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be installed on artificial islands and 

fixed structures. 

To obtain approval to establish a 

private aid to navigation, applicants 

must submit either CG Form 2554 

(Private Aids to Navigation Application) 

or CG Form 4143 (Application for Class 

1 Private Aids to Navigation on 

Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures). 

The forms collect information about the 

private aid to navigation (type, color, 

geographic position), as well as the 

applicant’s contact information. The 

information is stored in the Coast 

Guard’s Integrated Aids to Navigation 

System (I–ATONIS). I–ATONIS is the 

Coast Guard’s comprehensive database 

for managing information about aids to 

navigation. 

Collecting the applicant’s contact 

information is important because it 

allows the Coast Guard to contact the 

applicant should there be a discrepancy 

or mishap involving the permitted 

private aid to navigation. Certain 

discrepancies create hazards to 

navigation and must be immediately 

corrected or repaired. I–ATONIS has 

user access controls in place to govern 

who may view or access the 

information. The contact information is 

only available to Coast Guard aids to 

navigation personnel and contact is only 

initiated if the private aid to navigation 

becomes discrepant or in need of repair. 

Forms: CG–2554 and CG–4143. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden remains 3,000 hours a year. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: February 20, 2012. 

R.E. Day, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Command, Control, 

Communications, Computers and 

Information Technology. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0133] 

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee 

(MERPAC) will meet on March 13, 2012, 

and March 14, 2012, in Burlingame, CA, 

to discuss various issues related to the 

training and fitness of merchant marine 

personnel. This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: MERPAC working groups will 

meet on March 13, 2012, from 8 a.m. 

until 4 p.m., and the full committee will 

meet on March 14, 2012, from 8 a.m. 

until 4 p.m. This meeting may adjourn 

early if all business is finished. Written 

comments to be distributed to 

committee members and placed on 

MERPAC’s Web site are due March 3, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at 

the Hilton San Francisco Airport 

Bayfront, 600 Airport Blvd., 

Burlingame, CA 94010. To facilitate 

public participation, we are inviting 

public comment on the issues to be 

considered by the committee and 

working groups. Written comments 

must be identified by Docket No. 

USCG–2012–0133 and submitted by one 

of the following methods no later than 

March 3, 2012: 

• 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. 

Any requests to make oral 

presentations should be made no later 

than March 3, 2012, using one of the 

methods highlighted above. This notice 

may be viewed in our online docket, 

USCG–2012–0133, at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Rogers Henderson, U. S. Coast Guard, 

telephone 202–372–1408, or by email at 

rogers.w.henderson@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 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 of Meeting 

Day 1 

The agenda for the March 13, 2012, 

meeting is as follows: 

(1) The full committee will meet 

briefly to discuss the working groups’ 

business/task statements, which are 

listed under paragraph 2 below. 

(2) Working groups addressing the 

following task statements, available for 

viewing at http://homeport.uscg.mil/ 

merpac will meet to deliberate: 

(a) Task Statement 58, concerning 

Stakeholder Communications during 

Merchant Mariner Licensing and 

Documentation Program (MLD) 

Restructuring and Centralization; 

(b) Task Statement 71, concerning 

Review of USCG/International Maritime 

Organization (IMO) Operational Level 

Examination (3rd/2nd Mate and 3rd/ 

2nd Assistant Engineer) Topics and 

Questions and Alignment with the 

International Convention on Standards 

of Training, Certification & 

Watchkeeping for seafarers (1978), as 

amended, (STCW Code); 

(c) Task Statement 76, concerning 

Review of Performance Measures 

(Assessment Criteria); and 

(d) Task Statement 77, concerning 

Development of Performance Measures 

(Assessment Criteria). 

(3) The Coast Guard may form new 

working groups to address any 

additional issues emanating from the 

existing task statements. 

(4) Public comment period. 

