69346 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 15, 2005 / Notices 

organizations to confer with one another 

and to select a candidate, within 60 

days after the receipt of the FDA letter, 

to serve as the nonvoting member to 

represent industry interests for a 

particular committee. If no individual is 

selected within 60 days, the 

Commissioner of Food and Drugs will 

select the nonvoting member to 

represent industry interests. 

III. Application Procedure 

Individuals may self nominate and/or 

an organization may nominate one or 

more individuals to serve as a nonvoting 

industry representative. A current 

curriculum vitae and the name of the 

committee of interest should be sent to 

the FDA contact person. FDA will 

forward all nominations to the 

organizations expressing interest in 

participating in the selection process for 

that committee. (Persons who nominate 

themselves as nonvoting industry 

representatives will not participate in 

the selection process.) 

FDA has a special interest in ensuring 

that women, minority groups, 

individuals with physical disabilities, 

and small businesses are adequately 

represented on its advisory committees, 

and therefore, encourages nominations 

for appropriately qualified candidates 

from these groups. Specifically, in this 

document, nominations for nonvoting 

representatives of industry interests are 

encouraged from drug manufacturing 

industry. 

This notice is issued under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. app 2) and 21 CFR part 14, 

relating to advisory committees. 

Dated: November 4, 2005. 

Jason Brodsky, 

Acting Associate Commissioner for External 

Relations. 

[FR Doc. 05–22562 Filed 11–14–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2005–22878] 

Collection of Information Under 

Review by Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers: 

1625–0022, 1625–0079, 1625–0088, 

1625–0093, and 1625–0094. 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Coast Guard intends to seek the 

approval of OMB for the renewal of five 

Information Collection Requests (ICRs). 

The ICRs are: (1) 1625–0022, 

Application for Tonnage Measurement 

of Vessels; (2) 1625–0079, Standards of 

Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 

1995 and 1997 Amendments to the 

International Convention; (3)1625–0088, 

Voyage Planning for Tank Barge 

Transits in the Northeast United States; 

(4) 1625–0093, Facilities Transferring 

Oil or Hazardous Materials in Bulk—

Letter of Intent and Operations Manual; 

and (5) 1625–0094, Ships Carrying Bulk 

Hazardous Liquids. Before submitting 

the ICRs to OMB, the Coast Guard is 

inviting comments on them as described 

below. 

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast 

Guard on or before January 17, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: To make sure that your 

comments and related material do not 

enter the docket [USCG–2005–22878] 

more than once, please submit them by 

only one of the following means: 

(1) By mail to the Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), room PL–401, 

400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

(2) By delivery to room PL–401 on the 

Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 

Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The telephone number is 202–366–

9329. 

(3) By fax to the Docket Management 

Facility at 202–493–2251. 

(4) Electronically through the Web 

Site for the Docket Management System 

at http://dms.dot.gov. 

The Docket Management Facility 

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 this docket and will be available for 

inspection or copying at room PL–401 

on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

You may also find this docket on the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. 

Copies of the complete ICRs are 

available through this docket on the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, and also 

from Commandant (CG–611), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn: 

Mr. Arthur Requina), 2100 Second 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20593–

0001. The telephone number is 202–

267–2326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Arthur Requina, Office of Information 

Management, telephone 202–267–2326, 

or fax 202–267–4814, for questions on 

these documents; or telephone Ms. 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, 202–493–0402, for 

questions on the docket. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to respond to this 

request for comments by submitting 

comments and related materials. We 

will post all comments received, 

without change, to http://dms.dot.gov; 

they will include any personal 

information you have provided. We 

have an agreement with DOT to use the 

Docket Management Facility. Please see 

the paragraph on DOT’s ‘‘Privacy Act 

Policy’’ below. 

Submitting comments: If you submit a 

comment, please include your name and 

address, identify the docket number 

[USCG–2005–22878], indicate the 

specific section of the document to 

which each comment applies, and give 

the reason for each comment. You may 

submit your comments and material by 

electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery 

to the Docket Management Facility 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. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period. We may 

change the documents supporting this 

collection of information or even the 

underlying requirements in view of 

them. 

Viewing comments and documents: 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this notice as 

being available in the docket, go to 

http://dms.dot.gov at any time and 

conduct a simple search using the 

docket number. You may also visit the 

Docket Management Facility in room 

PL–401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

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 of DOT in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 15, 2005 / Notices 69347 

2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Information Collection Request 

1. Title: Application for Tonnage 

Measurement of Vessels. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0022. 

Summary: The information from this 

collection helps the Coast Guard to 

determine a vessel’s tonnage. Tonnage 

in turn helps to determine licensing, 

inspection, safety requirements, and 

operating fees. 

