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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Davis J. Breyer, ADFO of MERPAC; 

telephone 202–372–1445 or email at 

davis.j.breyer@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MERPAC 

is a Federal advisory committee 

established under the authority of 

section 871 of The Homeland Security 

Act of 2002, (Title 6, United States 

Code, section 451). This committee is 

established in accordance with and 

operates under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (Title 5, United States Code, 

Appendix). MERPAC advises the 

Secretary of the Department of 

Homeland Security 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. 

MERPAC is expected to meet 

approximately twice a year as called for 

by its charter, once at or near Coast 

Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC, 

and once at a location outside of 

Washington. It may also meet for 

extraordinary purposes. Its 

subcommittees and working groups may 

also meet to consider specific tasks as 

required. 

We will consider applications for six 

positions that expire or become vacant 

on June 1, 2013. To be eligible, you 

should have experience in one or more 

of the following areas of expertise: One 

position for a marine educator 

representing the viewpoint of State 

Maritime Academies; one position for a 

licensed engineering officer who is 

licensed as either a limited chief 

engineer or a designated duty engineer; 

one position for a licensed deck officer 

with an unlimited tonnage master’s 

license with experience on tank vessels; 

one position for a member who 

represents the viewpoint of shipping 

companies employed in ship operation 

management; one position for an 

unlicensed seaman who represents the 

viewpoint of Qualified Members of the 

Engine Department; and one position for 

a member who will be drawn from the 

general public. 

If you are selected as a member from 

the general public, you will be 

appointed and serve as a Special 

Government Employee (SGE) as defined 

in section 202(a) of title 18, United 

States Code. As a candidate for 

appointment as a SGE, applicants are 

required to complete a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 

450). A completed OGE Form 450 is not 

releasable 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). Only the Designated 

Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) or his or 

her designee may release a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report. Applicants 

can obtain this form by going to the Web 

site of the Office of Government Ethics 

(www.oge.gov) or by contacting the 

individual listed above in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice. Applications not 

accompanied by a completed OGE-Form 

450 will not be considered. 

Registered lobbyists are not eligible to 

serve on federal advisory committees. 

Registered lobbyists are lobbyists 

required to comply with provisions 

contained in the Lobbying Disclosure 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–65 as 

amended). 

Each MERPAC committee member 

serves a term of office of up to three 

years. Members may be considered to 

serve consecutive terms. All members 

serve without compensation from the 

Federal Government; however, upon 

request, they do receive travel 

reimbursement and per diem. 

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 any other 

non-merit factor. 

If you are interested in applying to 

become a member of the Committee, 

send your cover letter and resume to 

Davis J. Breyer, ADFO of MERPAC by 

mail, fax, or email according to the 

instructions in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. Send your cover letter and 

resume in time for it to be received by 

the ADFO on or before March 11, 2013. 

To visit our online docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, enter the 

docket number for this notice (USCG– 

2012–1080) in the Search box, and click 

‘‘Search’’. Please do not post your 

resume on this site. During the vetting 

process, applicants may be asked to 

provide date of birth and social security 

number. 

Dated: December 31, 2012. 

J. G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00090 Filed 1–7–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0010] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Nonimmigrant Petition 

Based on Blanket L Petition; Form I– 

129S; Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment upon this 

proposed revision of a currently 

approved collection of information. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 

information collection notice is 

published in the Federal Register to 

obtain comments regarding the nature of 

the information collection, the 

categories of respondents, the estimated 

burden (i.e. the time, effort, and 

resources used by the respondents to 

respond), the estimated cost to the 

respondent, and the actual information 

collection instruments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until March 

11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–0010 in the subject box, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2006–0050. To avoid duplicate 

submissions, please use only one of the 

following methods to submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at 

www.Regulations.gov under e-Docket ID 

number USCIS–2006–0050; 

(2) Email. Submit comments to 

USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov; 

(3) Mail. Submit written comments to 

DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and 

Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

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 consider 

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information that you provide in any 

voluntary submission you make to DHS. 

DHS may withhold information 

provided in comments from public 

viewing that it determines may impact 

the privacy of an individual or is 

offensive. For additional information, 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information 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 of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(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 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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Nonimmigrant Petition Based on 

Blanket L Petition. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–129S; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Business or others for 

profit. This form is used by an employer 

to classify employees as L–1 

nonimmigrant intracompany transferees 

under a blanket L petition approval. 

USCIS will use the data on this form to 

determine eligibility for the requested 

immigration benefit. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 75,000 responses at 1.5 hours 

(1 hour and 30 minutes) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 112,500 annual burden 

hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

or additional information, please visit 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov. We may 

also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of 

Policy and Strategy, Regulatory 

Coordination Division, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2140, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: January 3, 2013. 

Laura Dawkins, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00161 Filed 1–7–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Delivery Ticket 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; Extension of an existing 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) of the Department of 

Homeland Security will be submitting 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act: Delivery Ticket (CBP 

6043). This is a proposed extension of 

an information collection that was 

previously approved. CBP is proposing 

that this information collection be 

extended with no change to the burden 

hours. This document is published to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. This information 

collection was previously published in 

the Federal Register (77 FR 65900) on 

October 31, 2012, allowing for a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before February 7, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

this information collection to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, Department of 

Homeland Security, 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 

should be directed to Tracey Denning, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

International Trade, 799 9th Street, 

NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC. 

20229–1177, at 202–325–0265. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP 

invites the general public and affected 

Federal agencies to submit written 

comments and suggestions on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collection requests pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L.104– 

13). Your comments should address one 

of the following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency/component, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies/components estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collections of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

techniques or other forms of 

information. 

Title: Delivery Ticket. 

OMB Number: 1651–0081. 

Form Number: CBP Form 6043. 

Abstract: CBP Form 6043, Delivery 

Ticket, is used to document transfers of 

imported merchandise between parties. 

This form collects information such as 

the name and address of the consignee; 

the name of the importing carrier; lien 

information; the location of where the 

goods originated and where they were 

delivered; and information about the 

imported merchandise. CBP Form 6043 

is filled out by warehouse proprietors, 


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