9882 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 21, 2012 / Proposed Rules 

Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Department of Homeland 

Security Management Directive 023–01 

and Commandant Instruction 

M16475.lD, which guide the Coast 

Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have made a preliminary determination 

that this action is one of a category of 

actions that do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment. A preliminary 

environmental analysis checklist 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. This proposed rule 

involves establishing a safety zone and 

as such is categorically excluded, under 

figure 2–1, paragraph (34)(g) of the 

Instruction. A preliminary 

‘‘Environmental Analysis Check List’’ 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. We seek any 

comments or information that may lead 

to the discovery of a significant 

environmental impact from this 

proposed rule. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department 

of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

2. Add § 165.T08–0032 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T08–0032 Safety Zone; Lake 

Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

temporary safety zone: All waters on the 

South shores of Lake Pontchartrain 

adjacent to the East bank of Lakefront 

Airport runways, extending along the 

Southern banks of the Lake, and 

including the Inner Harbor Navigational 

Canal entrance to Lake Pontchartrain. 

The coordinates are: latitude 

30°02′38.37′′ N, longitude 90°01′53.56′′ 

W to latitude 30°02′38.37′′ N, longitude 

90°04′10.05′′ W to latitude 30°02′07.71′′ 

N, longitude 90°04′10.05′′ W to latitude 

30°02′07.71′′ N, longitude 90°01′53.56′′ 

W. 

(b) Effective Dates. This rule is 

effective beginning April 19, 2012 

through April 22, 2012, daily between 

the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., local 

time. 

(c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with 

the general regulations in 33 CFR part 

165, Subpart C of this title, entry into 

this zone is prohibited unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

New Orleans. The Captain of the Port 

New Orleans may be contacted at (504) 

365–2543. 

(2) Vessels requiring entry into or 

passage through the Safety Zone must 

request permission from the Captain of 

the Port New Orleans, or a designated 

representative. They may be contacted 

on VHF 16, or by telephone at (504) 

365–2543. 

(3) All persons and vessels shall 

comply with the instructions of the 

Captain of the Port New Orleans and 

designated personnel. Designated 

personnel include commissioned, 

warrant, and petty officers of the U.S. 

Coast Guard. 

Dated: February 1, 2012. 

P.W. Gautier, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port New Orleans. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3870 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 141 and 142 

[FRL–9635–1] 

Arsenic Small Systems Compliance 

and Alternative Affordability Criteria 

Working Group; public meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: EPA is holding an initial 

meeting of the Arsenic Small Systems 

Working Group to provide input and 

recommendations on barriers to the use 

of point-of-use and point-of-entry 

treatment units, package plant, and 

modular units, as well as alternative 

affordability criteria that give extra 

weight to small, rural, and lower income 

communities. This meeting will be held 

via Webcast and the public may attend 

this meeting. 

DATES: The Work Group meeting will be 

held on March 2, 2012 (1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 

Eastern Time (ET)). Persons wishing to 

participate must register in advance as 

described in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via the Internet using a Webcast and 

teleconference. Registrants will receive 

an Internet access link and dial in 

number upon registration for the 

Webcast. To participate in the Webcast, 

you must register in advance at the 

following Web address: https:// 

www3.gotomeeting.com/register/ 

679236510. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this specific meeting, 

contact Russ Perkinson, Office of 

Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency; 

telephone (202) 564–4901 or by email to 

perkinson.russ@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Congressional language contained in the 

Conference Report (H.R. 2055) 

accompanying the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2012 directs the 

Environmental Protection Agency to 

convene an Arsenic Small Systems 

Working Group composed of 

representatives from States, small 

publicly owned water systems, local 

public health officials, drinking water 

consumers and treatment manufacturers 

to provide input and recommendations 

on barriers to the use of point-of-use and 

point-of-entry treatment units, package 

plant, and modular units, as well as 

alternative affordability criteria that give 

extra weight to small, rural, and lower 

income communities. Based upon input 

from the work group, the EPA will 

submit to Congress a report on actions 

to make alternative compliance methods 

more accessible to water systems and a 

report on alternative affordability 

criteria. 

To participate in the Webcast, you 

must register in advance at the 

following Web address: https:// 

www3.gotomeeting.com/register/ 

679236510. The number of connections 

available for the Webcast is limited and 

will be available on a first come, first 

served basis. During the Webcast, a 

public comment period will be held for 

persons wishing to participate that have 

registered in advance to speak. 

Individual comments should be limited 

to no more than three minutes and it is 

preferred that only one person present 

the statement on behalf of a group or 

organization. Individuals wishing to 

speak during the public comment 

period or individuals without Internet 

access seeking alternative means to 

participate in the meeting must contact 

Russ Perkinson at (202) 564–4901 or by 

email to perkinson.russ@epa.gov no 

later than February 28, 2012. 


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Special Accommodations 

To request special accommodations 

for individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Russ Perkinson at (202) 564– 

4910 or by email to 

perkinson.russ@epa.gov. Please allow at 

least five business days prior to the 

meeting to allow time to process your 

request. 

Dated: February 15, 2012. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3912 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

45 CFR Part 1357 

Tribal Consultation Meetings 

Regarding Requirements Applicable to 

Title IV–B Child and Family Services 

Plan 

AGENCY: Children’s Bureau, 

Administration on Children, Youth and 

Families (ACYF), ACF, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation. 

