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(MARSEC) Directive 104–6 (Rev 5). This 

Directive only applies to U.S. flagged 

vessels subject to the Maritime 

Transportation Security Act (MTSA) on 

international voyages through or in 

designated high risk waters, and 

provides additional counter-piracy 

guidance and mandatory measures for 

these vessels operating in these areas 

where acts of piracy and armed robbery 

against ships are prevalent. MARSEC 

Directive 104–6 (Rev 5) also includes an 

annex that provides specific direction 

for vessels operating around the Horn of 

Africa. MARSEC Directives are 

designated Sensitive Security 

Information (SSI) and are not subject to 

public release. 

DATES: MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 5) 

is available on January 13, 2011. 

MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 4) is no 

longer valid after this date. 

ADDRESSES: The latest MARSEC 

Directives are available at your local 

Captain of the Port (COTP) office. Phone 

numbers and addresses for your local 

COTP office can be found in the Port 

Directory at http://homeport.uscg.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, call 

LCDR James T. Fogle, Office of Vessel 

Activities, Coast Guard, telephone 202– 

372–1038, e-mail 

James.T.Fogle@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing material on the 

docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

Somali pirates operate along a 2,300 

mile coast and in 2.5 million square 

miles of ocean. Given the size and 

complexity of the affected area, a 

combination of domestic and 

international efforts has been necessary 

to curb piratical activities. The 

combination of piracy and weak rule of 

law in the region offers a potential 

breeding ground for other transnational 

threats. Accordingly, the U.S. uses 

existing statutory authority to develop 

security standards designed to protect 

U.S.-flagged vessels and continues to 

work with international partners to 

prevent piracy. 

On February 10, 2006, the Coast 

Guard announced the release of 

MARSEC Directive 104–6 (71 FR 7054) 

for those owners and operators of 

vessels subject to 33 CFR parts 101 and 

104 to provide direction to U.S. flagged 

vessels operating in high risk areas 

where acts of piracy and armed robbery 

against ships is prevalent. 

MARSEC Directive 104–6 has been 

revised five times. MARSEC Directive 

104–6 (REV 1) provided an updated list 

of the high risk waters based on a 

biennial review of global piracy and 

terrorism threats. 

MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 2) 

provided additional counter-piracy 

guidance to U.S. flagged vessels 

operating in high risk waters where acts 

of piracy and armed robbery against 

ships are prevalent. It also provided a 

listing of additional high risk waters, 

updated from the previous version of 

the Directive. 

MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 3) 

encouraged the use of industry best 

management practices that have proven 

to be successful in thwarting pirate 

attacks and incorporates lessons-learned 

since the issuance of Revision 2. 

MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 4) 

provided clarification for U.S. flagged 

vessels berthed or anchored in high risk 

waters. Vessels at anchor should operate 

in a manner consistent with vessels that 

transit through high risk waters. 

Whether at anchor or underway, the 

vessels are subjected to the same type of 

threats from attacking pirates. Vessels 

berthed in high risk waters should 

implement enhanced security measures 

as described in the MARSEC Directive. 

MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 5), the 

Directive that is the subject of this 

notice of availability, addresses the 

expanding operating area of Somali 

pirates and provides U.S. flagged vessels 

additional guidance for operations in 

the Indian Ocean. With the issuance of 

(Rev 5), MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 

4) is no longer valid. 

To support the issuance of MARSEC 

Directive 104–6 (series), we developed 

piracy-related Port Security Advisories 

(PSAs) to provide further guidance and 

direction to U.S. flagged vessels 

operating in high risk waters to help 

facilitate compliance with this directive. 

The PSAs can be found at http:// 

homeport.uscg.mil/piracy, including a 

non-SSI version of this MARSEC 

Directive in PSA (2–09) (Rev 3). 

Procedural 

COTPs and District Commanders can 

access all MARSEC directives on 

Homeport by logging in and going to 

Missions > Maritime Security > 

Maritime Transportation Security Act 

(MTSA) > Policy. Owners and operators 

of U.S. flagged vessels that travel on 

international voyages must contact their 

local COTP, cognizant District 

Commander or the Office of Vessel 

Activities to acquire a copy of MARSEC 

Directive 104–6 (Rev 5). COTPs or 

cognizant District Commanders may 

provide this MARSEC Directive to 

appropriate vessel owners and operators 

via mail or fax in accordance with SSI 

handling procedures. 

Pursuant to 33 CFR 101.405, we 

consulted with the Department of State, 

Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint 

Chiefs of Staff, Department of 

Transportation/Maritime 

Administration, Office of Naval 

Intelligence, Department of Commerce, 

Department of Justice, Military Sealift 

Command, Global Maritime Situational 

Awareness, Overseas Security Advisory 

Council, United States Agency for 

International Development, Naval 

Criminal Investigative Service, Customs 

and Border Protection, Transportation 

Security Administration, U.S. Africa 

Command, U.S. Central Command, and 

U.S. Transportation Command prior to 

issuing these Directives. 

