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meetings concerning the matters being 

discussed. Public comments will be 

limited to three minutes per speaker. If 

you would like to make an oral 

presentation at the meetings, please 

notify Mr. Jeff Ludwig as described in 

the ADDRESSES section above by March 

23, 2011. 

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 Mr. Jeff Ludwig as 

described in the ADDRESSES section 

above as soon as possible. 

Dated: March 8, 2011. 

Lincoln D. Stroh, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director 

of Prevention Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5892 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0129] 

TWIC/MTSA Policy Advisory Council; 

Voluntary Use of TWIC Readers 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the release of and seeks comments on 

Policy Advisory Council (PAC) Decision 

01–11, ‘‘Voluntary Use of TWIC 

Readers.’’ This PAC Decision provides 

guidance for using Transportation 

Security Identification Credential 

(TWIC) readers as part of a Vessel 

Security Plan or Facility Security Plan. 

This PAC Decision is directed at owners 

and operators of vessels and facilities 

regulated under the Maritime 

Transportation Security Act, for the 

purpose of purchasing and installing 

TWIC readers and systems. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must either be submitted to our online 

docket via http://www.regulations.gov 

on or before May 16, 2011 or reach the 

Docket Management Facility by that 

date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2011–0129 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: 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– 

0001. 

(4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

The PAC Decision is available in the 

docket and can be viewed by going to 

http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 

USCG–2011–0129 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box, and then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ This 

policy is also available at http:// 

www.homeport.uscg.mil; under the 

Maritime Security tab, click on the 

‘‘MTSA/ISPS Policy Advisory Council’’ 

link, PAC 01–11. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice or the 

policy, call or e-mail LCDR Loan 

O’Brien (CG–5442), U.S. Coast Guard, 

telephone 202–372–1133, e-mail 

Loan.T.O’Brien@uscg.mil. 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: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments and related material on the 

Policy Advisory Council (PAC) Decision 

01–11, ‘‘Voluntary Use of TWIC 

Readers.’’ All comments received will be 

posted, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

Submitting comments: If you submit a 

comment, please include the docket 

number for this notice (USCG–2011– 

0129) and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online, or by fax, mail or hand 

delivery, but please use only one of 

these means. We recommend that you 

include your name and a mailing 

address, an e-mail address, or a 

telephone number in the body of your 

document so that we can contact you if 

we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and insert 

‘‘USCG–2011–0129’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box. If you submit your comments by 

mail or hand delivery, submit them in 

an unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2

by 11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit them by 

mail and would like to know that they 

reached the Facility, please enclose a 

stamped, self-addressed postcard or 

envelope. We will consider all 

comments and material received during 

the comment period. 

Viewing the comments and PAC 

Decision 01–11: To view the comments 

and PAC Decision 01–11, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, click on the ‘‘read 

comments’’ box, which will then 

become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2011– 

0129’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. If you do not have access to the 

Internet, you may view the docket 

online by visiting the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the Department 

of Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. We have an agreement with 

the Department of Transportation to use 

the Docket Management Facility. 

This PAC Decision 01–11 is also 

available at http:// 

www.homeport.uscg.mil under the 

TWIC tab of the ‘‘Featured Homeport 

Links’’ section, click on the ‘‘Policy 

Advisory Council Decisions for TWIC’’ 

link, PAC Decision 01–11. 

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, system of records notice 

regarding our public dockets in the 

January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal 

Register (73 FR 3316). 

Background and Purpose 

In accordance with the Maritime 

Transportation Security Act of 2002 

(MTSA) (Pub. L. 107–295), and the 

Security and Accountability for Every 

Port Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–347), this 

PAC Decision facilitates the use of 

transportation security card readers to 

leverage the full security benefits of the 

Transportation Worker Identification 

Credential (TWIC). The Department of 

Homeland Security, Coast Guard, and 

the Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) remain in the 

process of finishing the TWIC reader 

pilot program. As such, many facility 

owners and operators who received 

grant funding have been reluctant to 

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equipment. This Policy Advisory 

Council (PAC) Decision 01–11, 

‘‘Voluntary Use of TWIC Readers’’ 

provides guidance on how vessel and 

facility owners and operators can use 

TWIC readers to meet existing 

regulatory requirements for effective (1) 

identity verification, (2) card validity, 

and (3) card authentication. 

Discussion 

TWIC regulations state that all 

persons requiring unescorted access to 

secure areas of MTSA-covered vessels, 

facilities and outer continental shelf 

facilities must possess a TWIC before 

such access is granted. 33 CFR 101.514. 

At each entry, the TWIC must be 

checked for (1) identity verification, (2) 

card validity, and (3) card 

authentication. 33 CFR 104.265(c)(1), 

105.255(c)(1), or 106.260(c)(1). The 

current requirement for identity 

verification is to visually compare the 

photograph on the TWIC to the person 

at the access point. The Coast Guard, 

however, may determine an alternative 

method of identity verification if the 

method meets or exceeds the 

effectiveness of a visual inspection. 33 

CFR 101.130. 

