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leveraging of other new fund sources, 

in-kind provision of faculty, student 

support, dedicated office or laboratory 

space. 

g. Facilities and Equipment: The 

availability and/or adequacy of the 

facilities and equipment proposed for 

the project. 

h. Management: The ability of the 

lead institution to manage a complex 

Center of Excellence in terms of 

achieving research results when due, 

managing large and complex budgets 

and communicating research outcomes, 

and the adequacy of the proposed 

management plan to ensure quality 

research and education programs from 

researchers at both primary and partner 

institutions. 

i. Minority Serving Institution 

Partnerships: The demonstrated ability 

and commitment to establish 

meaningful partnerships with MSIs to 

develop a quality MSI research and 

training program, and the quality of the 

proposed program. 

j. Education: The adequacy of 

education plans and supporting 

materials demonstrating the proposed 

COE’s ability to establish an enduring 

and comprehensive program of study in 

disciplines related to the specific 

research areas cited in this 

announcement. 

k. Knowledge of Current Research: 

Evidence that the applicant is familiar 

with the research and resources of 

existing DHS COEs, other DHS S&T, 

Federal agency or National Laboratory 

research and development programs, 

and other relevant university programs 

and can demonstrate its ability to take 

advantage of these resources. 

l. Results Transition: The 

effectiveness and soundness of a 

strategy to transition research results to 

end users and mechanisms to 

accomplish this transition, and 

demonstration of a clear and effective 

plan for transitioning research results 

for each project or research area 

ultimately to homeland security mission 

agencies. 

m. Budget: Although budget 

information does not reflect on the 

application’s scientific merit, the 

evaluation will include the 

appropriateness and/or adequacy of the 

proposed budget and its implications for 

the potential success of the proposed 

research. Input on requested equipment 

is of particular interest. 

Summary 

This COE will conduct fundamental 

research into the technological issues, 

challenges, and policy issues related to 

(1) dynamic, on-demand data processing 

and visualization; (2) hypothesis-driven 

data analysis; (3) visualization of 

structured, unstructured, and streaming 

data; (4) mathematics of discrete and 

visual analytics; (5) scalable information 

filtering and dissemination; (6) 

visualization and simulation of 

information; (7) mobile and light-weight 

information analytics and sharing. This 

COE will create the scientific basis and 

enduring technologies needed to 

analyze massive amounts of information 

from multiple sources to more reliably 

detect threats to the security of the 

nation and its infrastructures, and to the 

health and welfare of its populace. 

These new technologies will also 

improve the dissemination of both 

information and related technologies. 

Based on information collected in the 

evaluation process, DHS designated 

Purdue University as Visualization 

Sciences and Education Lead Institution 

for the DHS Center of Excellence for 

Command, Control and Interoperability, 

in partnership with Rutgers University 

(the Data Sciences Lead Institution) and 

other affiliates. This team of institutions 

is uniquely well qualified and located to 

address data analysis, visualization, 

cyber security and other related issues. 

They will become an intrinsic part of 

the DHS science and technology 

portfolio, working closely with DHS and 

other Federal, State, and local 

governments to solve complex and 

critical data and visualization science 

challenges. 

Matthew Clark, 

Director, University Programs, Science and 

Technology Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–6450 Filed 3–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2009–0169] 

Head and Gut Fleet; Guidance for 

Implementation of the Alternate 

Compliance and Safety Agreement 

Program 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the availability of guidance for 

implementation of the Alternate 

Compliance and Safety Agreement 

program for ‘‘head and gut fleet’’ 

vessels. The guidance clarifies various 

elements contained in the original 2006 

policy letter relating to that program, 

and in a 2006 Federal Register notice 

that announced the availability of that 

policy letter. Among these elements is 

the issuance of a conditional load line 

exemption for head and gut vessels. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, call 

or e-mail M. M. Rosecrans, Chief, 

Fishing Vessel Safety Division (CG– 

5433), U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202– 

372–1245, e-mail 

Michael.M.Rosecrans@uscg.mil. 

If you have questions on viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

In the August 22, 2006 Federal 

Register (71 FR 48932), we announced 

the availability of Coast Guard G–PCV 

policy letter 06–03, concerning the 

applicability of vessel classification and 

load line requirements set by 46 CFR 

Part 28, Subpart F, and 46 CFR 

Subchapter E to ‘‘head and gut fleet’’ 

vessels. The head and gut (H&G) fleet 

consists of approximately 60 vessels 

that operate in the Gulf of Alaska and 

the Bering Sea/Aleutian Island fisheries. 

