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matter areas that afford the participants 

professional development opportunities 

and educational enhancement. Areas 

should focus on, but not be limited to: 

life jacket wear, safety and security 

issues, the dangers of carbon monoxide, 

boating education, vessel safety, as well 

as boating under the influence of 

alcohol or a dangerous drug. Point of 

Contact: Ms. Jo Calkin, (202) 267–0994. 

3. State/Federal/Boating 

Organizations Cooperative Partnering 

Efforts. The Coast Guard seeks a grantee 

to provide programs to encourage 

greater participation and uniformity in 

boating safety efforts. Applicants would 

provide a forum to encourage greater 

uniformity of boating laws and 

regulations, reciprocity among 

jurisdictions, and closer cooperation 

and assistance in developing, 

administering, and enforcing Federal 

and State laws and regulations 

pertaining to boating safety. Point of 

Contact: Ms. Audrey Pickup, (202) 267–

0872. 

4. Voluntary Standards Development 

Support. The Coast Guard seeks a 

grantee to carry out a program to 

encourage active participation by 

members of the public and other 

qualified persons in the development of 

technically sound voluntary safety 

standards for boats and associated 

equipment. Point of Contact: Mr. 

Richard Kanehl, (202) 267–0976. 

5. Develop and Conduct Boating 

Accident Investigation Seminars. The 

Coast Guard seeks a grantee to develop, 

provide instructional material, and 

conduct training courses nationwide for 

boating accident investigators, including 

three courses at the U.S. Coast Guard 

Reserve Training Center in Yorktown, 

Virginia. Point of Contact: Mr. Rick 

Gipe, (202) 267–0985. 

6. National Estimate of Personal 

Flotation Devices (PFDs) Wear Rate. The 

Coast Guard seeks a grantee to develop 

a statistically valid national estimate 

and evaluation of wear rates of PFDs by 

recreational boaters. Wear rate should 

be determined by actual observation of 

boaters. Point of Contact: Mr. Bruce 

Schmidt, (202) 267–0985. 

7. Flotation Foam Study. The Coast 

Guard seeks a grantee to conduct short 

and long-term testing on marine-rated 

flotation foam products to include the 

following: foam chemistry; blowing 

agents; manufacturing and process 

control; freeze-thaw cycles; mechanical 

vibration; biological/bacterial agents; 

salt/fresh water; and solvents. Point of 

Contact: Mr. Po Chang, (202) 267–0986. 

8. Navigation Lighting on Barges. The 

Coast Guard seeks a grantee to research 

and analyze the danger posed to 

recreational boaters by barges, both 

under tow and being pushed, under the 

conditions of reduced visibility. The 

grantee would provide 

recommendations for additional lighting 

or other means to increase the visibility 

of the barges. Any lighting 

recommendations must be consistent 

with Rule 20 of the Navigation Rules (33 

U.S.C. 2020), that is, additional lights 

cannot be mistaken for the lights 

specified in the Rules and do not impair 

their visibility or distinctive character. 

Point of Contact: Mr. Dick Blackman, 

(202) 267–6810. 

9. Propeller Injury Protection. The 

Coast Guard seeks a grantee to conduct 

a market survey of available propeller 

injury mitigation technology, access the 

technical characteristics of each, and 

prepare a report summarizing available 

options and the advantages and 

disadvantages of each in various boating 

activities such as watersports, fishing, 

cruising, etc. Point of Contact: Mr. 

Richard Blackman, (202) 267–6810. 

Potential grantees should focus on 

partnership, i.e., exploring other 

sources, linkages, in-kind contributions, 

cost sharing, and partnering with other 

organizations or corporations. We 

encourage proposals addressing other 

boating safety concerns. 

Please note: This will be the final year 

our office will be publishing a notice of 

availability of funding for national 

nonprofit public service organizations 

in the Federal Register. Under 

Department of Homeland Security 

policy, we will announce future 

availability of funding electronically, at 

the Web site: http://www.grants.gov. 

Please visit this Web site for our future 

announcements. 

The Boating Safety Financial 

Assistance Program is listed in section 

97.012 of the Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance.

Dated: September 30, 2004. 

James W. Underwood, 

Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Director 

of Operations Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[CGD07–04–114] 

Reorganization and Consolidation of 

The Greater Antilles Section 

(GANTSEC), Marine Safety Office 

(MSO) San Juan and Base San Juan

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of organizational change.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the consolidation of The Greater 

Antilles Section (GANTSEC), Marine 

Safety Office (MSO) San Juan and Base 

San Juan into one command, Sector San 

Juan. The Sector San Juan Commanding 

Officer will have the authority, 

responsibility and missions of the 

Section Commander and Commanding 

Officer, Marine Safety Office (MSO). 

The Commanding Officer of Air Station 

Borinquen, formerly a GANTSEC 

command, will report to the Sector 

Commanding Officer. The Coast Guard 

has established a continuity of 

operations whereby all previous 

practices and procedures will remain in 

effect until superseded by an authorized 

Coast Guard official and/or document.

DATES: This notice is effective October 

6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket CGD07–04–

114 and are available for inspection or 

copying at District 7 Resources, 9th 

Floor, 909 SE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 

33131 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Carlos A. Cuesta, District 7 

Resources Program at 305–415–6706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion of Notice 

Sector San Juan will be composed of 

a Response Command, Prevention 

Command, and Logistics Command. All 

existing missions and functions 

performed by GANTSEC will be 

realigned under this new organizational 

structure as of September 30, 2004. 

