60096 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2005 / Notices 

telephone 202–267–2722, fax 202–267–

4130. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

the meeting is given under the Federal 

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

2 (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770). 

Agenda of Meeting 

The agenda includes the following: 

(1) Welcome and administrative 

items. 

(2) Briefings on national maritime 

security issues. 

(3) National Symposium efforts. 

(4) Homeport Training. 

(5) Working Group Task Statements 

on Communications and Recovery 

Planning—coordination with 

Commercial Operations Advisory 

Committee (COAC). 

Procedural 

The meeting is open to the public. 

However, participation in NMSAC 

deliberations is limited to NMSAC 

members, Department of Homeland 

Security officials, and persons attending 

the meeting for special presentations. 

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 Executive 

Secretary no later than October 21, 

2005. 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 

Executive Secretary no later than 

October 24, 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 the Executive Secretary 

as soon as possible. 

Dated: October 11, 2005. 

F.J. Sturm, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of 

Port and Vessel and Facility Security. 

[FR Doc. 05–20634 Filed 10–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE): National Customs Automation 

Program Test of Automated Truck 

Manifest for Truck Carrier Accounts; 

Deployment Schedule 

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection; 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Customs and 

Border Protection, in conjunction with 

the Department of Transportation, 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, is currently conducting 

a National Customs Automation 

Program (NCAP) test concerning the 

transmission of automated truck 

manifest data. This document 

announces the next group, or cluster, of 

ports to be deployed for this test. 

EFFECTIVE DATES: The ports identified in 

this notice, all in the State of Michigan, 

are expected to deploy in October, 2005, 

as provided in this notice. Comments 

concerning this notice and all aspects of 

the announced test may be submitted at 

any time during the test period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Thomas Fitzpatrick via e-mail at 

Thomas.Fitzpatrick@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Customs Automation 

Program (NCAP) test concerning the 

transmission of automated truck 

manifest data for truck carrier accounts 

was announced in a General Notice 

published in the Federal Register (69 

FR 55167) on September 13, 2004. That 

notice stated that the test of the 

Automated Truck Manifest will be 

conducted in a phased approach, with 

primary deployment scheduled for no 

earlier than November 29, 2004. The 

document identified the ports of Blaine, 

Washington, and Buffalo, New York, as 

the original deployment sites. 

The September 13, 2004, notice stated 

that subsequent deployment of the test 

will occur at Champlain, New York; 

Detroit, Michigan; Laredo, Texas; Otay 

Mesa, California; and Port Huron, 

Michigan, on dates to be announced. 

The notice stated that the Bureau of 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

would announce the implementation 

and sequencing of truck manifest 

functionality at these ports as they 

occur. The test is to be expanded 

eventually to include ACE Truck Carrier 

Account participants at all land border 

ports, and subsequent releases of ACE 

will include all modes of transportation. 

The September 13, 2004, notice 

announced that additional participants 

and ports will be selected throughout 

the duration of the test. 

Implementation of the Test 

The test commenced in Blaine, 

Washington in December 2004, but not 

at Buffalo, New York. In light of 

experience with the implementation of 

the test in Blaine, Washington, CBP 

decided to change the implementation 

schedule and published a General 

Notice in the Federal Register on May 

31, 2005 (70 FR 30964) announcing the 

changes. 

As noted in the May 31, 2005, General 

Notice, the next deployment sites will 

be brought up as clusters. In most 

instances, one site in the cluster will be 

identified as the ‘‘model site’’ or ‘‘model 

port’’ for the cluster. This deployment 

strategy will allow for more efficient 

equipment set-up, site checkouts, port 

briefings and central training. 

The ports identified belonging to the 

first cluster announced in the May 31, 

2005, General Notice included the 

original port of implementation: Blaine, 

Washington. Sumas, Washington, was 

designated as the model port. The other 

ports of deployment in the cluster 

included the following: Point Roberts, 

WA; Oroville, WA (including sub ports); 

Boundary, WA; Danville, WA; Ferry, 

WA; Frontier, WA; Laurier, WA; 

Metaline Falls, WA; Nighthawk, WA; 

and Lynden, WA. 

In a General Notice published in the 

Federal Register (70 FR 43892) on July 

29, 2005, CBP announced that the test 

was being further deployed, in two 

clusters, at ports in the States of Arizona 

and North Dakota. The test was to be 

deployed at the following ports in 

Arizona on July 25, 2005: Douglas, AZ; 

Naco, AZ; Lukeville, AZ; Sasabe, AZ; 

and Nogales, AZ. Douglas, AZ was 

designated as the model port. The test 

was to be deployed at the following 

ports in North Dakota on August 15, 

2005: Pembina, ND; Neche, ND; Noyes, 

ND; Walhalla, ND; Maida, ND; Hannah, 

ND; Sarles, ND; and Hansboro, ND. 

