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04–01, on the Inspection of Towing 

Vessels, and on the Medical NVIC will 

meet in Linthicum, MD. The committee 

will also discuss various issues relating 

to shallow-draft inland and coastal 

waterway navigation and towing safety. 

All meetings will be open to the public. 

DATES: The working groups will meet on 

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, from 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m. TSAC will meet on, 

Thursday, September 18, 2008, from 8 

a.m. to 3 p.m. These meetings may close 

early if all business is finished. Written 

material and requests to make oral 

presentations at the meetings should 

reach the Coast Guard on or before 

September 10, 2008. Requests to have a 

copy of your material distributed to 

each member of the Committee or 

working groups should reach the Coast 

Guard electronically on or before 

September 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The working groups and 

TSAC will meet at the Maritime 

Institute of Technology and Graduate 

Studies (MITAGS); 692 Maritime 

Boulevard, Linthicum, Maryland 21090; 

Phone: 410–859–5700. TSAC is utilizing 

the Baltimore Washington International 

Airport (BWI) which is about two miles 

away. There are several commercial 

hotels within walking distance of the 

meeting spaces. 

Send written material and requests to 

make oral presentations to TSAC’s 

Assistant Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO) in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section below. This notice is 

available on the Internet at 

www.regulations.gov under the docket 

number USCG–2008–0830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gerald P. Miante, Assistant DFO, TSAC; 

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, CG–

5221, Room 1210; 2100 Second Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. 

Telephone (202) 372–1401, fax (202) 

372–1926, or e-mail at: 

Gerald.P.Miante@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92–463). 

Agenda of Meetings 

NVIC 04–01 Working Group. The 

agenda for the working group is to 

discuss possible revisions to the 

Licensing and manning for Officers of 

Towing Vessel NVIC and to the Towing 

Officer Assessment Records (TOARs). 

The current version of the documents 

can be viewed at http://www.uscg.mil/ 

hq/g-m/nvic/index00.htm#2001. 

Towing Vessel Inspection Working 

Group. The agenda for the working 

group includes the Economics subgroup deliberating on providing the 

committee with information on 

estimated compliance costs; and the full 

working group engaging in general 

discussion regarding inspection issues. 

Medical NVIC Working Group. The 

agenda for the working group is to 

prepare draft recommendations to the 

committee on revisions to the mariner 

Medical Forms CG–719K and 719–KE. 

The current forms can be viewed at 

http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/ 

downloads.asp. 

Towing Safety Advisory Committee. 

The agenda for the committee is as 

follows: 

(1) Update of the Towing Vessel 

Inspection Working Group; 

(2) Discussion and voting on 

recommendations for the revision of 

mariner Medical Forms CG–719K 719K–

E; 

(3) Update on the Legislative Change 

Proposals (LCP) to (a) form the 

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 

Committee and (b) authority to apply 

medical and physical requirements to 

entry level personnel; 

(4) Update on the Merchant Mariner 

Credential (MMC) Rulemaking; 

(5) Update on the STCW Rulemaking; 

(6) Update on Training and Service 

Requirements for Merchant Marine 

Officers; 

(7) Update on Commercial/ 

Recreational Boating Interface; 

(8) Update on the Transportation 

Worker Identification Credential 

(TWIC); and 

(9) Discussion on the Review and 

Recommendations for the Revision of 

NVIC 4–01 ‘‘Licensing and Manning for 

Officers of Towing Vessels.’’

Procedural 

All meetings are open to the public. 

Please note that the meetings may close 

early if all business is finished. At the 

Chair’s discretion, members of the 

public may make oral presentations 

during the meetings. If you would like 

to make an oral presentation at a 

meeting, please notify the Assistant 

DFO no later than September 10, 2008. 

Written material (20 copies) for 

distribution at a meeting should reach 

the Coast Guard no later than September 

4, 2008. If you would like a copy of your 

material distributed to each member of 

the Committee or Working Groups in 

advance of a meeting, please submit it 

electronically to the Assistant DFO, for 

e-mail distribution, no later than 

September 10, 2008. Also at the Chair’s 

discretion, members of the public may 

present comment at the end of the 

Public Meeting. Please understand that 

the Committee’s schedule may be quite 

demanding and time for public 

comment may be limited. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

with Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meetings, contact the Assistant 

Executive Director as soon as possible. 

