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e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Becker 202–282–9073 (this is not a toll 

free number). 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of the Secretary, Private 

Sector Office. 

Title: Disaster Recovery Survey of 

Businesses. 

OMB Number: 1601–NEW. 

Frequency: One-time collection. 

Affected Public: Business owners and 

managers in region impacted by a 

disaster. 

Number of Respondents: 2000 per 

year. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 500 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0.00. 

Description: The Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS), Office of 

Policy, Private Sector Office will 

distribute a written survey instrument to 

business owners and managers 

impacted by a natural or man-made 

disaster. Distribution and collection will 

occur within two months of the event. 

The survey contains general questions 

about losses incurred by the business as 

a result of the disaster, as well as 

progress made in the initial recovery. 

All information will be compiled for 

analysis and reported only at the 

aggregate level. Results of the analysis 

will be used to gauge the economic 

impact of the disaster as well as the 

effectiveness of recovery efforts. 

Participation will be voluntary and also 

provide an opportunity for the private 

sector to inform the Department of 

Homeland Security about major issues 

and concerns with the recovery process. 

Scott Charbo, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6–13444 Filed 8–15–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2005–22541] 

Merchant Mariner Credentials: 

Temporary Procedures 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of validity 

for merchant mariner credentials. 

SUMMARY: On August 29, 2005, 

Hurricane Katrina devastated the 

coastlines of Alabama, Mississippi, and 

Louisiana. The Regional Examination 

Center (REC) at New Orleans, which 

provided credentialing services to 

approximately 29,000 mariners in those 

three states and 14 percent of mariners 

nationwide, was completely flooded, 

destroying vital records and equipment 

and rendering the facility inoperable for 

a considerable period of time. As a 

result, many mariners in the area are in 

possession of merchant mariner’s 

documents, licenses and/or certificates 

of registry (collectively referred to as 

‘‘credentials’’) that either have expired 

or may expire before the Coast Guard 

will be able to process these mariners’

applications for renewal or upgraded 

credentials. With the authority Congress 

has granted, the Coast Guard is 

temporarily extending the expiration 

dates for credentials of eligible mariners 

for up to one year. 

DATES: This notice is effective August 

16, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have any questions related to this 

notice, call Mr. Donald J. Kerlin, Deputy 

Director, Coast Guard National Maritime 

Center (NMC), Arlington, VA, (202) 

493–1006. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 702 of the Coast Guard and 

Maritime Transportation Act of 2006, 

Public Law 109–241, the Coast Guard is 

initiating temporary credentialing 

measures for merchant mariner’s 

documents, licenses, and certificates of 

registry for individuals who meet the 

following conditions: 

(1) If the individual is a resident of 

Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana, as 

confirmed by the Coast Guard’s 

Merchant Mariner Licensing and 

Documentation system, or 

(2) If the individual is a resident of 

any other State or Territory of the 

United States, and the records of the 

individual were—

(A) Located at the Coast Guard REC 

facility in New Orleans that was 

damaged by Hurricane Katrina; or 

(B) Damaged or lost as a result of 

Hurricane Katrina. 

A credential that shows that it was 

issued in New Orleans, LA, will be 

sufficient proof that the mariner’s 

records were located at the Coast Guard 

REC facility in New Orleans for category 

(2)(A) above. 

Because of its international treaty 

obligations under the International 

Convention on Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) 

for Seafarers, 1978, as amended, the 

United States may not extend STCW 

endorsements in this same manner. 

Mariners who require such an 

endorsement must obtain it through the 

normal procedures as provided in 46 

CFR part 10 and 12. 

The following measures are 

applicable to all eligible mariners whose 

credentials, including Coast Guardissued duplicates of lost or damaged 

credentials, have expired, or will expire, 

during the period indicated within this 

Notice. 

If a credential in a mariner’s 

possession has expired or will expire 

between August 29, 2005, and April 1, 

2007, and the credential indicates that 

either the mariner’s home of record is in 

Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana, or 

that the credential was issued at New 

Orleans, LA, then that credential, 

together with a copy of this Notice, will 

serve as a valid credential until the 

Coast Guard issues the mariner a 

renewal or upgraded credential, or for 

one year from the original expiration 

date indicated on the credential in the 

mariner’s possession, whichever occurs 

first. 

