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unbound format, no larger than 8c 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 and will 

address them accordingly. 

Viewing comments and documents: 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this Notice 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–2012– 

0077’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

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

column. You may also visit the DMF in 

Room W12–140 on the ground floor of 

the DOT West Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of comments received in 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 statement 

regarding Coast Guard public dockets in 

the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Information Collection Requests 

1. Title: Request for Designation and 

Exemption of Oceanographic Research 

Vessels. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0014. 

Summary: This collection requires 

submission of specific information 

about a vessel in order for the vessel to 

be designated as an Oceanographic 

Research Vessel (ORV). 

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 2113 authorizes 

the Secretary of the Department of 

Homeland Security to exempt 

Oceanographic Research Vessels (ORV), 

by regulation, from provisions of 

Subtitle II, of Title 46, Shipping, of the 

United States Code, concerning 

maritime safety and seaman’s welfare 

laws. This information is necessary to 

ensure a vessel qualifies for the 

designation of ORV under 46 CFR Part 

3 and 46 CFR part 14, subpart D. 

Forms: None. 

Respondents: Owners or operators of 

certain vessels. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 35 hours to 

51 hours a year. 

2. Title: Voyage Planning for Tank 

Barge Transits in the Northeast United 

States. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0088. 

Summary: The information collection 

requirement for a voyage plan serves as 

a preventive measure and assists in 

ensuring the successful execution and 

completion of a voyage in the First 

Coast Guard District. This rule (33 CFR 

165.100) applies to primary towing 

vessels engaged in towing certain tank 

barges carrying petroleum oil in bulk as 

cargo. 

Need: Section 311 of the Coast Guard 

Authorization Act of 1998, Public Law 

105–383, 33 U.S.C. 1231, and 46 U.S.C. 

3719 authorize the Coast Guard to 

promulgate regulations for towing vessel 

and barge safety for the waters of the 

Northeast subject to the jurisdiction of 

the First Coast Guard District. This 

regulation is contained in 33 CFR 

165.100. The information for a voyage 

plan will provide a mechanism for 

assisting vessels towing tank barges to 

identify those specific risks, potential 

equipment failures, or human errors that 

may lead to accidents. 

Forms: None. 

Respondents: Owners and operators 

of towing vessels. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has decreased from 2,692 hours 

to 1,116 hours a year. 

Dated: February 10, 2012. 

R.E. Day, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Command, Control, 

Communications, Computers and 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3865 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2011–0038; OMB No. 

1660–0034] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request, Emergency 

Management Institute Course 

Evaluation Form 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on a proposed revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice seeks comments concerning the 

Emergency Management Institute 

Course Evaluation Form, which is used 

to evaluate the quality of course 

deliveries, facilities, and instructors at 

the Emergency Management Institute 

(EMI). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 22, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the proposed information collection 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget. Comments 

should be addressed to the Desk Officer 

for the Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Director, Records 

Management Division, 1800 South Bell 

Street, Arlington, VA 20598–3005, 

facsimile number (202) 646–3347, or 

email address FEMA–InformationCollections-Management@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Collection of Information 

Title: Emergency Management 

Institute Course Evaluation Form. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0034. 

Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA 

Form 092–0–3, Emergency Management 

Institute Course Evaluation Form. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government, Individuals or households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

36,444. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Average Hour Burden per 

Respondent: .08 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,746. 

Estimated Cost: The estimated annual 

cost to respondents for the hour burden 

is $135,981.37. There is no estimated 

annual cost to respondents for 

operations and maintenance costs for 

technical services. There are no annual 

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start-up or capital costs. The cost to the 

Federal government is $77,775.50. 

John G. Jenkins, Jr., 

Acting Director, Records Management 

Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, Department 

of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3847 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2007–0008] 

National Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; 

Request for Applicants for Appointment 

to the National Advisory Council. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is 

requesting individuals who are 

interested in serving on the National 

Advisory Council (NAC) to apply for 

appointment. As provided for in the 

Department of Homeland Security 

Appropriations Act of 2007, the NAC 

shall advise the Administrator of the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) on all aspects of emergency 

management. The NAC shall 

incorporate State, local and tribal 

government and private sector input in 

the development and revision of the 

national preparedness goal, the national 

preparedness system, the National 

Incident Management System, the 

National Response Plan, and other 

related plans and strategies. Currently, 

the NAC consists of 35 members, all of 

whom are experts and leaders in their 

respective fields. The terms for nine 

positions on the Council will expire 

June 15, 2012. FEMA invites interested 

applicants to apply as identified in this 

notice. 