(5) Reports of working groups. At the 

end of the day, the working groups will 

make a report to the full committee on 

what was accomplished in their 

meetings. The full committee will not 

take action on these reports on this date. 


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Any official action taken as a result of 

this working group meeting will be 

taken on day 2 of the meeting. 

(6) Adjournment of meeting. 

Day 2 

The agenda for the March 14, 2012, 

Committee meeting is as follows: 

(1) Introduction/Chairman Remarks. 

(2) Remarks from Coast Guard 

Leadership, Mr. Jeff Lantz. 

(3) Introduction and swearing in of 

the new member. 

(4) Rollcall of committee members 

and determination of a quorum. 

(5) DFO announcements. 

(6) Reports from the following 

working groups: 

(a) Task Statement 30, concerning 

Utilizing Military Education, Training 

and Assessment for STCW and U.S. 

Coast Guard Certifications; 

(b) Task Statement 58, concerning 

Stakeholder Communications during 

MLD Program Restructuring and 

Centralization; 

(c) Task Statement 71, concerning 

Review of USCG/IMO Operational Level 

Examination (3rd/2nd Mate and 3rd/ 

2nd Assistant Engineer) Topics and 

Questions and Alignment with the 

STCW Code; 

(d) Task Statement 73, concerning 

Development of Training Guidance for 

Engineers Serving on Near-Coastal 

Vessels; 

(e) Task Statement 76, concerning 

Review of Existing Performance 

Measures (Assessment Criteria which 

can be used to assess mariner 

competencies listed in the International 

Convention on Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Seafarers (STCW), 1978 as amended; 

and 

(f) Task Statement 77, concerning 

Development of Performance Measures 

(Assessment Criteria) which can be used 

to assess mariner competencies listed in 

the International Convention on 

Standards of Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 

1978, as amended. 

(7) Other items which will be 

discussed: 

(a) Report on National Maritime 

Center (NMC) activities from NMC 

Commanding Officer; 

(b) Report on IMO/International Labor 

Organization (ILO) related activities; 

and 

(c) Report from the Mariner 

Credentialing Program Policy Division. 

(8) Period for public comments/ 

presentations. 

(9) Discussion of working group 

recommendations. The committee will 

review the information presented on 

each issue, deliberate on any 

recommendations presented by the 

working groups and approve/formulate 

recommendations for the Department’s 

consideration. Official action on these 

recommendations may be taken on this 

date. 

(10) Closing remarks/plans for next 

meeting. 

(11) Adjournment of meeting. 

Procedural 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. Please note that the meeting may 

adjourn early if all business is finished. 

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 3/14/12 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. 

Public Participation 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the 

committee and working groups. Written 

comments must be identified by Docket 

No. USCG–2012–0133 and submitted by 

one of the methods specified in 

ADDRESSES. Written comments received 

will be posted without alteration at 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Anyone can search the electronic form 

of comments received into the docket by 

the name of the individual submitting 

the comment (or signing the comment, 

if submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). For access 

to the docket to read background 

documents or comments received in 

response to this notice, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. An opportunity 

for public oral comment will be held 

during both meetings. Speakers are 

requested to limit their comments to 3 

minutes. Please note that the public oral 

comment periods may end before the 

prescribed ending time indicated 

following the last call for comments. 

Contact Rogers Henderson at 

rogers.w.henderson@uscg.mil to register 

as a speaker. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Ms. Theresa Alas at 

telephone 650–373–4004 as soon as 

possible. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4450 Filed 2–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Intent To Request Renewal From OMB 

of One Current Public Collection of 

Information: Federal Flight Deck 

Officer Program 

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), 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number 1652–0011, 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

OMB for renewal in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

The ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

burden. The collection requires 

interested volunteers to fill out an 

application to determine their 

suitability for participating in the 

Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) 

Program, and deputized FFDOs to 

submit written reports of certain 

prescribed incidents. 

DATES: Send your comments by April 

30, 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 


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