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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0133] 

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 

Committee: Intercessional Meeting 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee working group meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee 

(MERPAC) will conduct an 

intercessional meeting so that a working 

group may discuss Task Statement 76, 

entitled ‘‘Review of Performance 

Measures (Assessment Criteria).’’ 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

DATES: A MERPAC working group will 

meet on March 12, 2012, from 8 a.m. 

until 5 p.m. Please note that the meeting 

may adjourn early if all business is 

finished. Written comments to be 

distributed to working group members 

and placed on MERPAC’s Web site are 

due by March 5, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The working group will 

meet at the Hilton San Francisco Airport 

Bayfront Hotel, 600 Airport Blvd., 

Burlingame, CA 94010. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance, contact 

Ms. Theresa Alas at telephone 650–373– 

4004 as soon as possible. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the working 

group, which are listed in the ‘‘Agenda’’ 

section below. Written comments must 

be identified by Docket No. USCG– 

2012–0133 and may be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

(preferred method to avoid delays in 

processing). 

• Fax: 202–372–1918. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. The telephone 

number is 202–366–9329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. You may review a Privacy Act 

notice regarding our public dockets in 

the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read documents or comments related to 

this notice, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

This notice may be viewed in our 

online docket, USCG–2012–0133, at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Rogers Henderson, Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer (ADFO), telephone 202– 

372–1408. If you have any questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92–463). 

MERPAC is an advisory committee 

authorized under section 871 of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, Title 6, 

United States Code, section 451, and 

chartered under the provisions of the 

FACA. The Committee will act solely in 

an advisory capacity to the Secretary of 

the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) through the Commandant of the 

Coast Guard and the Director of 

Commercial Regulations and Standards 

on matters relating to personnel in the 

U.S. merchant marine, including but not 

limited to training, qualifications, 

certification, documentation, and fitness 

standards. The Committee will advise, 

consult with, and make 

recommendations reflecting its 

independent judgment to the Secretary. 

Agenda 

March 12, 2012 

The agenda for the March 12, 2012 

working group meeting is as follows: 

(1) Discuss and prepare proposed 

recommendations for the full committee 

to consider concerning Task Statement 

76, entitled ‘‘Review of Performance 

Measures (Assessment Criteria).’’ The 

work group will specifically address 

performance measures (assessment 

criteria) for mariners seeking an 

endorsement as Officer in Charge of a 

Navigational Watch and Master on ships 

of less than 500 Gross Tonnage as 

measured under the International 

Tonnage Convention (ITC) while 

engaged on near-coastal voyages; 

(2) Public comment period; and 

(3) Adjournment of meeting. 

Procedural: A copy of all meeting 

documentation is available at the 

https://www.fido.gov Web site or by 

contacting Rogers Henderson. Once you 

have accessed the MERPAC Committee 

page, click on the meetings tab and then 

the ‘‘View’’ button for the meeting dated 

March 12, 2012 to access the 

information for this meeting. Minutes 

will be available 90 days after this 

meeting. Both minutes and documents 

applicable for this meeting can also be 

found at an alternative site using the 

following Web address: https:// 

homeport.uscg.mil and use these key 

strokes: Missions; Port and Waterways 

Safety; Advisory Committees; MERPAC; 

and then use the event key. 

A public oral comment period will be 

held during the working group meeting. 

Speakers are requested to limit their 

comments to 3 minutes. Please note that 

the public oral comment period may 

end before the prescribed ending time of 

the meeting. Contact Rogers Henderson 

as indicated above to register as a 

speaker. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

J. G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4446 Filed 2–22–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2012–0010; OMB No. 

1660–0062] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request, State/Local/Tribal 

Hazard Mitigation Plans 

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 

State, Local and Tribal mitigation plan 

requirements. While there has been no 

change to the information being 

collected, this proposed adjustment is 

due to a change in methodology used to 

estimate burden. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 24, 2012. 


