRCAC must provide comprehensive information. The Coast Guard is accepting comments concerning the recertification of CIRCAC. At the conclusion of the comment period on July 27, 2020, the Coast Guard will review all application materials and comments received and will take one of the following actions: (a) Recertify the advisory group under 33 U.S.C. 2732(o); (b) Issue a conditional recertification for a period of 90 days, with a statement of any discrepancies, which must be corrected to qualify for recertification for the remainder of the year; or (c) Deny recertification of the advisory group if the Coast Guard finds that the group is not broadly representative of the interests and communities in the area or is not adequately fostering the goals and purposes of 33 U.S.C. 2732. E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 113 / Thursday, June 11, 2020 / Notices The Coast Guard will notify CIRCAC by letter of the action taken on its application. A notice will be published in the Federal Register to advise the public of the Coast Guard’s determination. Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice and request for information. I. Public Participation Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket ID. 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 and Security notice, which can be viewed by clicking on the ‘‘Privacy and Security Notice’’ link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov. You may submit your comments and material by the methods specified in the ADDRESSES section. Please submit your comments and any supporting material by only one means to avoid the receipt and review of duplicate submissions. Docket: 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. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to receive information in response to a list of priority research questions to further understand existing evidence on the Homeland Security Grant Program’s (HSGP’s) influence on State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) preparedness. The HSGP includes a suite of risk-based grants to assist SLTT efforts in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism. HSGP funding can also be used to enhance preparedness for other catastrophic events (e.g., hurricanes, wildfires) when the use of such funds has a nexus to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to terrorism. DATES: Comments must be received by November 9, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket ID FEMA–2020– 0008, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// wwww.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. See the ‘‘Public Participation’’ portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bethany Slater, Program Analyst, Measures and Standards Branch, National Preparedness Assessment Division, National Preparedness II. Background and Purpose HSGP provides funds to eligible entities to support SLTT efforts to prevent terrorism and to prepare the Nation for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of the United States. HSGP funding can also be used to enhance preparedness for other catastrophic events (e.g., hurricanes, wildfires) when the use of such funds has a nexus to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to terrorism. Since its creation in 2003, HSGP annually issued between $850 million and $2.5 billion in grant funding to support SLTT governments. As administered by FEMA, HSGP consists of three subcomponent programs: State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), and Operation Stonegarden. See FEMA, Homeland Security Grant Program, https:// www.fema.gov/homeland-securitygrant-program (last visited Feb. 28, 2020). This request for information is limited to SHSP and UASI. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/FEMA to award SHSP and UASI funding to each State, territory, and high-risk urban area based on: (1) Its relative threat, vulnerability, and consequence from acts of terrorism, and (2) the anticipated effectiveness of the proposed use of the grant to prepare Dated: June 5, 2020. Matthew T. Bell, Jr., Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard,Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 2020–12637 Filed 6–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID: FEMA–2020–0008] Request for Information on Effectiveness in Maintaining and Improving State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Preparedness AGENCY: SUMMARY: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Directorate, FEMA, DHS, 400 C St. SW, Washington DC 20472, Bethany.Slater@ fema.dhs.gov, 202–717–4111. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Jun 10, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35659 for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism. See 6 U.S.C. 608. Grant dollars are administrated by State Administrative Agencies who are generally required to pass-through at least 80 percent of SHSP and UASI funds to local or Tribal jurisdictions. See 6 U.S.C. 604(d)(2)(A), 605(c)(1)(A)– (C). As the administrator of HSGP, FEMA is interested in identifying existing evidence, tools and methods to better evaluate the effectiveness of HSGP as it pertains to maintaining and improving SLTT and national preparedness. FEMA’s National Preparedness Assessment Division has documented its past and current grant effectiveness strategy in its document ‘‘Grant Effectiveness Strategic Vision 2.0 Homeland Security Grant Program.’’ See FEMA, Grant Effectiveness Strategic Vision 2.0—Homeland Security Grant Program, https://www.fema.gov/medialibrary/assets/documents/186474 (last visited Mar. 26, 2020). The objectives for this vision are: Objective 1: Implement projects that address State and national priorities; Objective 2: Improve capabilities and achieve preparedness outcomes; and Objective 3: Manage projects in accordance with Federal standards and guidance. The purpose of this RFI is for FEMA to receive information in response to a list of priority research questions to further understand existing evidence on the influence of HSGP on SLTT and national preparedness. FEMA requests information on research studies, program evaluations, and/or metaanalyses that provide empirical findings relevant to the research questions outlined below. FEMA is interested in evidence on the contributions of HSGPfunded projects (or projects that could be funded through HSGP in the future). Such evidence would ideally include quantitative measurements of how such projects help maintain or improve SLTT and national capabilities to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards and/or the risk of hazards. Additional broader quantitative research may also be helpful, such as research pertaining to interventions that help prevent or reduce the risk that an event will occur, or the impact of such events. Such research could relate to any of a range of interventions, including interventions that address public health, environmental conservation, domestic violence, criminal recidivism, and drug use. Helpful research may use capacity or capability assessments to measure changes in outcomes over time after an E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1