Need: 46 U.S.C. 14104 requires the 

measurement of certain vessels for 

tonnage. 46 CFR part 69 prescribes the 

rules for this measurement. 

Respondents: Owners of vessels. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 33,000 hours 

to 38,000 hours a year. 

2. Title: Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 

Amendments to the International 

Convention. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0079. 

Summary: This information is 

necessary to ensure compliance with the 

international requirements of the STCW 

Convention, and to maintain an 

acceptable level of quality in activities 

associated with training and assessment 

of merchant mariners. 

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 

authorizes the Coast Guard to issue 

regulation related to licensing of 

merchant mariners. Title 46 CFR 

subchapter I, subchapter B, prescribe 

the regulations. 

Respondents: Owners and operators 

of vessels, training institutions, and 

mariners. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 18,693 hours 

to 23,767 hours a year. 

3. Title: Voyage Planning for Tank 

Barge Transits in the Northeast United 

States. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0088. 

Summary: The information collection 

requirement for a voyage plan serves as 

a preventive measure and assists in 

ensuring the successful execution and 

completion of a voyage in the First 

Coast Guard District. This regulation (33 

CFR 165.100), issued under authority of 

sec. 311 of Pub. L. 105–383, 112 Stat. 

3411, and 33 U.S.C 1231, applies to 

primary towing vessels engaged in 

towing certain tank barges carrying 

petroleum oil in bulk as cargo. 

Need: The information for a voyage 

plan will provide a mechanism for 

assisting vessels towing tank barges to 

identify those specific risks, potential 

equipment failures, or human errors that 

may lead to accidents. 

Respondents: Owners and operators 

of towing vessels. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 420 hours to 

31,651 hours a year. 

4. Title: Facilities Transferring Oil or 

Hazardous Materials in Bulk—Letter of 

Intent and Operations Manual. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0093. 

Summary: A Letter of Intent is a 

notice to the Coast Guard Captain of the 

Port that an operator intends to operate 

a facility that will transfer bulk oil or 

hazardous materials to or from vessels. 

An Operations Manual (OM) is also 

required for this type of facility. The 

OM establishes procedures to follow 

when conducting transfers and in the 

event of a spill. 

Need: Title 33 U.S.C. 1321 authorizes 

the Coast Guard to prescribe pollution 

prevention regulation. Title 33 CFR 

154.110 prescribes the regulations 

related to a Letter of Intent and 33 CFR 

154 subpart B prescribe the regulations 

related to an OM. 

Respondents: Operators of facilities 

that transfer oil or hazardous materials 

in bulk. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 27,819 hours 

to 47,200 hours a year. 

5. Title: Ships Carrying Bulk 

Hazardous Liquids. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0094. 

Summary: This information is needed 

to ensure the safe transport of bulk 

hazardous liquids on chemical tank 

vessels and to protect the environment 

from pollution. 

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3703 authorizes 

the Coast Guard to prescribe regulations 

for protection of against hazards to life, 

property and the marine environment. 

Title 46 CFR part 153 prescribe 

regulations for the safe transport by 

vessel of bulk hazardous liquids. 

Respondents: Owners and operators 

of chemical tank vessels. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 738 hours to 

1,959 hours a year. 

Dated: November 7, 2005. 

R.T. Hewitt, 

Rear Admiral, Assistant Commandant for 

Command, Control, Communications 

Computers and Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 05–22575 Filed 11–14–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2005–22964] 

Towing Safety Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Licensing Working Group 

of the Towing Safety Advisory 

Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss 

matters relating to specific issues of 

towing safety. The meetings will be 

open to the public. 

DATES: The Licensing Working Group 

will meet on Thursday, December 1, 

2005 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (local). 

The 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 November 28, 2005. 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 28, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The Working Group will 

meet at the offices of the National 

Maritime Center—9th floor conference 

room; 4200 Wilson Blvd.; Arlington, VA 

22203–1804. Please bring a governmentissued, photo ID. Send written material 

and requests to make oral presentations 

to Mr. Gerald Miante, 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 the docket number 

USCG–2005–22964. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gerald Miante, Assistant Executive 

Director of TSAC, telephone 202–267–

0214, fax 202–267–4570, or e-mail 

gmiante@comdt.uscg.mil. If you plan to 

attend the meeting, please notify Ms. 

Jennifer Carpenter, American 

Waterways Operators; at (703) 841–9300 

by November 28, 2005. For security 

purposes, your name must be on a prevetted list. 

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 

item: 

The development of an approved 

model training program for towing 

vessel wheelhouse personnel.