Department of Homeland Security September 8, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard is establishing safety zones for marine events within the Captain of the Port (COTP) Long Island Sound Zone for a surfing event and fireworks displays. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the events. Entry into, transit through, mooring or anchoring within this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the COTP Sector Long Island Sound.

The Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) Plenary Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at the Renaissance Washington Downtown Hotel, Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

The Coast Guard will establish special local regulation during the Chesapeake Bay Workboat Race, a series of boat races to be held on the waters of Back River, Poquoson, Virginia. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the events. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic during the power boat races on the Back River in the vicinity of Messick Point, in Poquoson, Virginia.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of a revision to the following collection of information: 1625-0009, Oil Record Book for Ships. Before submitting this ICR to OMB, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is providing an update notice relating to the Department of Homeland Security system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security National Protection and Programs Directorate001 National Infrastructure Coordinating Center Records System of Records.'' The Department will not claim Privacy Act exemption (k)(3) as originally published in the SORN and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register, 75 FR 69603, on November 15, 2010. This system of records will allow the Department of Homeland Security National Protection and Programs Directorate National Infrastructure Coordinating Center, an extension of the National Operations Center, to collect, plan, coordinate, report, analyze, and fuse infrastructure information related to all-threats and all-hazards, law enforcement activities, intelligence activities, man-made disasters and acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other information collected or received from Federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies and organizations; foreign governments and international organizations; domestic security and emergency management officials; and private sector entities or individuals into the National Infrastructure Coordinating Center.