SUMMARY: The title IV–B regulations 

regarding the title IV–B plan and fiscal 

requirements are outdated due to 

statutory changes over the last 15 years. 

The Children’s Bureau (CB) is deciding 

whether to revise the regulations 

accordingly. Per the ACF Tribal 

Consultation Policy (76 FR 55678, 

published September 8, 2011), we 

request comments from Indian Tribes 

that operate a title IV–B, subpart 1 and/ 

or title IV–B, subpart 2 program and any 

other interested party. We provide 

further information on these statutory 

changes below, under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: Please submit written comments 

to the office listed in the ADDRESSES

section below on or before April 6, 

2012. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for additional details on 

consultation meetings. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit written comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: CBComments@acf.hhs.gov. 

Please include ‘‘Comments on 45 CFR 

1357 Federal Register Notice’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mail or Courier Delivery: Jan 

Rothstein, Division of Policy, Children’s 

Bureau, Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families, Administration for 

Children and Families, 1250 Maryland 

Avenue SW., 8th Floor, Washington, DC 

20024. 

Instructions: If you choose to use an 

express, overnight or other special 

delivery method, you must ensure that 

delivery is made at the address listed 

under the ADDRESSES section. We urge 

interested parties to submit comments 

electronically to ensure that we receive 

them in a timely manner. We will post 

all comments without change to 

www.regulations.gov. This will include 

any personal information provided. We 

will provide equal consideration to 

comments provided during a meeting or 

written responses to this Federal 

Register notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan 

Rothstein, Division of Policy, Children’s 

Bureau, Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families, 1250 Maryland 

Avenue SW., 8th Floor, Washington, DC 

20024; phone: (202) 401–5073; email at: 

jrothstein@acf.hhs.gov. Do not email 

comments on the Notice to this address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal 

regulations at 45 CFR 1357, originally 

published in 1996, implement title IV– 

B of the Social Security Act (the Act). 

Legislation enacted over the last 

15 years added new plan and fiscal 

requirements to title IV–B for States and 

Tribes to implement. While we have 

addressed these title IV–B requirements 

in Program Instructions and Information 

Memorandums, we are considering 

regulatory amendments to bring the 

regulations in line with the Act. 

Additionally, these regulations refer to 

numerous obsolete dates and timelines. 

Below, we provide a list of the major 

changes in the law since 1996 that relate 

to the title IV–B program requirements. 

Several regulatory provisions have 

been superseded by statute including: 

• 45 CFR 1357.50: The Child and 

Family Services Improvement and 

Innovation Act (Public Law (Pub. L.) 

112–34) amended section 431 of the Act 

to define ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ for title IV–B, 

subpart 2 the same way it is defined for 

title IV–B, subpart 1; this makes the 

definitions of Indian Tribe in 1357.50 

obsolete. 

• 45 CFR 1357.50(f)(1)(ii): 

Amendments to section 432(b)(2) of the 

Act in the Child and Family Services 

Improvement Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109– 

288) supersede the Secretary’s authority 

to waive for Indian Tribes only the 

requirement that title IV–B, subpart 2 

funds will not be used to supplant 

Federal or non-Federal funds expended 

under title IV–B, subpart 2. ACF 

continues to have the authority to waive 

for Indian Tribes only the requirement 

that not more than 10 percent of 

expenditures will be for administrative 

costs and the requirement that a 

significant portion of expenditures will 

be for family preservation services, 

community-based family support 

services, time limited family 

reunification services, and adoption 

promotion and support services; and 

• 45 CFR 1357.50(f)(2): Further 

amendments in Public Law 109–288 to 

section 432(b)(2) of the Act supersede 

the Secretary’s authority to waive other 

State plan requirements requested by 

the Tribe (only those listed in 

paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and (iii) may still be 

waived) contrary to what is stated in 

45 CFR 1357.50(f)(2). 

The Child and Family Services Plan 

requirements have been revised by 

statutory changes including: 

• A requirement that title IV–B 

agencies coordinate and collaborate 

with the State Medicaid agency and, in 

consultation with pediatricians and 

others, develop a plan for the ongoing 

oversight and coordination of health 

care services for any child in a foster 

care placement in accordance with the 

Fostering Connections to Success and 

Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. 

L. 110–351). 

• A description of the standards for 

the content and frequency of caseworker 

visits for children in foster care as 

described in sections 422(b)(17) of the 

Act pursuant to Public Law 112–34; and 

• A description of activities to reduce 

the length of time children under five 

years of age are without a permanent 

family and to address the 

developmental needs of such children 

who receive benefits or services under 

titles IV–B/IV–E in accordance with 

Public Law 112–34. 

Amendments to the Act over the years 

removed several title IV–B requirements 

including: 

• 45 CFR 1357.15(c)(3): Assurance of 

a plan for the training and use of paid 

paraprofessional staff and for the use of 

volunteers; and 

• 45 FR 1357.15(c)(4): Requirement to 

assure day care facility standards and 

requirements correspond with the child 

care standards imposed under title XX. 

Consultation Opportunities: As 

specified in the ADDRESSES section, you 

may submit written comments. In 

addition, we plan to hold conference 

calls and in-person consultations in 

ACF Regions II, VI, VII and X and in our 

Washington, DC office. We invite Tribal 

leaders and/or their representatives to 

personally attend these meetings or call 

in to provide input on the proposed 


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