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ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate 

submissions to the docket, please use 

only one of the following means to 

submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments at 

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

FEMA–2012–0010. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of 

Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C 

Street, SW., Room 835, Washington, DC 

20472–3100. 

(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to 

(703) 483–2999. 

(4) Email. Submit comments to 

FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include Docket 

ID FEMA–2012–0010 in the subject line. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and Docket ID. 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include any personal 

information you provide. Therefore, 

submitting this information makes it 

public. You may wish to read the 

Privacy Act notice that is available via 

the link in the footer of 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frederick Sharrocks, Branch Chief, 

Assessment and Planning Branch, Risk 

Analysis Division, Federal Insurance 

and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 

(202) 646–2796 for additional 

information. You may contact the 

Records Management Division for 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information at facsimile number (202) 

646–3347 or email address: FEMAInformation-CollectionsManagement@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5165, as 

amended by the Disaster Mitigation Act 

of 2000 (DMA 2000), Public Law 106– 

390, provides new and revitalized 

approaches to mitigation planning. The 

Stafford Act provides a framework for 

linking pre-and post-disaster mitigation 

planning and initiatives with public and 

private interests to ensure an integrated, 

comprehensive approach to disaster loss 

reduction. Title 44 CFR part 201 

provides the mitigation planning 

requirements for State, local and Indian 

Tribal governments to identify the 

natural hazards that impact them, to 

identify actions and activities to reduce 

any losses from hazards, and to 

establish a coordinated process to 

implement the plan, taking advantage of 

a wide-range of resources. 

Collection of Information 

Title: State/Local/Tribal Hazard 

Mitigation Plans. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

OMB Number: OMB No. 1660–0062. 

Form Titles and Numbers: None. 

Abstract: The purpose of State, Local 

and Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan 

requirements is to support the 

administration of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

Mitigation grant programs, and 

contemplate a significant State, Local 

and Tribal commitment to mitigation 

activities, comprehensive mitigation 

planning, and strong program 

management. Implementation of plans, 

pre-identified cost-effective mitigation 

measures will streamline the disaster 

recovery process. Mitigation plans are 

the demonstration of the goals, priorities 

to reduce risks from natural hazards. 

Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 781,152 hours. 


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ESTIMATED

ANNUALIZED

BURDEN

HOURS AND

COSTS

Type of respondent Form name/ form number No. of respondents 

No. of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total No. of 

responses 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

Avg. hourly 

wage rate 

Total annual 

respondent 

cost 

Local or Tribal Government ........ New Plan (Local and Tribal) ...... 56 5 280 2,080 582,400 $44.44 $25,881,856 Local or Tribal Government ........ Plan Updates (Local and Tribal) 56 9 504 320 161,280 44.44 7,167,283 State Government ....................... State Reviews of Local and 

Tribal plans.

56 14 784 8 6,272 44.44 278,728 

State Government ....................... Standard State Plan Updates .... 16 1 16 1,560 24,960 44.44 1,109,222 State Government ....................... Enhanced State Plan Updates .. 3 1 3 2,080 6,240 44.44 277,306 

Total ..................................... .................................................... 56 ........................ 1,587 ........................ 781,152 ........................ 34,714,395 

Note: Contract support from the private sector in developing, updating, and reviewing the plans is not captured in this table. Note: The ‘‘Avg. Hourly Wage Rate’’ for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate. Note: This table assumes that no grant dollars are paying for the Mitigation Plans. Mitigation Plans may be paid for using FEMA mitigation grant programs, which usually has a 75 percent 

Federal cost share. 

Note: The No. of Responses per Respondent is based on estimates, which are rounded to whole plans. Note: The No. of Respondents is based on the number of governments preparing State-level mitigation plans and is inclusive of States, U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia. 


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Estimated Cost: The estimated annual 

cost to respondents for the hour burden 

is $34,714,395. There are no operations 

and maintenance costs for technical 

services. There are no annual start-up or 

capital costs. The estimated annual cost 

to the Federal Government is 

$1,506,562. 

Comments 

Comments may be submitted as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 

above. Comments are solicited to (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed data 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) 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; 

(c) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) 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. 

