19100 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 79 / Monday, April 27, 2009 / Notices 

Purpose 

The purpose of this information 

collection is for TSA to more fully 

understand the unique features that 

characterize TSGP security partnerships 

in order to begin to improve this and 

other grant programs. Specifically, one 

of TSA’s priorities for conducting this 

survey is to systematically understand 

the goals of all of its security partners 

and whether or not those goals are 

achieved through the partnership. 

Discovering any disconnects will better 

enable TSA to accomplish its mission 

and ultimately increase the effectiveness 

of the TSGP. 

Past studies on partnerships have not 

yielded recommendations that will 

benefit the unique challenges TSA faces 

with the TSGP through the RTSWGs. 

Partnerships in the security grant 

program context, specifically security 

preparedness partnerships, have not 

been extensively studied by academia or 

the Federal government. Because of the 

vast amounts of uncertainty that cloud 

the ‘‘effectiveness’’ and ‘‘success’’ 

measurements of security partnerships, 

they often face unique hurdles and thus 

require alternative solutions to 

overcome them. 

Therefore, this information collection 

is essential in order to better educate 

TSA on strategies that enhance the 

effectiveness of its security partnerships 

with the transit community through the 

RTSWGs. Through this effort, TSA and 

its security partners will improve the 

collaborative partnership process and, 

therefore, the effectiveness of the TSGP. 

Description of Data Collection 

The respondents to this proposed 

information collection are the 

approximately 400 representatives of 

eligible transit agencies, local law 

enforcement, and State administrative 

agencies that partner with TSA through 

RTSWGs in order to implement the 

TSGP. This information collection will 

occur over approximately nine weeks to 

elicit maximum response rates. 

TSA will collect the information 

through a Web-based survey. All 

respondents will be e-mailed a Web site 

link and a unique password in order to 

take the survey. The same set of 

questions will be asked of all 

respondents. The Web-based survey will 

take approximately 45 minutes to 

complete. The anticipated one-time 

reporting burden for the survey is 300 

annual hours (e.g., 400 respondents 

multiplied by 45 minutes = 18000 

minutes divided by 60 (60 minutes per 

hour) equals 300 hours). 

The information collection will be 

designed such that statistically 

significant results will emerge; these 

results can then, in turn, inform the 

structure and operation of the TSGP, 

and, potentially, other security 

partnerships. 

The survey will consist of five main 

sections that collect opinions about: 

1. Part I: Regional and Entity Threat: 

How partners view the threat of 

terrorism to their system and region as 

compared to the rest of the nation. 

2. Part II: Membership and Process of 

the RTSWG: How much do partners 

prioritize security and how do they 

view the priorities of other partners? 

What does each of the partners bring to 

the table that benefits the partnership? 

How satisfied are partners with the 

process and structure of the RTSWG? 

3. Part III: Goals and Outcomes: What 

are the goals that each partner has in 

participating in the RTSWG? What are 

the perceived outputs of the 

partnership? What are the key 

incentives that influence the success of 

the partnership? 

4. Part IV: Other Feedback: What is 

working well, and/or what could be 

improved, in regard to the RTSWGs as 

they pertain to the TSGP? 

5. Part V: Demographics: Is your 

organization a member of a RTSWG? 

Which Tier I RTSWG do you participate 

in? At what level do you represent your 

organization (e.g., security staff, 

executive)? Which of the following best 

characterizes your organization: Federal, 

State, transit agency, and/or law 

enforcement? 

There are no other anticipated 

recordkeeping and reporting burdens 

associated with this information 

collection. 

Use of Results 

TSA will use these survey results to 

improve TSGP partnership strategies, 

which will, in turn, improve this and 

other grant programs. Demographic 

information will allow 

recommendations to be made for the 

entire program, looking nationally, and 

for each of the eight RTSWGs, looking 

regionally. Because each RTSWG 

operates with slight differences, the 

recommendations that result from the 

data collection will enable processes in 

each region to be refined so that the 

goals of each partner are more 

adequately addressed by the results of 

the partnership, as appropriate. To 

protect anonymity, demographic 

subgroup results will only be reported if 

there are at least 10 individuals 

responding from that subgroup. 

