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Dated: September 21, 2010. 

Alan Bersin, 

Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24046 Filed 9–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2010–0797] 

Recognition of Foreign Certificates 

Under the International Convention on 

Standards of Training, Certification 

and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, 

as Amended, Regulation I/10 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Regulation I/10 of the 

International Convention on Standards 

of Training, Certification and 

Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as 

amended, (STCW) requires Parties to the 

Convention to establish procedures to 

recognize STCW certificates issued by 

or under the authority of another Party. 

In order to start this process, the Coast 

Guard is developing a policy regarding 

the United States’ recognition of foreign 

certificates held by foreign maritime 

officers who may be employed on some 

United States flag vessels. The Coast 

Guard is soliciting comments from 

mariners, industry, and the public to 

assist in development of this policy. The 

Coast Guard is particularly interested in 

identifying which United States flag 

vessels employ foreign citizens, the 

nationalities of these mariners, and the 

countries that issue their STCW 

certificates. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must either be submitted to our online 

docket via http://www.regulations.gov 

on or before October 27, 2010 or reach 

the Docket Management Facility by that 

date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2010–0797 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this notice, 

call or e-mail Luke B. Harden, Mariner 

Credentialing Program Policy Division 

(CG–5434), U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 

202–372–1206, e-mail 

Luke.B.Harden@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing material in the 

docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments and related material on the 

development of a policy regarding the 

recognition of foreign International 

Convention on Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW) 

certificates held by foreign mariners 

who may be employed on United States 

flag vessels. All comments received will 

be posted, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

Submitting comments: If you submit a 

comment, please include the docket 

number for this notice (USCG–2010– 

0797) and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online, or by fax, mail or hand 

delivery, but please use only one of 

these means. We recommend that you 

include your name and a mailing 

address, an e-mail address, or a 

telephone number in the body of your 

document so that we can contact you if 

we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will 

then become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu 

select ‘‘Notices’’ and insert ‘‘USCG– 

2010–0797’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box. Click 

‘‘Search’’ then click on the balloon shape 

in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. If you submit 

your comments by mail or hand 

delivery, submit them in an unbound 

format, no larger than 8c 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. 

Viewing the comments: To view the 

comments, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, click on the ‘‘read 

comments’’ box, which will then 

become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2010– 

0797’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. If you do not have access to the 

Internet, you may view the docket 

online by visiting the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the Department 

of Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

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holidays. We have an agreement with 

the Department of Transportation to use 

the Docket Management Facility. 

Privacy Act: Anyone can search the 

electronic form of comments received 

into any of our 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 a 

Privacy Act system of records notice 

regarding our public dockets in the 

January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal 

Register (73 FR 3316). 

Background and Purpose 

STCW requirements: Regulation I/10 

of the STCW requires Parties to the 

Convention to establish procedures to 

recognize certificates issued to maritime 

officers by or under the authority of 

another Party. STCW also requires the 

flag state of a vessel to ensure that all 

officers serving on board hold properly 

recognized and endorsed credentials. 

Citizenship waiver provisions within 

the United States Code: Title 46 of the 

United States Code (U.S.C.) allows the 

employment of foreign citizens aboard 

certain United States flag vessels. 

Specifically, 46 U.S.C. 8103(b)(3) 

establishes authority to waive the 

requirement for United States 

citizenship for: 

(A) An offshore supply vessel or other 

similarly engaged vessel of less than 1,600 

gross tons as measured under section 14502 

of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured 

under section 14302 of this title as prescribed 

by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 

title that operates from a foreign port; 

(B) A mobile offshore drilling unit or other 

vessel engaged in support of exploration, 

exploitation, or production of offshore 

mineral energy resources operating beyond 

the water above the outer Continental Shelf 

(as that term is defined in section 2(a) of the 

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

1331(a)); and 

(C) Any other vessel if the Secretary 

determines, after an investigation, that 

qualified seamen who are citizens of the 

United States are not available. 