Dated: February 14, 2012. 

John G. Jenkins, Jr., 

Acting Director, Records Management 

Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, Department 

of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4268 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

[Docket No. TSA–2004–19515] 

Intent to Request Renewal From OMB 

of One Current Public Collection of 

Information: Air Cargo Security 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) invites public 

comment on one currently approved 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

OMB control number 1652–0040, 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for renewal in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. This 

ICR involves five broad categories of 

affected populations: airports, passenger 

aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, 

indirect air carriers operating under a 

security program, and all-cargo carriers. 

The collections of information that 

make up this ICR are security programs, 

security threat assessments (STA), 

known shipper data via the Known 

Shipper Management System (KSMS), 

Air Cargo Data Management System 

(ACDMS), Cargo Reporting Tool for 

cargo screening reporting, and evidence 

of compliance recordkeeping. TSA seeks 

continued OMB approval in order to 

secure passenger aircraft carrying cargo 

as authorized in the Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act. 

DATES: Send your comments by April 

24, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed 

to TSAPRA@dhs.gov or delivered to the 

TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information 

Technology (OIT), TSA–11, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 

20598–6011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joanna Johnson at the above address, or 

by telephone (571) 227–3651. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. The ICR documentation is 

available at www.reginfo.gov. Therefore, 

in preparation for OMB review and 

approval of the following information 

collection, TSA is soliciting comments 

to— 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement 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; 

(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 using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

OMB Control Number 1652–0040 Air 

Cargo Security requirements, 49 CFR 

parts 1540, 1542, 1544, 1546, and 1548. 

TSA is seeking renewal of an expiring 

collection of information. Congress set 

forth in the Aviation and Transportation 

Security Act (ATSA), Public Law 107– 

71, two specific requirements for TSA in 

the area of air cargo security: (1) To 

provide for screening of all property, 

including U.S. mail, cargo, carry-on and 

checked baggage, and other articles, that 

will be carried aboard a passenger 

aircraft; and (2) to establish a system to 

screen, inspect, report, or otherwise 

ensure the security of all cargo that is to 

be transported in all-cargo aircraft as 

soon as practicable. In the Implementing 

Recommendations of the 9/11 

Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act), 

Public Law 110–53, Congress required 

that 50 percent of cargo transported on 

passenger aircraft be screened by 

February 2009, and 100 percent of such 

cargo be screened by August 2010. 

Collection of information associated 

with the 9/11 Act requirements fall 

under OMB control number 1652–0053. 

While aviation security requirements 

have greatly reduced the vulnerability of 

the air cargo system, TSA, in 

cooperation with industry stakeholders, 

identified additional gaps in the existing 

cargo security requirements that must be 

filled to reduce the likelihood of cargo 

tampering or unauthorized access to the 

aircraft. TSA must proceed with this 

ICR for this program in order to meet the 

Congressional mandates and maintain 

current regulations (49 CFR 1542.209, 

1544.205, 1546.205, and part 1548) that 

enable them to accept, screen, and 

transport air cargo. The uninterrupted 

collection of this information will allow 

TSA to continue to ensure 

implementation of these vital security 

measures for the protection of the 

traveling public. 

Data Collection 

This information collection requires 

the ‘‘regulated entities,’’ which may 

include passenger and all-cargo aircraft 

operators, foreign air carriers, and 

indirect air carriers (IACs), to 

implement a standard security program 

or to submit modifications to TSA for 

approval, and update such programs as 

necessary. The regulated entities must 

also collect personal information and 

submit such information to TSA so that 

TSA may conduct STAs on individuals 

with unescorted access to cargo. This 

includes each individual who is a 

general partner, officer, or director of an 

IAC or an applicant to be an IAC, and 

certain owners of an IAC or an applicant 

to be an IAC; and any individual who 

has responsibility for screening cargo 

under 49 CFR parts 1544, 1546, or 1548. 

Aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, 

and IACs must report the volume of 

accepted and screened cargo transported 


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