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[FR Doc No: 2020-12637]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket Number USCG-2020-0188]


Application for Recertification of Cook Inlet Regional Citizens' 
Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of, and seeks 
comments on, the recertification of the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's 
Advisory Council (CIRCAC) for September 1, 2020 through August 31, 
2021. Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), the Coast Guard may 
certify the CIRCAC on an annual basis. This advisory group monitors the 
activities of terminal facilities and crude oil tankers under the Cook 
Inlet program established by the statute. The Coast Guard may certify 
an alternative voluntary advisory group in lieu of the CIRCAC. The 
current certification for the CIRCAC will expire August 31, 2020.

DATES: Public comments on CIRCAC's recertification application must 
reach the Seventeenth Coast Guard District on or before July 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2020-0188 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for 
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further 
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
recertification, call or email LT Ian McPhillips, Seventeenth Coast 
Guard District (dpi); telephone (907) 463-2809; email 
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, contact the U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, Regulations and Administrative Law office, telephone 
(202) 372-3862.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking, 
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment 
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If 
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which 
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).
    Documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the 
docket, and all public comments, will be in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's 
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up 
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a 
final rule is published.

II. 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).

III. Public Meeting

    The Coast Guard does not plan to hold a public meeting. But you may 
submit a request for one on or before July 27, 2020 using the method 
specified under ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a public 
meeting would be beneficial. If we determine that one would aid the 
process of thoroughly considering the application for recertification, 
we will hold one at a time and place announced by a later notice in the 
Federal Register.

IV. Background and Purpose

    The Coast Guard published guidelines on December 31, 1992 (57 FR 
62600), to assist groups seeking recertification under the Oil Terminal 
and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2732) (the Act). The Coast Guard issued a policy statement on 
July 7, 1993 (58 FR 36504), to clarify the factors that the Coast Guard 
would be considering in making its determination as to whether advisory 
groups should be certified in accordance with the Act, and the 
procedures which the Coast Guard would follow in meeting its 
certification responsibilities under the Act. Most recently, on 
September 16, 2002 (67 FR 58440), the Coast Guard changed its policy on 
recertification procedures for regional citizen's advisory council by 
requiring applicants to provide comprehensive information every three 
years. For the two years in between, applicants only submit information 
describing substantive changes to the information provided at the last 
triennial recertification. This is the year in this triennial cycle 
that CIRCAC must provide comprehensive information.
    The Coast Guard is accepting comments concerning the 
recertification of CIRCAC. At the conclusion of the comment period on 
July 27, 2020, the Coast Guard will review all application materials 
and comments received and will take one of the following actions:
    (a) Recertify the advisory group under 33 U.S.C. 2732(o);
    (b) Issue a conditional recertification for a period of 90 days, 
with a statement of any discrepancies, which must be corrected to 
qualify for recertification for the remainder of the year; or
    (c) Deny recertification of the advisory group if the Coast Guard 
finds that the group is not broadly representative of the interests and 
communities in the area or is not adequately fostering the goals and 
purposes of 33 U.S.C. 2732.

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    The Coast Guard will notify CIRCAC by letter of the action taken on 
its application. A notice will be published in the Federal Register to 
advise the public of the Coast Guard's determination.

    Dated: June 5, 2020.
Matthew T. Bell, Jr.,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard,Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 2020-12637 Filed 6-10-20; 8:45 am]
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