61628 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 205 / Tuesday, October 25, 2005 / Notices 

Dated: October 11, 2005. 

R.T. Hewitt, 

Rear Admiral, Assistant Commandant for 

Command, Control, Communications, 

Computers and Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 05–21235 Filed 10–24–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2005–22704] 

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: A working group of the 

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 

Committee (MERPAC) will meet to 

discuss Task Statement #52, 

‘‘Recommendations on the Coast 

Guard’s Draft Proposals on Issues That 

Will Be Affected by the Revisions to the 

1997 Interim Rule Implementing the 

1978 STCW Convention, as amended.’’

MERPAC advises the Secretary of 

Homeland Security on matters relating 

to the training, qualifications, licensing, 

certification, and fitness of seamen 

serving in the U.S. merchant marine. 

This meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: The MERPAC working group 

will meet on Thursday, November 17, 

2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (local), 

and Friday, November 18, 2005 from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. These meetings 

may adjourn early if all business is 

finished. Requests to make oral 

presentations should reach the Coast 

Guard on or before November 3, 2005. 

Written material and requests to have a 

copy of your material distributed to 

each member of the working group 

should reach the Coast Guard on or 

before November 3, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The working group of 

MERPAC will meet in the Crabtree 

Room, which is situated on the second 

floor of the library at the United States 

Merchant Marine Academy. The 

Academy is located at the end of 

Steamboat Road in Kings Point, New 

York 11024. Send written material and 

requests to make oral presentations to 

Mr. Mark Gould, Commandant (G–

MSO–1), U.S. Coast Guard 

Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. This 

notice and related documents are 

available on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov under Docket Number 

USCG–2005–22704. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on this notice, contact Mr. 

Mark C. Gould, Assistant to the 

Executive Director, telephone 202–267–

6890, fax 202–267–4570, or e-mail 

mgould@comdt.uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting 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 November 17–18, 2005 

Meetings 

The working group will meet to 

discuss Task Statement #52, 

‘‘Recommendations on the Coast 

Guard’s Draft Proposals on Issues That 

Will Be Affected by the Revisions to the 

1997 Interim Rule Implementing the 

1978 STCW Convention.’’ The U.S. 

Coast Guard intends to finalize the 

provisions of the 1997 Interim Rule 

Implementing the 1978 STCW 

Convention, as amended. The working 

group will consider issues relating to 

deck and engine license progression/ 

structures, tonnage equivalents, credit 

for military service, and management 

level training. Recommendations will be 

prepared for the full MERPAC 

committee to consider at its next 

meeting. 

Procedural 

This meeting is open to the public. 

Please note that the meeting may 

adjourn 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 Mr. Gould no 

later than November 3, 2005. Written 

material for distribution at the meeting 

should reach the Coast Guard no later 

than November 3, 2005. If you would 

like a copy of your material distributed 

to each member of the committee or 

working group in advance of the 

meeting, please submit 25 copies to Mr. 

Gould no later than November 3, 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 Mr. Gould at the 

numbers listed in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as 

possible. 

Dated: October 13, 2005. 

Howard L. Hime, 

Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, 

Security and Environmental Protection. 

[FR Doc. 05–21142 Filed 10–21–05; 10:32 

am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4975-N–35] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; Master 

Appraisal Reports 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 

27, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room 

8001, Washington, DC 20410 or 

Wayne_Eddins@hud.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Burns, Director, Office of 

Single Family Program Development, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

708–2121 (this is not a toll free number) 

for copies of the proposed forms and 

other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

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

Chapter 35, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection 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 of the proposed collection of 

information; (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 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of