A mariner who is a resident of any 

other State or Territory of the United 

States, and whose credential was issued 

at a location other than REC New 

Orleans and has expired or will expire 

between August 29, 2005, and April 1, 

2007, and whose records were damaged 

or lost as a result of Hurricane Katrina, 

should contact any REC for the 

procedures to obtain official 

correspondence confirming that the 

mariner’s credential remains valid until 

the Coast Guard issues the mariner a 

renewal or upgraded credential, or for 

one year from the original expiration 

date indicated on the credential in the 

mariner’s possession, whichever occurs 

first. 

In determining their eligibility for an 

extension of their credentials under this 

Notice, mariners are encouraged to seek 

assistance at REC New Orleans, or at 

any of the other REC’s around the 

country, a list of which is available 

through the Internet at http:// 

www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/web/, and at 

46 CFR 10.105 and 12.01–7. 

Due to the amount of time it currently 

takes the Coast Guard to process 

applications, early application for 

renewal or upgrade will help ensure 

that mariners receive their renewal or 

upgraded credential prior to the 

expiration of the authorized extension. 

Mariners who visit an REC to obtain 

official correspondence confirming that 

the mariner’s credential remains valid, 

or to conduct any other transaction 

involving a credential that is within one 

year of expiration, should apply for a 


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renewal or upgraded credential at the 

same time. 

Authority: Coast Guard and Maritime 

Transportation Act of 2006, Section 702, 

Public Law 109–241, 2006 H.R.889, 46 U.S.C. 

secs. 2103, 7101, 7106, 7107, 7302, 7501, and 

7502, and Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1. 

Dated: August 11, 2006. 

C.E. Bone, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 06–6978 Filed 8–14–06; 11:11 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1657–DR] 

Alaska; Major Disaster and Related 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Alaska (FEMA–

1657–DR), dated August 4, 2006, and 

related determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 4, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

August 4, 2006, the President declared 

a major disaster under the authority of 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 

U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act), as 

follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Alaska resulting 

from snow melt and ice jam flooding during 

the period of May 13–30, 2006, is of 

sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant 

a major disaster declaration under the Robert 

T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the 

Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such 

a major disaster exists in the State of Alaska. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal disaster 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

You are authorized to provide Public 

Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard 

Mitigation throughout the State, and any 

other forms of assistance under the Stafford 

Act you may deem appropriate. Consistent 

with the requirement that Federal assistance 

be supplemental, any Federal funds provided 

under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance 

and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 

percent of the total eligible costs. If Other 

Needs Assistance under Section 408 of the 

Stafford Act is later requested and warranted, 

Federal funding under that program will also 

be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 

costs. Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration to the extent 

allowable under the Stafford Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Director, under Executive Order 12148, 

as amended, Lee Champagne, of FEMA 

is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this declared 

disaster. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the State of Alaska to have been 

affected adversely by this declared 

major disaster: 

The Lower Kuskokwim Regional Education 

Attendance Area, the Lower Yukon Regional 

Education Attendance Area, and the YukonKoyukuk Regional Education Attendance 

Area for Public Assistance. 

All boroughs and Regional Education 

Attendance Areas in the State of Alaska are 

eligible to apply for assistance under the 

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Under Secretary for Federal Emergency 

Management and Director of FEMA. 

[FR Doc. E6–13436 Filed 8–15–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1656–DR] 

Ohio; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a 

Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster for the State of Ohio 

(FEMA–1656–DR), dated August 1, 

2006, and related determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 4, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this disaster is closed effective August 4, 

2006. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Under Secretary for Federal Emergency 

Management and Director of FEMA. 

[FR Doc. E6–13438 Filed 8–15–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Dockets Nos. FR–4800–FA–05, FR–4900–

FA–07, and FR–4950–FA–02] 

Announcement of Funding Awards for 

the Brownfields Economic 

Development Initiative (BEDI) Fiscal 

Years 2003, 2004, and 2005 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of funding awards. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

Reform Act of 1989, this announcement 

notifies the public of past funding 

decisions made by the Department in 

competitions for funding under the 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 

for the Brownfields Economic 

Development Initiative (BEDI). This 

announcement contains the names of 

the awardees and the amounts of the 

awards made available by HUD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Duncan, Associate Deputy 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Economic 

Development, Office of Community 

Planning and Development, 451 

Seventh Street, SW., Room 7140, 

Washington, DC 20410–7000; telephone 


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