Demographic subgroups may be 

geographic (by region) or organizational 

(type of organization, e.g., Federal, 

State, and/or transit agency). 

The outcome of this information 

collection and analysis of the survey 

results will provide several findings 

where improvements may be made for 

each region. Areas that are actionable 

will then be presented generically to the 

regions through the RTSWGs and 

anticipated changes to address the 

issues discussed. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on April 22, 

2009. 

Ginger LeMay, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. E9–9513 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2008–1240] 

Collection of Information Under 

Review by Office of Management and 

Budget: OMB Control Numbers: 1625– 

0101, 1625–0102, and 1625–0103 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

request for comments announces that 

the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding three 

Information Collection Requests (ICRs), 

abstracted below, to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) requesting an extension 

of its approval for the following 

collections of information: (1) 1625– 

0101, Periodic Gauging and Engineering 

Analyses for Certain Tank Vessels Over 

30 Years Old; (2) 1625–0102, National 

Response Resource Inventory; and (3) 

1625–0103, Mandatory Ship Reporting 

System for the Northeast and Southeast 

Coasts of the United States. Review and 

comments by OIRA ensure we only 

impose paperwork burdens 

commensurate with our performance of 

duties. 

DATES: Please submit comments on or 

before May 27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Coast Guard docket 

number [USCG–2008–1240] to the 

Docket Management Facility (DMF) at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT) or to OIRA. To avoid duplication, 

please submit your comments by only 

one of the following means: 

(1) Electronic submission. (a) To Coast 

Guard docket at http:// 

www.regulation.gov. (b) To OIRA by email via: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 


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(2) Mail or Hand delivery. (a) DMF 

(M–30), DOT, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. Hand deliver between the hours of 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

telephone number is 202–366–9329. (b) 

To OIRA, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

(3) Fax. (a) To DMF, 202–493–2251. 

(b) To OIRA at 202–395–6566. To 

ensure your comments are received in 

time, mark the fax, attention Desk 

Officer for the Coast Guard. 

The DMF maintains the public docket 

for this Notice. Comments and material 

received from the public, as well as 

documents mentioned in this Notice as 

being available in the docket, will 

become part of the docket and will be 

available for inspection or copying at 

room W12–140 on the West Building 

Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. You may also 

find the docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Copies of the ICRs are available 

through the docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Additionally, copies are available from 

Commandant (CG–611), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, (Attn: Mr. Arthur 

Requina), 2100 2nd Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. The 

telephone number is 202–475–3523. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Arthur Requina, Office of Information 

Management, telephone 202–475–3523 

or fax 202–475–3929, for questions on 

these documents. Contact Ms. Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, 202–366–9826, for 

questions on the docket. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Coast Guard invites comments on 

whether these ICRs should be granted 

based on it being necessary for the 

proper performance of Departmental 

functions. In particular, the Coast Guard 

would appreciate comments addressing: 

(1) The practical utility of the 

collections; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden of the collections; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of information subject to the 

collections; and (4) ways to minimize 

the burden of collections on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA 

must contain the OMB Control Number 

of the ICR. They must also contain the 

docket number of this request, [USCG 

2008–1240]. For your comments to 

OIRA to be considered, it is best if they 

are received on or before May 27, 2009. 

Public participation and request for 

comments: We encourage you to 

respond to this request by submitting 

comments and related materials. We 

will post all comments received, 

without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. They will include 

any personal information you provide. 

We have an agreement with DOT to use 

their DMF. Please see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ 

paragraph below. 