Dated: August 7, 2008. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No.USCG–2008–0751] 

Proposed Modernization of the Coast 

Guard; Draft Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: United States Coast Guard 

(USCG), DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The USCG announces the 

availability of the draft Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment (PEA) for 

Coast Guard modernization. Through 

this modernization effort, the USCG 

intends to update its command 

structure, support systems, and business 

practices to position itself for 

sustainable and effective mission 

execution into the twenty-first century. 

The Draft PEA is an important 

document informing these efforts, and 

we request public input into the Draft 

PEA for more fully informed decision 

making during this process. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must reach the Docket Management 

Facility on or before September 15, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by USCG Docket number 

USCG–2008–0751 to the Docket 

Management Facility at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). To 

avoid duplication, please use only one 

of the following methods: 

(1) Online: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

(3) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(4) Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on 

the Ground Floor of the West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 AM and 5 PM, 

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except Federal holidays. The telephone 

number is 202–366–9329. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, 

please contact Ms. Kebby Kelly, USCG, 

telephone (202) 475–5690, e-mail: 

Kebby.Kelley@uscg.mil, or Mr. Frank 

Esposito, USCG, telephone (202) 372–

3746, e-mail: 

Mr.Frank.H.Esposito@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing or sending 

materials to the docket, call Ms. Renee 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

The Coast Guard encourages 

submission of comments and related 

material on the Draft PEA. All 

comments received will be posted, 

without change, to www.regulations.gov 

and will include any personal 

information you have provided. The 

Coast Guard has an agreement with the 

U.S. DOT to use the DOT Docket 

Management Facility. Please see DOT’s 

‘‘Privacy Act’’ paragraph, below. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include your name and address, identify 

the docket number to this notice 

(USCG–2008–0751), and give the reason 

for each comment. Comments and 

materials may be submitted by 

electronic means, mail, fax, or hand 

delivery to the Docket Management 

Facility at the address listed under 

ADDRESSES, but please submit comments 

and materials by only one means. If you 

submit comments and materials 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. 

The USCG will consider all comments 

and materials received during the 

comment period. 

Viewing the Comments and Draft PEA 

To view the comments and the Draft 

PEA, go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Conduct a search on the Coast Guard 

docket number: USCG–2008–0751. You 

may also visit the Docket Management 

Facility in Room W12–140 on the 

Ground Floor of the DOT West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 AM and 5 PM, 

except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of all comments received into any 

of the 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 DOT’s 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477), or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Background and Purpose 

The USCG intends to modernize its 

command structure, support systems, 

and business practices to position itself 

for sustainable and effective mission 

execution into the twenty-first century. 

As part of the modernization process the 

USCG would reorganize its 

Headquarters to improve the way it 

develops policy and manages resources. 

Operational policy and planning 

functions would be reorganized under a 

Deputy Commandant for Operations, 

who would serve as the single 

Headquarters element to develop 

regulations and standards and to 

reconcile strategic operational plans, 

policies, and capabilities with budget 

and legal considerations. Mission 

support functions would be reorganized 

under a Deputy Commandant for 

Mission Support to oversee the Coast 

Guard’s support and logistics systems 

and processes. These changes would 

occur primarily in the Baltimore, 

Maryland, and Washington, DC areas. 

Part of the creation of the mission 

support organization would be the 

establishment of logistics and service 

centers. A Surface Forces Logistics 

Center (SFLC) would be created in 

newly constructed space at Coast Guard 

Yard, Curtis Bay, MD, or in leased space 

in the Portsmouth/Norfolk, Virginia 

area. A Shore Infrastructure Logistics 

Center (SILC) would be created in 

leased space in either Alameda, 

California, or Norfolk, Virginia. In 

addition, a new Personnel Service 

Center (PSC) (Note: Current PSC in 

Topeka, KS, will be renamed) and a 

Command, Control, Communications, 

Computers, and Information Technology 

(C4IT) Service Center would be created 

in leased space in the Washington, DC 

area. 

Under modernization, the Atlantic 

and Pacific Area Commands would be 

restructured into an operational 

command (OPCOM) and a force 

readiness command (FORCECOM). 

OPCOM would be formed by 

reorganizing the USCG command and 

control structure for operations and 

placing responsibility for all USCG 

operations under the direction of one 

field command instead of two Area 

Commands. OPCOM would serve as the 

single point of accountability for 

planning and executing USCG 

operations and would reside primarily 

at existing USCG facilities in the 

Portsmouth/Norfolk, Virginia area. 

