Policy Letter: Change 1 to CG-MMC Policy Letter 02-18, Guidelines for Qualifications of Personnel for Issuing STCW Endorsements for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations, 54992-54993 [2021-21633]

Download as PDF 54992 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 5, 2021 / Notices www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are 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. 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 submissions in response to this document, see DHS’s eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Information Collection Request Title: Vessel Inspection Related Forms and Reporting Requirements Under Title 46 U.S. Code. OMB Control Number: 1625–0032. Summary: This collection of information requires owners, operators, agents or masters of certain inspected vessels to obtain and/or post various forms as part of the Coast Guard’s Commercial Vessel Safety Program. Need: The Coast Guard’s Commercial Vessel Safety Program regulations are found in 46 CFR, including parts 2, 26, 31, 71, 91, 107, 115, 126, 169, 176 and 189, as authorized in Title 46 U.S. Code. A number of reporting and recordkeeping requirements are contained therein. Forms: • CG–841, Certificate of Inspection • CG–854, Temporary Certificate of Inspection • CG–948, Permit to Proceed to Another Port for Repairs • CG–949, Permit to Carry Excursion Party • CG–950, Application for Permit to Carry Excursion Party • CG–950A, Application for Special Permit • CG–2832, Vessel Inspection Record Respondents: Owners, operators, agents and masters of vessels. Frequency: On occasion. Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decreased from 1,705 hours to 735 hours a year, due to change in the estimated time for respondents to complete certain recordkeeping tasks. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:56 Oct 04, 2021 Jkt 256001 Dated: September 29, 2021. Kathleen Claffie, Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard. [FR Doc. 2021–21639 Filed 10–4–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2021–0735] Policy Letter: Change 1 to CG–MMC Policy Letter 01–21, Guidelines for Qualifying for STCW Endorsements for Basic and Advanced IGF Code Operations Coast Guard, Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of Change 1 to CG–MMC Policy Letter 01–21, Guidelines for Qualifying for STCW Endorsements for Basic and Advanced IGF Code Operations. The Coast Guard will use applicable regulations and this policy to evaluate whether mariners may be issued endorsements for Basic and Advanced IGF Code Operations. DATES: The policies announced in Change 1 to CG–MMC Policy Letter 01– 21 are effective as of September 20, 2021. ADDRESSES: To view the policy letter mentioned in this notice, search the docket number USCG–2021–0735 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document, contact James Cavo, Mariner Credentialing Program Policy Division (CG–MMC–2), Coast Guard; telephone 202–372–1205; email MMCPolicy@ uscg.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard is revising CG–MMC Policy Letter 01–21 to reduce the amount of seagoing service required to renew an endorsement for Basic or Advanced IGF Code Operations and to add an additional method to renew the endorsement by providing evidence of being a qualified instructor of a relevant course. The seagoing service option to renew a Basic or Advanced IGF Code Operations endorsement in the original policy letter exceeds the seagoing service requirement to initially qualify for an STCW endorsement in Basic IGF Code Operations. Holding an STCW endorsement for Advanced Liquefied SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Gas Tanker Cargo Operations or Basic Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations is a method to qualify for the Basic IGF Code endorsement. The seagoing service requirement to qualify for either an Advanced Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations endorsement or an Basic Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations endorsement is 90 days. This change reduces the seagoing service required as an option to renew an STCW endorsement for Basic IGF Code Operations to 90 days. In addition, this change notice reduces the seagoing service required as an option to renew an STCW for Advanced IGF Code Operations to 90 days. Methods to qualify for renewal of an STCW endorsement in IGF Code Operations include completion of refresher training, evidence of being a qualified instructor of a relevant course, or seagoing service. Mariners will also need to meet the applicable requirements in 46 CFR 10.227 for the renewal of their MMC. This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). Dated: September 20, 2021. J.G. Lantz, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards. [FR Doc. 2021–21635 Filed 10–4–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2021–0734] Policy Letter: Change 1 to CG–MMC Policy Letter 02–18, Guidelines for Qualifications of Personnel for Issuing STCW Endorsements for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations Coast Guard, Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of Change 1 to CG–MMC Policy Letter 02–18, Guidelines for Qualifications of Personnel for Issuing STCW Endorsements for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations. The Coast Guard will use applicable regulations and this policy to evaluate whether mariners may be issued endorsements for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations. DATES: The policies announced in Change 1 to CG–MMC Policy Letter 02– 18 are effective as of September 20, 2021. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 5, 2021 / Notices To view the policy letter mentioned in this notice, search the docket number USCG–2021–0734 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document, contact James Cavo, Mariner Credentialing Program Policy Division (CG–MMC–2), Coast Guard; telephone 202–372–1205; email MMCPolicy@ uscg.mil. Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2021–0741] Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625–0036 Coast Guard, DHS. Sixty-day notice requesting comments. AGENCY: ACTION: This change revises CG-Policy Letter 02–18 to include the requirements for renewal of Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations endorsements. Renewal requirements for these endorsements were not included in the original policy letter. Methods to qualify for renewal of an STCW endorsement in Polar Code Operations will include completion of refresher training, evidence of being a qualified instructor of a Basic or Advanced Polar Code Operations course at least twice within the past five years, or sea service. The professional requirements to renew a merchant mariner credential (MMC) in 46 CFR 10.227 include the option to present evidence of at least 1 year of sea service during the past 5 years. However, Section A–I/11 paragraph 4.1 of the STCW Code only requires 2 months of seagoing service within the previous 5 years for renewal of Basic and Advanced Polar Code endorsements. To align with the STCW requirements and to ensure the seagoing service requirement for the renewal of a Polar Code Operations endorsement does not exceed the seagoing service requirement to initially qualify for Polar Code Operations endorsement, the seagoing service requirement for renewal of Polar Code Operations endorsements will be 2 months of seagoing service in the previous 5 years. Mariners will also need to meet the applicable requirements in 46 CFR 10.227 for the renewal of their MMC. This change also removes transitional provisions that expired on July 1, 2020. This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625–0036, Plan Approval and Records for U.S. and Foreign Tank Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below. DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before December 6, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG–2021–0741] to the Coast Guard 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. A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet at https:// www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from: COMMANDANT (CG–6P), ATTN: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, U.S. COAST GUARD, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AVE. SE, STOP 7710, WASHINGTON, DC 20593– 7710. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy Management, telephone 202–475–3528, or fax 202– 372–8405, for questions on these documents. Dated: September 20, 2021. J.G. Lantz, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards. Public Participation and Request for Comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [FR Doc. 2021–21633 Filed 10–4–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:56 Oct 04, 2021 Jkt 256001 SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54993 (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 Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection. The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for the Collection. 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 request, [USCG–2021–0741], and must be received by December 6, 2021. Submitting Comments 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. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are 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. 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 submissions in response to this document, see DHS’s eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54992-54993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21633]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0734]


