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no funding for reimbursement of 

proposal development costs. Proposals 

and any other material submitted in 

response to this notice will not be 

returned. Proposals submitted are 

expected to be unclassified and have no 

more than five single-sided pages 

(excluding cover page, DD 1494, JF–12, 

etc.). The Coast Guard will select 

proposals at its sole discretion on the 

basis of: 

(1) How well they communicate an 

understanding of, and ability to meet, 

the proposed CRADA’s goal; and 

(2) How well they address the 

following criteria: 

(a) Technical capability to support the 

non-Federal party contributions 

described; and 

(b) Resources available for supporting 

the non-Federal party contributions 

described. 

Currently, the Coast Guard is 

considering Vector for participation in 

this CRADA. This consideration is 

based on the fact that Vector has 

demonstrated its technical ability as the 

developer and manufacturer of the 

current RB–M propulsion control 

system. However, we do not wish to 

exclude other viable participants from 

this or future similar CRADAs. 

This is a technology demonstration 

effort. The goal of this CRADA is to 

develop the changes required to convert 

the current data format used on the 

USCG RB–M (J1939) to a widely used 

format in marine electronics (NMEA 

0183/2000). Special consideration will 

be given to small business firms/

consortia, and preference will be given 

to business units located in the U.S. 

This notice is issued under the authority 

of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 

Dated: February 24, 2015. 

B.N. Macesker, 

Executive Director, U.S. Coast Guard 

Research and Development Center. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2015–0083] 

Prince William Sound Regional 

Citizens’ Advisory Council Charter 

Renewal 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of recertification. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to inform the public that the Coast 

Guard has recertified the Prince William 

Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory 

Council (PWSRCAC) as an alternative 

voluntary advisory group for Prince 

William Sound, Alaska. This 

certification allows the PWSRCAC to 

monitor the activities of terminal 

facilities and crude oil tankers under the 

Prince William Sound Program 

established by statute. 

DATES: This recertification is effective 

for the period from March 1, 2015 

through February 28, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT 

Tom Pauser, Seventeenth Coast Guard 

District (dpi), by phone at (907) 463– 

2812, email thomas.e.pauser@uscg.mil 

or by mail at P.O. Box 25517, Juneau, 

Alaska 99802. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

As part of the Oil Pollution Act of 

1990, Congress passed the Oil Terminal 

and Oil Tanker Environmental 

Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990 

(the Act), 33 U.S.C. 2732, to foster a 

long-term partnership among industry, 

government, and local communities in 

overseeing compliance with 

environmental concerns in the 

operation of crude oil terminals and oil 

tankers. 

On October 18, 1991, the President 

delegated his authority under 33 U.S.C. 

2732(o) to the Secretary of 

Transportation in E.O. 12777, section 

8(g) (see 56 FR 54757; October 22, 1991) 

for purposes of certifying advisory 

councils, or groups, subject to the Act. 

On March 3, 1992, the Secretary 

redelegated that authority to the 

Commandant of the USCG (see 57 FR 

8582; March 11, 1992). The 

Commandant redelegated that authority 

to the Chief, Office of Marine Safety, 

Security and Environmental Protection 

(G–M) on March 19, 1992 (letter #5402). 

On July 7, 1993, the USCG published 

a policy statement, 58 FR 36504, to 

clarify the factors that shall be 

considered in making the determination 

as to whether advisory councils, or 

groups, should be certified in 

accordance with the Act. 

The Assistant Commandant for 

Marine Safety and Environmental 

Protection (G–M), redelegated 

recertification authority for advisory 

councils, or groups, to the Commander, 

Seventeenth Coast Guard District on 

February 26, 1999 (letter #16450). 

On September 16, 2002, the USCG 

published a policy statement, 67 FR 

58440, that changed the recertification 

procedures such that applicants are 

required to provide the USCG with 

comprehensive information every three 

years (triennially). For each of the two 

years between the triennial application 

procedures, applicants submit a letter 

requesting recertification that includes a 

description of any substantive changes 

to the information provided at the 

previous triennial recertification. 

Further, public comment is not solicited 

prior to recertification during 

streamlined years, only during the 

triennial comprehensive review. 

On March 1, 2003, the Coast Guard 

was transferred from the Department of 

Transportation (DoT) to the Department 

of Homeland Security (DHS) and 

retained the previous delegations that 

were provided while it was in the DoT. 

The Alyeska Pipeline Service 

Company pays the PWSRCAC $2.9 

million annually in the form of a 

longterm contract. In return for this 

funding, the PWSRCAC must annually 

show that it ‘‘fosters the goals and 

purposes’’ of OPA 90 and is ‘‘broadly 

representative of the communities and 

interests in the vicinity of the terminal 

facilities and Prince William Sound.’’ 

The PWSRCAC is an independent, 

nonprofit organization founded in 1989. 

Though it receives federal oversight like 

many independent, non-profit 

organizations, it is not a federal agency. 

The PWSRCAC is a local organization 

that predates the passage of OPA 90. 

The existence of the PWSRCAC was 

specifically recognized in OPA 90 

where it is defined as an ‘‘alternate 

voluntary advisory group.’’ 

Alyeska funds the PWSRCAC, and the 

Coast Guard makes sure the PWSRCRC 

operates in a fashion that is broadly 

consistent with OPA 90. 

Recertification 

By letter dated February 24, 2015, the 

Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard 

certified that the PWSRCAC qualifies as 

an alternative voluntary advisory group 

under 33 U.S.C. 2732(o). This 

recertification terminates on February 

28, 2016. 

Dated: February 24, 2015. 

D.B. Abel, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, 

Seventeenth Coast Guard District. 

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