Sector San Juan will be responsible 

for all Coast Guard missions in the zone 

delineated in 33 CFR 3.35–25 as 

follows: ‘‘The San Juan Marine 

Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

Zone are comprised of both the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the 

Territory of the Virgin Islands and the 

adjacent waters to the outermost extent 

of the EEZ, subject to existing laws and 

regulations.’’ There will be no change to 

the San Juan Marine Inspection Zone, 

Captain of the Port Zone, and Search 

and Rescue (SAR) Boundaries as a result 

of this reorganization. 

Sector San Juan is designated a rescue 

sub-center and, as such, is responsible 

as SAR Mission Coordinator for search 

and rescue operations both within and 

beyond the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ) as specified in the Seventh 

District standard operating procedures. 

The Sector San Juan Commander is 

vested with all the rights, 

responsibilities, duties, and authority of 

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a Group Commander and Commanding 

Officer, Marine Safety Office, as 

provided for in Coast Guard regulations. 

The Sector San Juan Commander is 

designated: (a) Captain of the Port 

(COTP) for the San Juan COTP zone; (b) 

Federal Maritime Security Coordinator 

(FMSC); (c) Federal On Scene 

Coordinator (FOSC) for the San Juan 

COTP zone, consistent with the 

National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer 

In Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) 

for the San Juan Marine Inspection Zone 

and, (e) Search and Rescue Mission 

Coordinator (SMC). The Deputy Sector 

Commander is designated alternate 

COTP, FMSC, FOSC, OCMI and SMC. A 

continuity of operations order has been 

issued to address existing COTP 

regulations, orders, directives and 

policies. 

The following information is a list of 

updated command titles, addresses and 

points of contact to facilitate requests 

from the public and assist with entry 

into security or safety zones: 

Name: Sector San Juan. 

Address: Commander, U.S. Coast 

Guard Sector San Juan, 5 Calle La 

Puntilla, San Juan, PR 00901–1800. 

Contact: Operations Center, (787) 

289–2040, Sector Commander: (787) 

289–2399, Deputy Sector Commander: 

(305) 289–2300.

Dated: September 27, 2004. 

D. B. Peterman, 

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

Seventh Coast Guard District.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that an information 

collection request for Bureau of Indian 

Affairs (BIA) Form 4432, Verification of 

Indian Preference for Employment in 

the BIA and the Indian Health Service 

(IHS), OMB Control No. 1076–0160, 

needs renewal. The BIA is now seeking 

comments from interested parties to 

renew the clearance.

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted by December 6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments are to be 

mailed or hand delivered to Daisy West, 

Acting Chief, Division of Tribal 

Government Services, Office of Tribal 

Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1951 

Constitution Avenue, NW., MS–320–

SIB, Washington, DC 20240; Telephone: 

(202) 513–7641.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn Newman, (202) 513–7641.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The purpose of the Indian Preference 

Form is to encourage qualified Indians 

to seek preference in employment with 

the BIA and the IHS. BIA collects 

information under the proposed 

regulations to ensure compliance with 

Indian preference hiring requirements. 

II. Method of Collection 

The information collection relates 

only to individuals applying for 

employment with the BIA and the IHS. 

The tribe’s involvement is limited to 

verifying membership information 

submitted by the applicant. 

III. Data 

Title of the collection of information:

Verification of Indian Preference for 

Employment in the BIA and IHS Form. 

Type of review: Renewal of Indian 

Preference for Employment in the BIA 

and IHS Form. 

Summary of the collection of 

information: The collection of 

information provides that certain 

persons who are of Indian descent 

receive preference when appointments 

are made to vacancies in positions with 

the BIA and IHS as well as in any unit 

that has been transferred intact from the 

BIA to a Bureau or office within the 

Department of the Interior or the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services and that continues to perform 

the functions formerly performed as part 

of the BIA or IHS. You are eligible for 

preference if (a) you are a member of a 

federally recognized Indian tribe; (b) 

you are a descendant of a member and 

you were residing within the present 

boundaries of any Indian reservation on 

June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska 

Native; or (d) you possess one-half 

degree Indian blood derived from tribes 

that are indigenous to the United States. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use of the 

information: The information is 

submitted in order to retain a benefit, 

namely, preference in employment with 

the BIA and IHS. 

Affected entities: Qualified Indian 

applicants and the tribe’s involvement 

in verifying membership information 

submitted by the applicant. 

Estimated number of respondents:

Approximately a total of 5,000 

applications for preference in 

employment are received annually by 

the BIA field offices. 

Proposed frequency of responses: On 

occasion as needed. 

Burden: The average burden of 

submitting an Indian Preference Form is 

30 minutes including time for reviewing 

instructions, searching data sources and 

assembling the information needed. We 

estimate that the annual public burden 

is 2,500 hours. 

Estimated cost: There are no costs to 

consider, except postage and the cost of 

duplicating the original verification 

form, because verification of the 

information is already available for 

other reasons. The form will be used by 

an applicant to seek documentation of 

Indian descent or membership from 

either a tribal official or the BIA. 

IV. Request for Comments 

The Department of the Interior invites 

comments on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the BIA, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the BIA’s estimate 

of the burden (including the hours and 

cost) of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumption used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to 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 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose 

or provide information to or for a 

Federal agency. This includes the time 

needed to review instructions; to 

develop, acquire, install and utilize 

technology and systems for the purpose 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection. 

They also will become a matter of 

public record. 

All written comments will be 

available for public inspection in Room