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advance of the meeting should reach the 

Coast Guard on or before November 2, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Crescent City Room, Suite 1830 at 

the World Trade Center Building, 2 

Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. 

This notice is available on the Internet 

at http://dms.dot.gov. Written materials 

and requests to make presentations 

should be mailed to Commanding 

Officer, Marine Safety Office New 

Orleans, Attn: LCDR McKean, 1615 

Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Michael 

McKean, Committee Administrator, 

telephone (504) 589–4222, fax (504) 

589–4241.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, as 

amended). 

Agenda of Meeting 

Lower Mississippi River Waterway 

Safety Advisory Committee 

(LMRWSAC). The agenda includes the 

following: 

(1) Introductions. 

(2) Opening Remarks. 

(3) Approval of the May 18, 2004 

minutes. 

(4) Old Business: 

(a) Captain of the Port status report. 

(b) VTS update report. 

(c) Subcommittee / Working Group 

update reports. 

(5) New Business. 

(6) Adjournment. 

Procedural 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Please note that the meeting may close 

early if all business is finished. At the 

Chair’s discretion, members of the 

public may make oral presentations 

during the meeting. If you would like to 

make an oral presentation at the 

meeting, please notify the Committee 

Administrator no later than November 

9, 2004. Written material for 

distribution at the meeting should reach 

the Coast Guard no later than November 

9, 2004. If you would like a copy of your 

material distributed to each member of 

the committee in advance of the 

meeting, please submit 25 copies to the 

Committee Administrator no later than 

November 2, 2004. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request special 

assistance at the meetings, contact the 

Committee Administrator at the location 

indicated under Addresses as soon as 

possible.

Dated: October 4, 2004. 

J.W. Stark 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting 

Commander, 8th Coast Guard Dist.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of Existing 

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Request OMB approval: 

screening requirements of carriers; 

OMB–16–1651–0122. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection has submitted 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 September 3, 

2004 at 69 FR 171, allowing for a 60-day 

public comment period. No comments 

were received by CIS on this 

information collection. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until November 15, 

2004. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice should be directed to the Office 

of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk 

Officer for Homeland Security, Office of 

Management and Budget Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503; telephone 202–

395–7316. The Office of Management 

and Budget is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

(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, 

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:

Extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Screening Requirements for Carriers. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: No Agency 

Form Number; File No. OMB–16, 

Bureau of Customs and Protection. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. The evidence collected is used by 

DHS to determine whether sufficient 

steps were taken by a carrier 

demonstrating improvement in the 

screening of its passengers in order for 

the carrier to be eligible for automatic 

fines mitigation. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 65 responses at 100 hours per 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 6,500 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions, or 

additional information, please contact 

Richard A. Sloan 202–616–7600, 

Director, Regulatory Management 

Division, Department of Homeland 

Security, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20529. 

Additionally, comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice, especially 

regarding the estimated public burden 

and associated response time may also 

be directed to Mr. Richard A. Sloan.

Dated: October 7, 2004. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship 

and Immigrant Services.

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