Need for the policy: Recognition of 

seafarer competence certificates from 

other countries would ensure 

compliance with the STCW Convention 

requirements, be in accordance with the 

citizenship waiver requirements in 46 

U.S.C. 8103(b)(3), and help ensure that 

United States flagged vessels are not 

subject to detention in foreign ports due 

to allegations of improperly 

credentialed seafarers. It would also be 

done in anticipation of the regulatory 

changes that would be needed to bring 

the United States into compliance with 

the STCW requirements. 

The Proposed Policy 

Given this need, the Coast Guard is 

developing a policy to start establishing 

a process for the United States’ 

recognition of foreign certificates held 

by foreign officers who may be 

employed on some United States flag 

vessels. 

The Coast Guard is beginning to 

develop policy guidance for 

arrangements between parties to STCW 

for recognition of certificates under 

STCW Regulation I/10. The policy 

would provide guidance for Coast Guard 

on how and when to recognize STCW 

certificates issued by other countries. 

The policy would also provide a list of 

which countries’ certificates may be 

recognized and the process used to 

determine that list. 

As part of this policy, we expect that 

once the United States is satisfied that 

a certificate-issuing country complies 

with the STCW Convention 

requirements concerning standards of 

competence, the issuing and 

endorsement of certificates, and record 

keeping, both countries could sign a 

written formal agreement establishing 

recognition of each country’s STCW 

certificates. 

The proposed policy could also offer 

guidance for mariners and/or vessel 

operators/employers with regard to 

applying for and obtaining a United 

States-issued endorsement of their 

foreign certificates. 

We welcome your comments on the 

above proposals. In particular, the Coast 

Guard is interested in the following 

information: 

1. Which United States flag vessels 

employ foreign citizens? 

2. What are the nationalities of foreign 

citizens working United States flag 

vessels? 

3. What countries issue STCW 

certificates for foreign citizens working 

United States flag vessels? 

We will review and analyze all 

comments received in order to develop 

the policy. 

Authority: We issue this notice of under 

the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 46 U.S.C. 

8103(b)(3). 

Dated: September 1, 2010. 

Kevin S. Cook, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of 

Prevention Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24154 Filed 9–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5415–N–17] 

Notice of Availability: Notice of 

Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2010 Continuum of Care 

(CoC) Homeless Assistance Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief of the 

Human Capital Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD announces the 

availability on its Web site of the 

applicant information, deadline 

information, and other requirements for 

the Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless 

Assistance Program NOFA for FY2010. 

Approximately $1.68 billion is made 

available through this NOFA, through 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–117, approved December 

16, 2009). Carried over or recaptured 

funds from previous fiscal years, if 

available, may be added to this amount. 

Applicants may obtain copies of HUD’s 

FY2010 CoC NOFA and the HUD’s 

Fiscal Year 2010 Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) Policy 

Requirements and General Section to 

HUD’s FY2009 NOFAs for Discretionary 

Programs (General Section) at http:// 

www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/ 

fundsavail.cfm. Applicants will be 

required to complete and submit their 

applications in e-snaps at http:// 

www.hud.gov/esnaps. This system is not 

part of Grants.gov. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to carefully review 

application submission requirements 

contained in the FY2010 CoC NOFA. 

The Catalogue of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) numbers for the CoC 

Homeless Assistance Program are: 

14.235, Supportive Housing Program 

(SHP); 14.238, Shelter Plus Care (S+C) 

and 14.249, Section 8 Moderate 

Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy 

(SRO). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding specific program 

requirements should be directed to the 

agency contact identified in the program 

NOFA. Questions regarding the 2010 

General Section should be directed to 

the Office of Departmental Grants 

Management and Oversight at 202–708– 

0667 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

the NOFA Information Center at 1–800– 

HUD–8929 (toll-free). Persons with 

hearing or speech impairments may 

access these numbers via TTY by calling 

the Federal Information Relay Service at 

1–800–877–8339. 


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