Submitting comments: If you submit a 

comment, please include the docket 

number [USCG–2008–1240], indicate 

the specific section of the document to 

which each comment applies, providing 

a reason for each comment. We 

recommend you include your name, 

mailing address, an e-mail address, or 

other contact information in the body of 

your document so that we can contact 

you if we have questions regarding your 

submission. You may submit comments 

and material by electronic means, mail, 

fax, or delivery to the DMF at the 

address under ADDRESSES; but please 

submit them by only one means. If you 

submit them by mail or delivery, submit 

them in an unbound format, no larger 

than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. If you 

submit them by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. In response to 

your comments, we may revise the ICR 

or decide not to seek an extension of 

approval for this collection. The Coast 

Guard and OIRA will consider all 

comments and material received during 

the comment period. 

Viewing comments and documents: 

Go to http://www.regulations.gov to 

view documents mentioned in this 

Notice as being available in the docket. 

Enter the docket number [USCG–2008– 

1240] in the Search box, and click, 

‘‘Go>>.’’ You may also visit the DMF in 

room W12–140 on the West Building 

Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act: Anyone can search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received in dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review the 

Privacy Act statement regarding our 

public dockets in the January 17, 2008 

issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 

3316). 

Previous Request for Comments. 

This request provides a 30-day 

comment period required by OIRA. The 

Coast Guard has published the 60-day 

notice (74 FR 6044, February 4, 2009) 

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That 

notice elicited no comments. 

Information Collection Request. 

1. Title: Periodic Gauging and 

Engineering Analyses for Certain Tank 

Vessels Over 30 Years Old. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0101. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Owners and operators 

of certain tank vessels. 

Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. section 3703 

authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe 

regulations related to tank vessels, 

including design, construction, 

alteration, repair, and maintenance. 

Title 46 CFR section 31.10–21a 

prescribes the regulations related to 

periodic gauging and engineering 

analyses for certain tank vessels over 30 

years old. 

Forms: None. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has decreased from 13,688 hours 

to 9,918 hours a year. 

2. Title: National Response Resource 

Inventory. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0102. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Oil spill removal 

organizations. 

Abstract: Section 4202 of the Oil 

Pollution Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–380) 

requires the Coast Guard to compile and 

maintain a comprehensive list of spill 

removal equipment. This collection 

helps fulfill that requirement. 

Forms: None. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 1,236 hours 

to 1,296 hours a year. 

3. Title: Mandatory Ship Reporting 

System for the Northeast and Southeast 

Coasts of the United States. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0103. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Operators of certain 

vessels. 

Abstract: The collection involves 

ships’ reporting by radio to a shorebased authority when entering the area 

covered by the reporting system. The 

ship will receive, in return, information 

to reduce the likelihood of collisions 

between themselves and Northern Right 

Whales—an endangered species-—in 

the areas established with criticalhabitat designation. 

Forms: None. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has decreased from 226 hours to 

211 hours a year. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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


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Dated: April 21, 2009. 

D. T. Glenn, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Command, Control, 

Communications, Computers and 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. E9–9535 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2009–0201] 

Navigation Safety Advisory Council; 

Vacancies 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Request for applications. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks 

applications for membership on the 

Navigation Safety Advisory Council 

(NAVSAC). NAVSAC provides advice 

and makes recommendations to the 

Secretary on a wide range of issues 

related to the prevention of collisions, 

rammings, and groundings. This 

includes, but is not limited to: Inland 

and International Rules of the Road, 

navigation regulations and equipment, 

routing measures, marine information, 

diving safety, and aids to navigation 

systems. 

DATES: Application forms should reach 

us on or before June 19, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may request an 

application form by writing to 

Commandant (CG–54121), U.S. Coast 

Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001; by calling 

202–372–1532; or by faxing 202–372– 

1929. This notice is also available in our 

online docket, USCG–2009–0201, at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Send your 

completed application to the above 

street address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Sollosi, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO) of NAVSAC, or John Bobb, 

Assistant DFO; telephone 202–372– 

1532, fax 202–372–1929. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Navigation Safety Advisory Council 

(NAVSAC) is a Federal advisory 

committee under 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 

92–463). NAVSAC provides advice and 

makes recommendations to the 

Secretary of Homeland Security on a 

wide range of issues related to the 

prevention of collisions, rammings, and 

groundings. This includes, but is not 

limited to: Inland and International 

Rules of the Road, navigation 

regulations and equipment, routing 

measures, marine information, diving 

safety, and aids to navigation systems. 