Crews on H&G vessels not only catch 

fish, but also freeze and package the 

catch for later distribution to foreign 

and domestic markets. Due to the age of 

most H&G vessels and the costs 

associated with compliance, the 

majority of the H&G fleet cannot comply 

with classification and load line 

requirements. The policy announced in 

2006 provides a safe and economical 

alternative: H&G vessel owners may 

apply for and be granted an exemption 

from those requirements, so long as they 

meet Alternate Compliance and Safety 

Agreement (ACSA) program elements 

that provide an equivalent level of 

safety. The ACSA Program was 

developed in 2006 to process individual 

requests for exemption letters under 46 

CFR 28.60. The Program allows 

exemptions to the class and Load Line 

requirements while at the same time 

creating improved safety requirements 

for these vessels, thereby avoiding the 

incentive to operate strictly as 

uninspected fishing vessels. ACSA 

vessel owners work with the Coast 

Guard to develop alternative standards 

for their vessels, and compliance with 

those standards is facilitated through 

voluntary vessel examination by Coast 

Guard personnel. Guidance for 

implementation of the ACSA program is 

available at http://www.fishsafe.info/ 

acsaguidance. This guidance document 

reiterates and clarifies information 

already provided in the ACSA Program 

governing guidance of the G–PCV Policy 

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Letter 06–03, as supplemented by the 

ACSA Implementation Message issued 

in 2008, which is attached as Annex 4 

at the end of the guidance document. 

Specifically, the guidance document 

provides new details with respect to the 

exemption of H&G vessels from the load 

line requirements, which is contained in 

the ACSA Implementation Message. 

Because H&G vessels engage in catching 

fish, they meet the definition of ‘‘fishing 

vessel’’ under the International 

Convention on Load Lines, 1966, and 

are not subject to international load line 

requirements. In accordance with 46 

U.S.C. 5108(a)(1), a vessel entitled to an 

exemption under an international 

agreement may also be granted an 

exemption under U.S. law. Therefore, a 

District Commander may exempt an 

owner’s H&G vessel from domestic 

voyage load line requirements, pursuant 

to 46 CFR 42.03–30, upon verification 

by the Officer in Charge, Marine 

Inspection that the vessel is fully 

enrolled and in compliance with the 

elements of the ACSA program. This 

exemption may be granted at the same 

time the vessel is granted an exemption 

from classification requirements, 

pursuant to 46 CFR 28.60, and noted in 

the same exemption letter in lieu of a 

separate load line exemption certificate. 

Dated: March 18, 2009. 

Rear Admiral James A. Watson, 

Director of Prevention Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–6422 Filed 3–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2009–0178] 

National Offshore Safety Advisory 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety 

Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will 

meet, in Corpus Christi, TX, to discuss 

various issues relating to offshore safety 

and security. The meeting will be open 

to the public. 

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, 

April 23, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

This meeting may close early if all 

business is finished. Written material 

and requests to make oral presentations 

should reach the Coast Guard on or 

before April 9, 2009. Requests to have 

a copy of your material distributed to 

each member of the committee should 

reach the Coast Guard on or before April 

9, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in the 

‘‘Corpus A’’ room of the Omni Corpus 

Christi Hotel, 900 North Shoreline 

Blvd., Corpus Christi, Texas. Send 

written material and requests to make 

oral presentations to Commander P. W. 

Clark, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 

Commandant (CG–5222), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. This 

notice is available on our Online docket, 

USCG–2009–0178, at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Commander P. W. Clark, Designated 

Federal Officer of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim 

Magill, Assistant Designated Federal 

Officer, telephone 202–372–1414, fax 

202–372–1926. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

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

(Pub. L. 92–463). 

Agenda of Meeting 

The agenda for the April 23, 2009, 

committee meeting includes the 

following: 

(1) Report on issues concerning the 

International Maritime Organization 

(IMO) and the International 

Organization for Standardization. 

(2) Revision of 46 CFR, Subchapter V, 

Subpart B—Commercial Diving 

Operations. 

(3) MARPOL Annex II 

Implementation and IMO Resolution 

A.673 for Offshore Supply Vessels 

(OSVs). 

(4) Employment of Foreign Workers 

on the OCS. 

(5) Evacuation of Injured Workers 

from Remote Drilling and Production 

Facilities. 

(6) Transportation Worker 

Identification Credential (TWIC) impact 

on offshore facilities. 

(7) Industry information on current 

costs and operations on OCS activities. 

Procedural 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Please note that the meeting may close 

early if all business is finished. At the 

Chair’s discretion, members of the 

public may make oral presentations 

during the meeting. If you would like to 

make an oral presentation at the 

meeting, please notify the Designated 

Federal Officer no later than April 9, 

2009. Written material for distribution 

at the meeting should reach the Coast 

Guard no later than April 9, 2009. If you 

would like a copy of your material 

distributed to each member of the 

committee in advance of the meeting, 

please submit 25 copies to the 

Designated Federal Officer no later than 

April 9, 2009. 

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 the DFO as soon as 

possible. 

Dated: March 16, 2009. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

[FR Doc. E9–6418 Filed 3–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AA–8103–5 AK–964–1410–KC–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving the 

surface and subsurface estates in certain 

lands for conveyance pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

will be issued to Doyon, Limited. The 

lands are in the vicinity of Anvik, 

Alaska, and are located in: 

Seward Meridian, Alaska 

T. 31 N., R. 57 W., 

Sec. 19. 

Containing 440.18 acres. 

T. 28 N., R. 58 W., 

Secs. 5, 8, and 17; 

Secs. 20 and 29; 

Secs. 30, 31, and 32. 

Containing 4,207.24 acres. 

Aggregating 4,647.42 acres. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Fairbanks 

Daily News-Miner. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until April 23, 

2009 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

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