DATES: The membership application 

period is from Friday, February 10, 2012 

to Friday, March 9, 2012, 5 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for 

membership should be submitted by: 

• Email: FEMA–NAC@dhs.gov. 

• Fax: (540) 504–2331. 

• Mail: The National Advisory 

Council Office, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (Room 832), 500 C 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20472– 

3100. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alexandra Woodruff, The Office of the 

National Advisory Council, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency (Room 

832), 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 

20472–3100; telephone (202) 646–3746; 

fax (540) 504–2331; and email FEMA– 

NAC@dhs.gov. For more information on 

the National Advisory Council, please 

visit http://www.fema.gov/about/nac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Advisory Council (NAC) is an 

advisory committee established in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 1, et seq. (Pub. 

L. 92–463). As required by the 

Homeland Security Act, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security established the NAC 

to ensure effective and ongoing 

coordination of Federal preparedness, 

protection, response, recovery, and 

mitigation for natural disasters, acts of 

terrorism, and other man-made disasters 

(6 U.S.C. 318). The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is 

requesting individuals who are 

interested in serving on the NAC to 

apply for appointment. The terms for 

nine positions on the Council will 

expire June 15, 2012. Accordingly, the 

following discipline areas are open for 

applications and nominations: 

Emergency Management (one 

representative appointment), Emergency 

Response (two representative 

appointments), State Elected Official 

(one representative appointment), 

FEMA Administrator Selection (one 

representative or Special Government 

Employee (SGE) appointment), InPatient Medical Provider (one SGE 

appointment), Cyber Security (one SGE 

appointment), and Local Elected Official 

(one representative appointment). 

Additionally, there is an Ex Officio 

position for a representative from 

Homeland Security Advisory Council 

which will be filled by a current 

member of the Homeland Security 

Advisory Council. 

Qualified individuals interested in 

serving on the NAC are invited to apply 

for appointment by submitting a 

Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the 

Office of the National Advisory Council 

as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice. Letters of recommendation may 

also be provided, but are not required. 

Applications must include the following 

information: the applicant’s full name, 

home and business phone numbers, 

preferred email address, home and 

business mailing addresses, current 

position title & organization, and the 

discipline area of interest (i.e., 

Emergency Management). Current 

Council members whose terms are 

ending should notify the Office of the 

National Advisory Council of their 

interest in reappointment in lieu of 

submitting a new application, and if 

desired, provide an updated resume or 

CV and letters of recommendation for 

consideration. 

Appointees may be designated as 

Special Government Employees (SGE) 

as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, 

United States Code, or as a 

Representative appointment. Candidates 

selected for appointment as SGEs are 

required to complete a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Form (Office of 

Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450). 

OGE Form 450 or the information 

contained therein may not be released to 

the public except under an order issued 

by a Federal court or as otherwise 

provided under the Privacy Act (5 

U.S.C. 552a). This form can be obtained 

by visiting the Web Site of the Office of 

Government Ethics (), or by contacting 

the Office of the National Advisory 

Council. Contact information is 

provided in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

The NAC will meet in plenary session 

approximately once per quarter. With 

respect to the quarterly meetings, it is 

anticipated that the Council will hold at 

least one teleconference meeting with 

public call-in lines. Members may be 

reimbursed for travel and per diem, and 

all travel for Council business must be 

approved in advance by the Designated 

Federal Officer. The Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) does not 

discriminate in employment on the 

basis of race, color, religion, sex, 

national origin, political affiliation, 

sexual orientation, gender identity, 

marital status, disability and genetic 

information, age, membership in an 

employee organization, or other nonmerit factor. DHS strives to achieve a 

widely diverse candidate pool for all of 

its recruitment actions. Registered 

lobbyists, current FEMA employees, 

Disaster Assistance Employees, FEMA 

Contractors, and potential FEMA 

Contractors will not be considered for 

membership. 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3845 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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