Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 13, 2005 / Notices 54061 

Miami, Florida 33131–3050. 

Commander (obr) maintains the public 

docket and comments and material 

received from the public will become 

part of docket [CGD07–05–115] and will 

be available for inspection or copying at 

the above address between 8 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Barry Dragon, Seventh Coast Guard 

District, Bridge Branch, telephone 

number 305–415–6743. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard has received numerous 

comments from the public stating the 

Shakett Creek Pedestrian Bridge is 

unreasonably obstructive to navigation. 

The Coast Guard is conducting a 

detailed investigation in light of these 

comments. A public hearing is a 

required part of the detailed 

investigation process. All interested 

parties will have an opportunity to be 

heard and to present evidence as to 

whether any alteration of this bridge is 

needed and, if so, what alterations are 

needed, giving due consideration to the 

necessities of free and unobstructed 

water navigation. 

Written statements and exhibits may 

be submitted in place of or in addition 

to oral statements and will be made part 

of the hearing record. Such written 

statements and exhibits may be 

delivered at the hearing or mailed to 

Chief, Bridge Operations Section, 

Seventh District Bridge Branch 909 SE 

1st Avenue, Room 432, Miami, Florida 

33131–3050. 

Dated: August 30, 2005. 

W.E. Justice, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Seventh Coast Guard District, Acting. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2005–22418] 

Towing Safety Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of teleconference 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Licensing 

Implementation Working Group of the 

Towing Safety Advisory Committee 

(TSAC) will meet to discuss matters 

relating to specific issues of towing 

safety. The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

DATES: The Licensing Implementation 

Working Group will meet via 

teleconference on Friday, September 16, 

2005 from 10:30 a.m. to approximately 

12 noon EDT. Written material and 

requests to make oral presentations 

should reach the TSAC working group 

Chairperson on or before September 14, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: The Working Group will 

meet via conference call only. Contact 

Ms. Jennifer Carpenter, working group 

Chairperson, or her assistant, Ms. Amy 

Hewett at 703–841–9300 for the 

conference call telephone number and 

access code. Send written material and 

requests to make oral presentations to 

Ms. Jennifer Carpenter; American 

Waterways Operators; 801 North Quincy 

Street, Suite 200; Arlington, VA 22209 

or jcarpenter@vesselalliance.com. This 

notice and related documents are 

available on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov under the docket number 

USCG–2005–22418. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general TSAC information you may also 

contact Mr. Gerald Miante, Assistant 

Executive Director of TSAC, telephone 

202–267–0214, fax 202–267–4570, or email gmiante@comdt.uscg.mil. If you 

plan to participate in this meeting, 

please notify both Mr. Miante and either 

Ms. Carpenter or Ms. Hewett by 

September 14, 2005. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770, as amended). 

Agenda of Working Group Meeting 

The agenda for the Licensing Working 

Group tentatively includes the following 

items: 

(1) Time frame flexibility—

• Credit apprentice mate/steersman 

time at higher rate if individual is 

carried as an extra person; 

• Model course; 

(2) Combine inland and Western 

Rivers routes; 

(3) Ability to upgrade from tonnagelimited Master of Towing Vessels to 

Master of Towing Vessels without 

tonnage limitation; 

(4) Require towing endorsement for 

Master of Steam or Motor Vessels of Not 

More Than 500 Gross Tons. (Current 

regs allow Master 500 to operate towing 

vessels if he/she has either a towing 

endorsement or a completed Towing 

Officer’s Assessment Record (TOAR); 

(5) Clarify how Master of Towing 

Vessels can obtain a Standards of 

Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping (STCW) certificate if 

needed; 

(6) Reconcile apparent discrepancies 

between licensing regulations and 

Navigation and Vessel Inspection 

Circular (NVIC) 4–01, Licensing and 

Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels, 

regarding TOAR format; 

(7) Clarify TOAR requirements for 

harbor tug operators. Can certain items 

be marked ‘‘Not Applicable’’ (N/A)?; 

(8) Reconsider elements that may 

prolong time needed to complete a 

TOAR (e.g., operate in high water, high 

wind); 

(9) Work with the Coast Guard to 

develop a communications plan aimed 

at mariners; and 

(10) Proposed changes to NVIC 4–01. 