Pembina, ND, was designated as the 

model port. 

New Cluster 

Through this Notice, CBP announces 

the next cluster of ports to be brought 

up for purposes of implementation of 

the test. The test will be deployed at the 

following ports, in the State of 

Michigan, no earlier than the dates 

indicated (all in the year 2005): Windsor 

Tunnel, October 4; Barge Transport, 

October 5; Ambassador Bridge, October 

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7; Port Huron, October 14; Marine City, 

October 18; Algonac, October 18; and 

Sault St. Marie, October 28. No port in 

this cluster is designated as the ‘‘model 

port.’’

Previous NCAP Notices Not Concerning 

Deployment Schedules 

On Monday, March 21, 2005, a 

General Notice was published in the 

Federal Register (70 FR 13514) 

announcing a modification to the NCAP 

test to clarify that all relevant data 

elements are required to be submitted in 

the automated truck manifest 

submission. That notice did not 

announce any change to the deployment 

schedule and is not affected by 

publication of this notice. All 

requirements and aspects of the test, as 

set forth in the September 13, 2004 

notice, as modified by the March 21, 

2005 notice, continue to be applicable. 

Dated: October 6, 2005. 

Jayson P. Ahern, 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 05–20579 Filed 10–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Intent To Request Renewal From OMB 

of One Current Public Collection of 

Information: Application for 

Participation in Biometric Device 

Performance Qualification Testing 

Program 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: TSA invites public comment 

on one currently approved information 

collection requirement abstracted below 

that we will submit to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

renewal in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

DATES: Send your comments by 

December 12, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed 

or delivered to Katrina Wawer, 

Information Collection Specialist, Office 

of Transportation Security Policy, TSA–

9, Transportation Security 

Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 

Arlington, VA 22202–4220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katrina Wawer at the above address or 

by telephone (571) 227–1995 or 

facsimile (571) 227–2594. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information, 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. Therefore, in preparation for 

OMB review and approval of the 

following information collection, TSA is 

soliciting comments to—

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement is necessary for 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

1652–0031; Application for 

Participation in Biometric Device 

Performance Qualification Testing 

Program. Section 4011, Provision for the 

Use of Biometric and Other Technology, 

in Title IV—Transportation Security, of 

the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108–

458, 118 Stat. 3638, 3712, Dec. 17, 2004) 

directs TSA to issue guidance for use of 

biometric technology in airport access 

control systems, including a list of 

qualified biometric devices and 

vendors, also known as a Qualified 

Products List (QPL). 

In compliance, TSA has developed a 

process that examines the fitness of 

biometric technology for application to 

airport access control systems. The first 

step of the process will be for a 

manufacturer or vendor of a biometric 

device seeking TSA’s evaluation of the 

device for placement on TSA’s QPL to 

complete an application form, as well as 

to submit electronically via the Web a 

manufacturer’s data package. The 

application form will be widely 

available to the public through TSA’s 

Web address at http://www.tsa.gov/ 

public. Go to the ‘‘Business 

Opportunities’’ link, then the ‘‘Current 

Opportunities’’ link. 

As this specific qualification process 

is new, no historical data on the 

information collection burden exists. 

However, TSA estimates that the annual 

recordkeeping and reporting burden 

from the qualification process will be 

800 hours, based on 100 responses (all 

collected electronically) at a rate of 8 

hours per response. TSA will use the 

information collected to evaluate a 

biometric device’s readiness for 

qualification performance testing, which 

supports TSA’s obligation to produce a 

biometric QPL. 

TSA published a notice in the Federal 

Register requesting emergency clearance 

of this collection from OMB on February 

16, 2005 (70 FR 7956). OMB 

subsequently issued its approval of this 

collection on September 17, 2005, and 

assigned it OMB No. 1652–0031, with 

an expiration date of December 31, 

2005. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 7, 

2005. 

Lisa S. Dean, 

Privacy Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–20578 Filed 10–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4980–N–41] 

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities 

To Assist the Homeless 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies 

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and 

surplus Federal property reviewed by 

HUD for suitability for possible use to 

assist the homeless. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Ezzell, room 7266, Department of 

Housing and urban Development, 451 

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 

20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY 

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these 

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 1–800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and 

section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney 

Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

11411), as amended, HUD is publishing 

this Notice to identify Federal buildings 

and other real property that HUD has 

reviewed for suitability for use to assist 

the homeless. The properties were 

reviewed using information provided to 

HUD by Federal landholding agencies 

regarding unutilized and underutilized 

buildings and real property controlled 

by such agencies or by GSA regarding 

its inventory of excess or surplus 

Federal property. This Notice is also