16434 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 56 / Wednesday, March 23, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0171] 

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Committee Establishment. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Homeland 

Security has determined that the 

establishment of the Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee 

(MERPAC) is necessary and in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties of the U. S. Coast 

Guard. 

Name of Committee: Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee. 

ADDRESSES: If you desire to submit 

comments on this action, they must be 

submitted by April 22, 2011. Comments 

must be identified by (USCG–2011– 

0171) and may be submitted by using 

one of the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on the establishment 

of the MERPAC, call or e-mail Mark C. 

Gould, Commandant (CG–5221), 

Attention MERPAC, U.S. Coast Guard, 

2100 Second St., SW., STOP 7126, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126; e-mail: 

mark.c.gould@uscg.mil; fax: (202) 372– 

1926. If you have questions on viewing 

or submitting material to the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

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–2011–0171), indicate the 

specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online (via 

http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. If you submit 

a comment online via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, it will be 

considered received by the Coast Guard 

when you successfully transmit the 

comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 

mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. 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, click on the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will 

then become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu 

select ‘‘Notice’’ and insert ‘‘USCG–2011– 

0171’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box. Click 

‘‘Search’’ then click on the balloon shape 

in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. 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 comments 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 Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, 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– 

0171’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

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

column. You may also visit 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. 

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 notice regarding our public dockets 

in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Establishment of the Committee 

For the reasons set forth below, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security has 

determined that the establishment of the 

MERPAC is necessary and in the public 

interest. This determination follows 

consultation with the Committee 

Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration. 

The MERPAC is being established in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92–463). 

The MERPAC will act in an advisory 

capacity to the Secretary of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

through the Commandant of the Coast 

Guard and the Director of Commercial 

Regulations and Standards on matters 

relating to personnel in the U.S. 

merchant marine, including but not 

limited to training, qualifications, 

certification, documentation, and fitness 

standards. The MERPAC will provide 

focused recommendations to relevant 

maritime personnel issues and we 

anticipate that it will be very responsive 

to the Coast Guard’s need for 

recommendations on short turn-around 

issues. The Committee’s unique 

industry perspective will provide 

critical support to the Coast Guard’s 

efforts to ensure the safety of the U.S. 

merchant marine. This information 

would otherwise have to be drawn from 

the broad population involved in 

merchant vessel personnel matters. 

There is no other current entity which 

can provide the level of technical 

expertise and experience that is afforded 

by this advisory committee. 

Balanced Membership Plans 

The Committee membership is 

mandated by its charter and consists of 

nineteen (19) members appointed by the 

Secretary of Homeland Security as 

follows: a. Nine active U.S. Merchant 


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Mariners including: (1) Three deck 

officers who represent the viewpoint of 

merchant marine deck officers, two of 

whom shall be licensed for oceans any 

gross tons, one of whom shall be 

licensed for inland or river route with 

a limited or unlimited tonnage, two of 

whom must have master’s license or a 

master of towing vessels license, and 

one of whom must have significant 

tanker experience; and, to the extent 

practicable, one of these deck officers 

shall represent the point of view of labor 

and another shall represent a 

management perspective; (2) three 

engineering officers who represent the 

viewpoint of merchant marine 

engineering officers, two of whom shall 

be licensed as chief engineer any 

horsepower, one of whom shall be 

licensed as either a limited chief 

engineer or a designated duty engineer; 

and, to the extent practicable, one of 

these engineers shall represent a labor 

point of view and another shall 

represent a management perspective; (3) 

two unlicensed seamen, including one 

who represents the viewpoint of AbleBodied Seamen and one who represents 

the viewpoint of Qualified Members of 

the Engine Department; and (4) one 

Pilot who represents the viewpoint of 

merchant marine pilots. b. Six Marine 

Educators, including: (1) Three who 

represent the viewpoint of Maritime 

Academies, two of whom shall 

represent State Maritime Academies, 

and one of whom may represent either 

the State Maritime Academies or the 

Federal Maritime Academy; and (2) 

three who represent the viewpoint of 

other maritime training institutions, one 

of whom shall represent the viewpoint 

of the small vessel industry. c. Two 

individuals who represent the 

viewpoint of shipping companies 

employed in ship operation 

management. d. Two members who are 

drawn from the general public. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible DHS Officials: MERPAC 

will provide advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

through the Director of Commercial 

Regulations and Standards, United 

States Coast Guard and the 

Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

Dated: March 17, 2011. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: New Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: E-Verify 

Program Data Collection; OMB Control 

No. 1615—New. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 28, 2010, at 75 FR 

81631, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS received three 

comments for this information 

collection. USCIS received 3 comments 

for this information collection. A 

discussion of the comments and USCIS’ 

responses are discussed in item 8 of the 

supporting statement that can be viewed 

at: http://www.regulations.gov. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until April 22, 

2011. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), and to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. 

Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, 

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

Office of the Executive Secretariat, 

Clearance Officer, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue, Washington, DC 20529–2020. 

Comments may also be submitted to 

DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997 or 

via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the 

OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile 

at 202–395–5806 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. When 

submitting comments by e-mail please 

make sure to add E-Verify Program Data 

Collection in the subject box. Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

(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 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(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, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

New information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: EVerify Program Data Collection. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: No Form 

Number; U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The E-Verify Data 

Collection is necessary in order for U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) to obtain data from employers 

regarding the E-Verify Program. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 900 responses at 30 minutes 

(.50 hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 450 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: http://www.regulations. 

gov. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, Office of 

the Executive Secretariat, Clearance 

Officer, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2020; 

Telephone 202–272–8377. 

Dated: March 17, 2011. 

Sunday Aigbe, 

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office 

of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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