A letter proposing changes is available 

in the docket; the NVIC can be found 

on-line at: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/ 

nvic/index00.htm#2001. 

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 working 

group Chairperson (as provided above 

in ADDRESSES) no later than September 

14, 2005. Written material for 

distribution at the meeting should reach 

the Chairperson no later than September 

14, 2005. 

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 Ms. Carpenter or Ms. 

Hewett at the number listed in 

ADDRESSES as soon as possible. 

Dated: September 8, 2005. 

R.J. Petow, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director 

of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and 

Environmental Protection. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–3214–EM] 

Alabama; Emergency and Related 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of an 

emergency for the State of Alabama 

(FEMA–3214–EM), dated August 28, 

2005, and related determinations. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 28, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

August 28, 2005, the President declared 

an emergency declaration under the 

authority of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(the Stafford Act), as follows: 

I have determined that the emergency 

conditions in certain areas of the State of 

Alabama, resulting from Hurricane Katrina 

beginning on August 28, 2005, and 

continuing, is of sufficient severity and 

magnitude to warrant an emergency 

declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (Stafford Act). 

Therefore, I declare that such an emergency 

exists in the State of Alabama. 

You are authorized to provide appropriate 

assistance for required emergency measures, 

authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act 

to save lives, protect public health and safety, 

and property or to lessen or avert the threat 

of a catastrophe in the designated areas. 

Specifically, you are authorized to provide 

debris removal and emergency protective 

measures (Categories A and B), including 

direct Federal assistance, under the Public 

Assistance program at 75 percent Federal 

funding. This assistance excludes regular 

time costs for subgrantees’ regular 

employees. In addition, you are authorized to 

provide such other forms of assistance under 

Title V of the Stafford Act as you may deem 

appropriate. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal disaster 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration to the extent 

allowable under the Stafford Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Under Secretary for Emergency 

Preparedness and Response, Department 

of Homeland Security, under Executive 

Order 12148, as amended, Ron 

Sherman, of FEMA is appointed to act 

as the Federal Coordinating Officer for 

this declared emergency. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the State of Alabama to have 

been affected adversely by this declared 

emergency: 

The counties of Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, 

Mobile, Sumter, and Washington for Public 

Assistance Categories A and B (debris 

removal and emergency protective measures), 

including direct Federal assistance, at 75 

percent Federal funding. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.) 

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–3215–EM] 

Arkansas; Emergency and Related 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of an 

emergency for the State of Arkansas 

(FEMA–3215–EM), dated September 2, 

2005, and related determinations. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 2, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

September 2, 2005, the President 

declared an emergency declaration 

under the authority of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(the Stafford Act), as follows: 

I have determined that the emergency 

conditions in the State of Arkansas, resulting 

from the influx of evacuees from states 

impacted by Hurricane Katrina beginning on 

August 29, 2005, and continuing, is of 

sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant 

an emergency declaration under the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such 

an emergency exists in the State of Arkansas. 

You are authorized to provide appropriate 

assistance for required emergency measures, 

authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act 

to save lives and protect public health and 

safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a 

catastrophe in the designated areas. 

Specifically, you are authorized to provide 

emergency protective measures (Category B), 

including direct Federal assistance, under the 

Public Assistance, at 100 percent Federal 

funding. This assistance excludes regular 

time costs for subgrantees’ regular 

employees. In addition, you are authorized to 

provide such other forms of assistance under 

Title V of the Stafford Act as you may deem 

appropriate. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal emergency 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration to the extent 

allowable under the Stafford Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Under Secretary for Emergency 

Preparedness and Response, Department 

of Homeland Security, under Executive 

Order 12148, as amended, Gary Jones, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this declared 

emergency. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the State of Arkansas to have 

been affected adversely by this declared 

emergency: 

All 75 counties in the State of Arkansas for 

Public Assistance Category B (emergency 

protective measures), including direct 

Federal assistance, at 100 percent Federal 

funding. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program) 

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

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