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presentations and comments by 

members of the public will be limited to 

3 minutes. If you would like to submit 

written material for distribution at the 

meeting, please provide fifty (50) copies 

to the DFO no later than March 17, 

2011. A copy of any submitted materials 

will be distributed to each member of 

the committee in advance of the 

meeting. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the DFO as soon as 

possible. 

Dated: February 28, 2011. 

Mary E. Landry, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Eighth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5446 Filed 3–7–11; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0104] 

Policy for Guidelines for Coast Guard 

Evaluations of Compliance With the 

U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency’s Vessel General Permit for 

Discharges Incidental to the Normal 

Operation of Vessels 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the release of policy letter 11–01, Policy 

for Guidelines for Coast Guard 

Evaluations of Compliance with the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

(EPA) Vessel General Permit (VGP) for 

Discharges Incidental to the Normal 

Operation of Vessels. This policy letter 

provides guidance to assist Coast Guard 

personnel to evaluate compliance with 

the provisions of the EPA’s VGP, for 

U.S. and foreign-flagged vessels subject 

to the VGP and operating in the waters 

of the United States. 

DATES: This policy became effective on 

February 11, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: This notice and the policy 

are available in the docket and can be 

viewed by going to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG– 

2011–0104 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and 

then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ This policy is 

also available at http:// 

www.homeport.uscg.mil under the Port 

State Control tab; Foreign Vessel Safety; 

Policy for Guidelines for Coast Guard 

Evaluations of Compliance with the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

(EPA) Vessel General Permit for 

Discharges Incidental to the Normal 

Operation of Vessels. They are also 

available for inspection or copying at 

the 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, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice or the 

policy, call or e-mail Mr. John S. Sedlak, 

P.E., Foreign and Offshore Vessels 

Division (CG–5432), U.S. Coast Guard, 

telephone 202–372–1240. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Ms. Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

The VGP is an EPA permitting 

program issued under the Clean Water 

Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) and provides 

requirements for discharges incidental 

to the normal operation of vessels. 

Under the Clean Water Act, discharges 

of pollutants from vessels that are not 

covered by the VGP are unlawful unless 

they are exempt or covered by another 

Clean Water Act permit. The Coast 

Guard shares a mutual interest in 

ensuring vessels comply with VGP 

provisions. In fulfilling its role as the 

nation’s lead maritime law enforcement 

agency and to carry out its mission of 

environmental stewardship, it is in the 

interest of the Coast Guard to assist the 

EPA in the detection and reporting of 

VGP deficiencies onboard vessels 

during regularly scheduled inspections 

of U.S. vessels and during Port State 

Control (PSC) exams on foreign vessels. 

The Coast Guard will report detected 

VGP deficiencies to the EPA. 

The Coast Guard has prepared policy 

letter 11–01, Policy for Guidelines for 

Coast Guard Evaluations of Compliance 

with the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency’s Vessel General Permit for 

Discharges Incidental to the Normal 

Operation of Vessels, in consultation 

with the EPA to assist Coast Guard staff 

in the preparation for and the execution 

of VGP compliance monitoring 

inspections and exams. Vessel owners 

and/or operators are ultimately 

responsible for compliance with all 

aspects of the VGP. Vessels may be 

subject to inspection to verify 

compliance with any and all legal 

requirements. Vessel owners and 

operators may wish to take note of the 

minimum items that the Marine 

Inspectors (MI) and PSC Officers may 

examine during VGP compliance exams, 

as outlined in the policy letter. Vessel 

owners and operators should note 

further that MI/PSC Officers are not 

limited in the depth and scope of the 

examination. 

Policy Implementation 

The Coast Guard will evaluate vessels 

for compliance with the Vessel General 

Permit beginning on March 13, 2011. 

Authority: This notice is issued under 

authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 33 U.S.C. 1223, 

14 U.S.C. 93(a)(20), and 14 U.S.C. 141. 

Dated: March 3, 2011. 

Kevin S. Cook, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of 

Prevention Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5412 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5486–N–05] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment: Notice 

of Funding Availability for the 

Transformation Initiative: Sustainable 

Construction in Indian Country Grant 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comment Due Date: May 9, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: 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: 

Michael D. Blanford, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street, SW., Room 8216, 

Washington, DC 20410–6000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael D. Blanford at 202–402–5728 

(this is not a toll-free number), for 

copies of the proposed forms and other 

available documents. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Housing and Urban 


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Development will submit the proposed 

extension of information collection to 

OMB for review, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended). This 

Notice is soliciting comments from 

members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (3) enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond; including through the use of 

appropriate automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. This Notice 

also lists the following information: 

Title of Proposal: Notice of Funding 

Availability for the Transformation 

Initiative: Sustainable Construction in 

Indian Country Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use: The 

information is being collected to select 

applicants for award in this statutorily 

created competitive grant program and 

to monitor performance of grantees to 

ensure they meet statutory and program 

goals and requirements. 

Agency Form Numbers: SF–424, SF– 

424 Supplemental, HUD–424–CB, SF– 

LLL, HUD–2880, HUD–2993, HUD– 

96010 and HUD–96011. 

Members of the Affected Public: 

Institutions of higher education 

accredited by a national or regional 

accrediting agency recognized by the 

U.S. Department of Education are the 

official applicants. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: Information pursuant 

to grant award will be submitted once 

a year. The following chart details the 

respondent burden on a quarterly and 

annual basis: 

Number of 

respondents 

Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

hours 

Applicants ........................................................................................................ 20 20 42 840 

Quarterly Reports ............................................................................................ 5 20 6 120 

Final Reports ................................................................................................... 5 5 6 30 

Recordkeeping ................................................................................................. 5 5 4 20 

Total .......................................................................................................... 35 50 58 1010 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Pending OMB approval. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 

as amended. 

Dated: March 1, 2011. 

Raphael W. Bostic, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5275 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5484–N–06] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; Tenant 

Resource Network Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 9, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: 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: 

Reports Liaison Officer, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, 

Room 9120 or the number for the 

Federal Information Relay Service (1– 

800–877–8339). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claire Trivedi, Housing Program 

Manager, Office of Multifamily Housing 

Programs, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

708–3000 (this is not a toll free number) 

for copies of the proposed forms and 

other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) Enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) Minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond; including 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Tenant Resource 

Network Program. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–new–65pTRNP. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

SF–424, SF–424 Supplemental, HUD– 

424 CBW, SF–LLL, HUD–2880, HUD– 

92041, HUD 2994–A, HUD–96010, Form 

HUD–96011, Form HUD–50080–TRNP. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The number of 

burden hours is 438.67. The number of 

respondents is estimated to be 100, the 

number of responses is 1, the frequency 

of response is once annually, and the 

burden hour per response is 43.867. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: This is a new collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., chapter 35, as amended. 


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