NAVSAC meets at least once a year at 

Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, 

DC, or another location selected by the 

Coast Guard. It may also meet for 

extraordinary purposes. Its 

subcommittees and working groups may 

meet to consider specific problems as 

required. 

Selected individuals will serve as 

either Special Government Employees 

(SGE) or Representative Members. An 

SGE Member is an officer or employee 

of the executive or legislative branch 

who is retained, designated, appointed, 

or employed to perform temporary 

duties (either on a full-time or 

intermittent basis) for not to exceed 130 

days during any period of 365 

consecutive days. The definition of SGE 

also includes individuals in certain 

miscellaneous positions, who are 

deemed SGEs without regard to the 

number of days of service. In general, 

SGEs provide Federal advisory 

committees with their own best 

independent judgment based on their 

individual expertise. (See 18 U.S.C. 

202(a).) 

A Representative Member is an 

individual who is not a Federal 

employee (or a Federal employee who is 

attending in a personal capacity), who is 

selected for membership on a Federal 

advisory committee for the purpose of 

obtaining the point of view or 

perspective of an outside interest group 

or stakeholder interest. While 

representative members may have 

expertise in a specific area, discipline, 

or subject matter, they are not selected 

solely on the basis of this expertise, but 

rather are selected to represent the point 

of view of a group or particular interest. 

A representative member may represent 

groups or organizations, such as 

industry, labor, consumers or any other 

recognizable group of persons having an 

interest in matters before the committee. 

We will consider applications for six 

positions that expire or become vacant 

in November 2009. Applications will be 

considered from persons representing, 

insofar as practical, the following 

groups: Four persons from among 

recognized experts and leaders in 

organizations having an active interest 

in the Rules of the Road and vessel and 

port safety; and two persons from 

among professional mariners, 

recreational boaters and the recreational 

boating industry. 

Organizations having an active 

interest in the Rules of the Road and 

vessel and port safety are considered to 

include organizations representing 

vessel owners and operators of vessels 

operating on international waters and/or 

the inland waters of the United States; 

the Federal and State maritime 

academies; maritime education and 

training institutions teaching Rules of 

the Road, navigation, and electronic 

navigation; and organizations 

established to facilitate vessel 

movement and navigational safety. 

Members from these organizations are 

appointed to express the viewpoint of 

the organizations listed above and are 

SGEs as defined in section 202(a) of title 

18, United States Code, and will not be 

appointed as Representative Members. 

Professional mariners are considered 

to include actively working or retired 

mariners experienced in applying the 

Inland and/or International Rules as 

masters or licensed deck officers of 

vessels operating on international 

waters or the inland waters of the 

United States, and federal or state 

licensed pilots. Recreational boaters and 

the recreational boating industry are 

specifically identified groups that 

members may represent. Members from 

these groups are appointed to express 

the viewpoint of the groups listed above 

in which they serve or have served and 

are not SGEs as defined in section 

202(a) of title 18, United States Code, 

and will be appointed as Representative 

Members. 

All individuals meeting the above 

requirements are invited to apply. Each 

member serves for a term of three years. 

A few members may serve consecutive 

terms. All members serve at their own 

expense and receive no salary but 

receive reimbursement for travel 

expenses and per diem expenses from 

the Federal Government. 

In support of the policy of the Coast 

Guard on gender and ethnic diversity, 

we encourage qualified women and 

members of minority groups to apply. 

If you are selected as a member who 

represents the general public, we will 

require you to complete a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 

450). We may not release the report or 

the information in it 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 the DAEO’s 

designate may release a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report. 

If you are interested in applying to 

become a member of NAVSAC, send a 

completed application to Commandant 

(CG–54121), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 

Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20593–0001. Applications should reach 

us on or before June 19, 2009. 


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