Policy Letter: Change 1 to CG-MMC Policy Letter 02-18, Guidelines 
for Qualifications of Personnel for Issuing STCW Endorsements for Basic 
and Advanced Polar Code Operations

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of Change 1 to CG-
MMC Policy Letter 02-18, Guidelines for Qualifications of Personnel for 
Issuing STCW Endorsements for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations. 
The Coast Guard will use applicable regulations and this policy to 
evaluate whether mariners may be issued endorsements for Basic and 
Advanced Polar Code Operations.

DATES: The policies announced in Change 1 to CG-MMC Policy Letter 02-18 
are effective as of September 20, 2021.

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ADDRESSES: To view the policy letter mentioned in this notice, search 
the docket number USCG-2021-0734 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document, 
contact James Cavo, Mariner Credentialing Program Policy Division (CG-
MMC-2), Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1205; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This change revises CG-Policy Letter 02-18 
to include the requirements for renewal of Basic and Advanced Polar 
Code Operations endorsements. Renewal requirements for these 
endorsements were not included in the original policy letter. Methods 
to qualify for renewal of an STCW endorsement in Polar Code Operations 
will include completion of refresher training, evidence of being a 
qualified instructor of a Basic or Advanced Polar Code Operations 
course at least twice within the past five years, or sea service.
    The professional requirements to renew a merchant mariner 
credential (MMC) in 46 CFR 10.227 include the option to present 
evidence of at least 1 year of sea service during the past 5 years. 
However, Section A-I/11 paragraph 4.1 of the STCW Code only requires 2 
months of seagoing service within the previous 5 years for renewal of 
Basic and Advanced Polar Code endorsements. To align with the STCW 
requirements and to ensure the seagoing service requirement for the 
renewal of a Polar Code Operations endorsement does not exceed the 
seagoing service requirement to initially qualify for Polar Code 
Operations endorsement, the seagoing service requirement for renewal of 
Polar Code Operations endorsements will be 2 months of seagoing service 
in the previous 5 years. Mariners will also need to meet the applicable 
requirements in 46 CFR 10.227 for the renewal of their MMC.
    This change also removes transitional provisions that expired on 
July 1, 2020.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: September 20, 2021.
J.G. Lantz,
U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2021-21633 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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