FORCECOM would be created by 

transforming the Pacific Area Command 

into a second primary field command. 

FORCECOM would be responsible for 

the current and future readiness of the 

USCG workforce and platforms and for 

ensuring that the USCG maintains the 

capabilities to execute its missions. 

FORCECOM would reside primarily at 

existing USCG facilities in the Alameda/ 

Oakland, California area. There are no 

plans to restructure Sectors or 

subordinate units, to move other 

operational units, or to reduce the 

overall USCG workforce under 

modernization. 

The USCG has prepared a Draft PEA 

that identifies and examines the 

reasonable alternatives for 

modernization and assesses their 

potential environmental impacts. The 

Draft PEA identifies potential direct, 

indirect, and cumulative impacts 

associated with the USCG 

modernization program alternatives, 

including USCG mission-related 

impacts and site-specific impacts. 

The USCG has developed two action 

alternatives to achieve modernization, a 

full modernization alternative and a 

partial modernization alternative. These 

two alternatives represent the upper and 

lower levels of change required to 

achieve the purpose and need of the 

modernization program and therefore 

capture the range of social, economic, 

and environmental impacts that would 

occur while implementing the program. 

The full modernization alternative 

emphasizes co-location of Coast Guard 

mission support and operations 

resources and functions. This 

alternative evaluates the effects of 

increased billet levels (a billet is a USCG 

employment position) at each of the 

three geographic areas affected (though 

increases would depend upon where the 

USCG decided to ultimately site 

logistics and service centers), leasing 

additional facility space, and potential 

construction at Coast Guard Yard. The 

partial modernization alternative would 

focus on operating from existing 

locations rather than on co-locating 

functional resources in a single location. 

This alternative evaluates a decrease in 

billet levels in some geographic 

locations, minimizes leasing, and would 

include no new construction. The 

partial modernization alternative would 

minimally achieve the purpose and 

need for modernization, while the full 

modernization alternative would allow 

the USCG to fully reach the envisioned 

functionality of modernization. The 

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USCG prefers the full modernization 

alternative. Either modernization 

alternative would be implemented over 

at least five years. 

The USCG is requesting public 

comments on the Draft PEA, including 

environmental impacts and resources 

analyzed in the Draft PEA or possible 

sources of data or information not 

included in the Draft PEA. Public 

comments will be considered in 

preparing the Final PEA. 

Dated: August 8, 2008. 

Clifford I. Pearson, 

Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief of 

Staff. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–360, Extension of an 

Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-day notice of information 

collection under review: Form I–360, 

Petition for Amerasian, Widow, or 

Special Immigrant. OMB Control No. 

1615–0020. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on May 21, 2008, at 73 FR 

29528 allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did not receive 

any comments for this information 

collection. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until September 

15, 2008. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), and to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS 

Desk Officer. Comments may be 

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Management Division, Clearance Office, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008, 

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may 

also be submitted to DHS via facsimile 

to 202–272–8352 or via e-mail at 

rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–

6974 or via e-mail at oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by e-mail 

please make sure to add OMB Control 

Number 1615–0020 in the subject box. 

Written comments and suggestions from 

the public and affected agencies should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information 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 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Petition for Amerasian, Widow or 

Special Immigrant. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–360. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. This information collection 

is used by several prospective classes of 

aliens who intend to establish their 

eligibility to immigrate to the United 

States. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 13,684 responses at 2 hours 

per response and 5,000 responses at 3 

hours per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 42,368 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions, or 

additional information, please visit the 

USCIS Web site at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 

If additional information is required 

contact: USCIS, Regulatory Management 

Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 

Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, 

(202) 272–8377. 

Dated: August 11, 2008. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management 

Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Department of Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–566, Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-day notice of information 

collection under review: Form I–566, 

Interagency Record of Individual 

Requesting Change/Adjustment to or 

From A or G Status or Requesting A, G, 

or NATO Dependent Employment 

Authorization; OMB Control Number 

1615–0027. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection is published to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted for 

sixty days until October 14, 2008. 

Written comments and suggestions 

regarding items contained in this notice, 

especially with regard to the estimated 

public burden and associated response 

time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Management Division, Clearance Office, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 

3008, Washington, DC 20529. 

Comments may also be submitted to 

DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352, or 

via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When 

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