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Estimated Number of Respondents 

and Responses: 35 respondents; 35 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 40 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On-occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,400 hours. 

Total Annual Cost Burden: 

$77,315.00. 

Annual Responses: The agency 

anticipates as many as 35 submissions 

each year. Certification is valid for 5 

years before expiration and renewal. 

The agency also anticipates the 

collection of information annually from 

training providers seeking to maintain 

their certification by complying with 

agency audits. 

Obligation to Respond: Participation 

in the certification program is voluntary. 

Responses, however, are required to 

apply for training provider certification 

in accordance with the CVSSA. 

Need for and Use of the Information: 

The information collected will be used 

to determine whether the applicant’s 

training program is consistent with the 

training standards promulgated in the 

Model Course. Information obtained 

during training provider audits will be 

used to determine whether the training 

being provided meets the model training 

standards. The training provider 

agreement is necessary to establish an 

understanding between the agency and 

the training provider that certain terms 

must be met in order to obtain and 

maintain MARAD training provider 

certification. Without this information, 

MARAD would not be able to offer the 

benefit of its training provider 

certification to program applicants. 

MARAD training provider certification 

will assist the USCG in ensuring cruise 

vessel compliance with CVSSA. 

Background 

Following enactment of the CVSSA, 

MARAD, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), 

and the Federal Bureau of Investigation 

(FBI), as directed under the Act, 

developed ‘‘Model Course CVSSA 11– 

01 Crime Prevention, Detection, 

Evidence Preservation and Reporting’’. 

Published in July of 2011, the Model 

Course set the standards for security 

personnel training. The CVSSA training 

requirements are applicable to 

passenger vessels that carry at least 250 

passengers; have onboard sleeping 

facilities for each passenger; are on a 

voyage that embarks and disembarks 

passengers in the United States; and are 

not engaged on a coastwise voyage. 

Since July 27, 2011, passenger vessels 

have been required to certify to the 

USCG, before entering a United States 

port on a voyage or voyage segment on 

which a United States citizen is a 

passenger, that they have at least one 

crewmember on board who is properly 

trained on the prevention, detection, 

evidence preservation, and reporting 

requirements of criminal activities in 

the international maritime environment. 

MARAD published its CVSSA 

Certification Program Final Policy on 

June 25, 2014 in the Federal Register 

(79 FR 36125). MARAD’s voluntary 

training provider certification program 

will help assure the general public that 

passenger vessel security and safety 

personnel have received proper training 

consistent with the Model Course and 

will assist the industry in obtaining 

quality training services. Training 

providers seeking to be certified by 

MARAD are required to submit training 

plans and supporting information for 

review. If the training provider’s plans 

meet the Model Course criteria, the 

agency will offer its certification subject 

to the training provider entering into an 

agreement which, in addition to other 

terms, will subject the organization to 

program audits. 

(Authority: The Cruise Vessel Security and 

Safety Act of 2010, 46 U.S.C. 3508, and The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49) 

Dated: February 11, 2015. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Thomas M. Hudson, Jr., 

Assistant Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03186 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0788] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Description of Materials) Activity: 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

revision and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments for information 

needed to determine if proposed 

construction material meets regulatory 

requirements and if the property is 

suitable for mortgage insurance. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before April 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

the Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0788’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Description of Materials, VA 

Form 26–1852. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0788. 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 26–1852 is used to 

document material used in the 

construction of a dwelling or specially 

adapted housing project. VA appraiser 

will use the information collected to 

establish the value and/or cost of 

adaptations for the property before it is 

constructed. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,800 

hours. 


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Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,800. 

Dated: February 10, 2015. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03067 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Disability 

Compensation; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, that the meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Disability Compensation 

(Committee), previously scheduled for 

January 26–28, 2015, and cancelled due 

to forecasted inclement weather has 

been rescheduled. The Committee will 

meet March 9–11, 2015, at the U.S. 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 1800–G 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20006, in 

Conference Room 867 on the Eight 

Floor. The sessions will begin at 8:30 

a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. on all three 

days. The meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the maintenance and periodic 

readjustment of the VA Schedule for 

Rating Disabilities. The Committee is to 

assemble and review relevant 

information relating to the nature and 

character of disabilities arising during 

service in the Armed Forces, provide an 

ongoing assessment of the effectiveness 

of the rating schedule, and give advice 

on the most appropriate means of 

responding to the needs of Veterans 

relating to disability compensation. 

The Committee will receive briefings 

on issues related to compensation for 

Veterans with service-connected 

disabilities and other VA benefits 

programs. Time will be allocated for 

receiving public comments. Public 

comments will be limited to three 

minutes each. Individuals wishing to 

make oral statements before the 

Committee will be accommodated on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

Individuals who speak are invited to 

submit 1–2 page summaries of their 

comments at the time of the meeting for 

inclusion in the official meeting record. 

The public may submit written 

statements for the Committee’s review 

to Nancy Copeland, Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Veterans Benefits Administration, 

Compensation Service, Policy Staff, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or email at Nancy.Copeland@

va.gov. Because the meeting is being 

held in a government building, a photo 

I.D. must be presented at the Guard’s 

Desk as a part of the clearance process 

which includes screening through metal 

detection. Therefore, you should allow 

an additional 15 minutes before the 

meeting begins. Any member of the 

public wishing to attend the meeting or 

seeking additional information should 

email Ms. Copeland or contact her at 

(202) 461–9685. 

Dated: February 10, 2015. 

Jelessa Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03070 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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