With this PAC Decision 01–11, the 

Coast Guard determines that a biometric 

match using a TWIC reader from the 

TSA list of readers that have passed the 

Initial Capability Evaluation Test to 

confirm that the biometric template 

stored on the TWIC matches the 

fingerprint of the individual presenting 

the TWIC meets or exceeds the 

effectiveness of a visual identity 

verification check. An owner or operator 

of a vessel or facility may also use a 

TWIC reader to check for card validity 

by either (1) comparing the card’s 

internal Federal Agency Smart Card 

Number to the TSA Cancelled Card List, 

or (2) using a Certificate Revocation List. 

An owner or operator may also perform 

card authentication by using a TWIC 

reader to perform the CHALLENGE/ 

RESPONSE protocol using the Card 

Authentication Certificate and the card 

authentication private key on the TWIC. 

PAC Decision 01–11 also contains 

additional guidance. It states that TWIC 

readers used under this determination 

should be used in accordance with 

manufacturer instructions, and operated 

by trained personnel. Additionally, it 

points out that TWIC readers allowed 

pursuant to this interim guidance may 

no longer be valid after promulgation of 

a TWIC reader final rule requiring the 

use of readers. Finally, it reminds vessel 

and facility owners/operators using PAC 

Decision 01–11 that they must submit a 

Vessel Security Plan or Facility Security 

Plan amendment in accordance with 

applicable regulations. 

Comments on PAC Decision 01–11 

may be submitted to the Coast Guard via 

the docket as described above under 

ADDRESSES. PAC Decision 01–11 is 

considered a ‘‘significant guidance 

document’’ under the terms of the Office 

of Management and Budget’s ‘‘Final 

Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance 

Practices,’’ which was published in the 

Federal Register on January 25, 2007 

(72 FR 3432). 

Authority: This notice is issued under 

authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 33 CFR 

101.130. 

Dated: March 7, 2011. 

Kevin S. Cook, 

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

Prevention Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5893 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0003] 

Collection of Overpayments 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On September 5, 2008, the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) published a notice in the 

Federal Register that announced 

FEMA’s intention to implement a 

revised recoupment process, where 

warranted, on an individual basis 

pursuant to the procedures established 

by regulation for the administrative 

collection of debts. Now FEMA is 

providing notice of its revised 

recoupment process and the availability 

of the ‘‘FEMA Debt Resolution Process: 

In Summary,’’ a document which 

includes a section describing ‘‘Your 

Rights and Options’’ and provides 

general information to the public on 

FEMA’s revised recoupment 

procedures. The revised procedures 

provide the opportunity for individuals 

to request an oral hearing. 

DATES: FEMA’s revised recoupment 

procedures are effective March 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: ‘‘FEMA Debt Resolution 

Process: In Summary’’ can be viewed at 

http://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket ID FEMA–2009–0003. A hard 

copy may be inspected at FEMA, Office 

of Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gloria Hernandez, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security, Texas National 

Processing Services Center, P.O. Box 

90215, Denton, TX 76202, telephone 

(940) 891–8722 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Individuals who are deaf, hard 

of hearing or those with speech 

disabilities may access this number 

through TTY by calling the toll-free 

Federal Information Relay Service at 

800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 5, 2008, FEMA published a 

notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 

51831) announcing FEMA’s intention to 

implement a revised recoupment 

process, where warranted, on an 

individual basis pursuant to the 

procedures established by regulation for 

the administrative collection of debts. 

FEMA has developed revised 

recoupment procedures pursuant to 

Department of Homeland Security 

recoupment regulations at 6 CFR part 11 

(adopting general procedures for 

administrative collection of debts set 

forth at 31 CFR parts 900–904). FEMA 

will examine the files of individual 

disaster applicants for evidence of 

overpayment. If FEMA determines that 

recoupment is warranted after review, 

the revised recoupment procedures will 

apply. A brief summary of these 

procedures follows. 

Under the revised procedures, when 

FEMA identifies a potential 

overpayment, FEMA will send the 

applicant written notification that a debt 

is owed, specifying the amount of the 

debt and the reason for the debt. This 

‘‘Notice of Debt’’ letter will describe the 

applicant’s available options, including 

payment of the debt in full within 30 

days to avoid any potential interest and/ 

or penalties, a payment plan, a 

compromise of the debt, or an appeal of 

the debt determination within 60 days. 

FEMA will advise the applicant that, if 

the applicant believes that his or her 

appeal cannot be decided based on the 

documentary evidence, for example, 

when the validity of the debt turns on 

a question of credibility or veracity, the 

applicant may request an oral hearing. 

The applicant will be advised that any 

request for an oral hearing must be 

accompanied by an explanation as to 

why the issue in dispute requires oral 

testimony and cannot be resolved solely 

by reviewing documentary evidence. 

Oral hearings will generally be 

conducted via telephone conference or 

may, in certain exceptional 

circumstances, be held in-person at a 

FEMA office. 


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