All MARSEC Directives issued 

pursuant to 33 CFR 101.405 are marked 

as SSI in accordance with 49 CFR Part 

1520. COTPs and District Commanders 

will require individuals requesting a 

MARSEC Directive to prove that they 

meet the standards for a ‘‘covered 

person’’ under 49 CFR 1520.7, have a 

‘‘need to know’’ the information, as 

defined in 49 CFR 1520.11, and that 

they will safeguard the SSI in MARSEC 

Directive 104–6 (Rev 5) as required in 

49 CFR 1520.9. 

Dated: January 7, 2011. 

Kevin S. Cook, USCG, 

Director of Prevention Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Customs and Border Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Ship’s Store Declaration 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

comments; Extension of an existing 

collection of information: 1651–0018. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, CBP invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

on an information collection 

requirement concerning the Ship’s 

Stores Declaration (CBP Form 1303). 

This request for comment is being made 

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 14, 2011, to 

be assured of consideration. 


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ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and 

Rulings, Office of International Trade, 

799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20229–1177. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Tracey Denning, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

International Trade, 799 9th Street, 

NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– 

1177, at 202–325–0265. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13). 

The comments should address: (a) 

Whether the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or the use of other forms of 

information technology; and (e) the 

annual costs burden to respondents or 

record keepers from the collection of 

information (a total capital/startup costs 

and operations and maintenance costs). 

The comments that are submitted will 

be summarized and included in the CBP 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval. All comments 

will become a matter of public record. 

In this document CBP is soliciting 

comments concerning the following 

information collection: 

Title: Ship’s Stores Declaration. 

OMB Number: 1651–0018. 

Form Number: CBP Form 1303. 

Abstract: CBP Form 1303, Ship’s 

Stores Declaration, is used by the 

carriers to declare articles to be retained 

on board the vessel, such as sea stores, 

ship’s stores, controlled narcotic drugs, 

bunker coal, or bunker oil in a format 

that can be readily audited and checked 

by CBP. The form was developed as a 

single international standard ship’s 

stores declaration form to replace the 

different forms used by various 

countries for the entrance and clearance 

of vessels. CBP Form 1303 collects 

information about the ship, the ports of 

arrival and departure, and the articles 

on the ship. It is pursuant to the 

provisions of section 432, Tariff Act of 

1930 and provided for by 19 CFR 4.7, 

4.7a, 4.81, 4.85, and 4.87. This form is 

accessible at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/ 

CBP_Form_1303.pdf. 

Current Actions: CBP proposes to 

extend the expiration date of this 

information collection with no change 

to the burden hours or to the 

information being collected. 

Type of Review: Extension (without 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 13. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 104,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 26,000. 

Dated: January 10, 2010. 

Tracey Denning, 

Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2011–673 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Customs And Border Protection 

Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in 

Calculating Interest on Overdue 

Accounts and Refunds on Customs 

Duties 

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

of the quarterly Internal Revenue 

Service interest rates used to calculate 

interest on overdue accounts 

(underpayments) and refunds 

(overpayments) of customs duties. For 

the calendar quarter beginning January 

1, 2011, the interest rates for 

overpayments will be 2 percent for 

corporations and 3 percent for noncorporations, and the interest rate for 

underpayments will be 3 percent. This 

notice is published for the convenience 

of the importing public and Customs 

and Border Protection personnel. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

Wyman, Revenue Division, Collection 

and Refunds Branch, 6650 Telecom 

Drive, Suite #100, Indianapolis, Indiana 

46278; telephone (317) 614–4516. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1505 and 

Treasury Decision 85–93, published in 

the Federal Register on May 29, 1985 

(50 FR 21832), the interest rate paid on 

applicable overpayments or 

underpayments of customs duties must 

be in accordance with the Internal 

Revenue Code rate established under 26 

U.S.C. 6621 and 6622. Section 6621 was 

amended (at paragraph (a)(1)(B) by the 

Internal Revenue Service Restructuring 

and Reform Act of 1998, Public Law 

105–206, 112 Stat. 685) to provide 

different interest rates applicable to 

overpayments: One for corporations and 

one for non-corporations. 

The interest rates are based on the 

Federal short-term rate and determined 

by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on 

behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury 

on a quarterly basis. The rates effective 

for a quarter are determined during the 

first-month period of the previous 

quarter. 

In Revenue Ruling 2010–31, the IRS 

determined the rates of interest for the 

calendar quarter beginning January 1, 

2011, and ending on March 31, 2011. 

The interest rate paid to the Treasury for 

underpayments will be the Federal 

short-term rate (1%) plus two 

percentage points (2%) for a total of 

three percent (3%). For corporate 

overpayments, the rate is the Federal 

short-term rate (1%) plus one 

percentage point (1%) for a total of two 

percent (2%). For overpayments made 

by non-corporations, the rate is the 

Federal short-term rate (1%) plus two 

percentage points (2%) for a total of 

three percent (3%). These interest rates 

are subject to change for the calendar 

quarter beginning April 1, 2011, and 

ending June 30, 2011. 

For the convenience of the importing 

public and Customs and Border 

Protection personnel the following list 

of IRS interest rates used, covering the 

period from before July of 1974 to date, 

to calculate interest on overdue 

accounts and refunds of customs duties, 

is published in summary format. 


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