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documents mentioned in this Notice as 

being available in the docket, will 

become part of the docket and will be 

available for inspection or copying at 

room W12–140 on the West Building 

Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. You may also 

find the docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Copies of the ICRs are available 

through the docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Additionally, copies are available from: 

Commandant (CG–611), Attn Paperwork 

Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast 

Guard, 2100 2ND St., SW. Stop 7101, 

Washington DC 20593–7101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Mr. Arthur Requina, Office of 

Information Management, telephone 

202–475–3523, or fax 202–475–3929, for 

questions on these documents. Contact 

Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, 202–366–9826, for 

questions on the docket. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

The Coast Guard invites comments on 

whether these ICRs should be granted 

based on the collections being necessary 

for the proper performance of 

Departmental functions. In particular, 

the Coast Guard would appreciate 

comments addressing: (1) The practical 

utility of the collections; (2) the 

accuracy of the estimated burden of the 

collections; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of 

information subject to the collections; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collections on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

We encourage you to respond to this 

request by submitting comments and 

related materials. We will post all 

comments received, without change, to 

http://www.regulations.gov. They will 

include any personal information you 

provide. We have an agreement with 

DOT to use their DMF. Please see the 

‘‘Privacy Act’’ paragraph below. 

Submitting comments: If you submit a 

comment, please include the docket 

number [USCG–2010–0853], indicate 

the specific section of the document to 

which each comment applies, providing 

a reason for each comment. We 

recommend you include your name, 

mailing address, an e-mail address, or 

other contact information in the body of 

your document so that we can contact 

you if we have questions regarding your 

submission. You may submit your 

comments and material by electronic 

means, mail, fax, or delivery to the DMF 

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 8–1/2 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 and will 

address them accordingly. 

Viewing comments and documents: 

Go to http://www.regulations.gov to 

view documents mentioned in this 

Notice as being available in the docket. 

Enter the docket number for this Notice 

[USCG–2010–0853] in the Search box, 

and click ‘‘Go >>.’’ You may also visit 

the DMF in Room W12–140 on the West 

Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., 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 regarding our 

public dockets in the January 17, 2008 

issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 

3316). 

Information Collection Request 

1. Title: Approval of Alterations to 

Marine Portable Tanks; Approval of 

Non-Specification Portable Tanks. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0062. 

Summary: The information will be 

used to evaluate the safety of proposed 

alterations to marine portable tanks and 

non-specification portable tank designs 

used to transfer hazardous materials 

during offshore operations. 

Need: Approval by the Coast Guard of 

alterations to marine portable tanks 

under 46 CFR part 64 ensures the 

altered tank retains the level of safety to 

which it was originally designed. In 

addition, rules allowing for the approval 

of non-specification portable tanks 

ensure innovation and new designs are 

not impeded by the regulation. 

Forms: None. 

Respondents: Owners of marine 

portable tanks and owners/designers of 

non-specification portable tanks. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden remains unchanged at 18 hours 

a year. 

2. Title: Licensing and Manning 

Requirements for Officers of Towing 

Vessels. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0078. 

Summary: Licensing and manning 

requirements ensure towing vessels 

operating on the navigable waters of the 

U.S. are under the control of licensed 

officers who meet certain qualification 

and training standards. 

Need: Title 46 CFR part 10 prescribes 

regulations for the licensing of maritime 

personnel. This collection is necessary 

to ensure a mariner’s training 

information is available to assist in 

determining the mariner’s overall 

qualifications to hold certain licenses. 

Forms: None. 

Respondents: Owners and operators 

of towing vessels. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has decreased from 19,746 hours 

to 16,770 hours a year. 

3. Title: Navigation Safety Information 

and Emergency Instructions for Certain 

Towing Vessels. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0082. 

Summary: Navigation safety 

regulations in 33 CFR part 164 help 

assure the mariner piloting a towing 

vessel has adequate equipment, charts, 

maps, and other publications. For 

inspected towing vessels, under 46 CFR 

199.80, a muster list and emergency 

instructions provide effective plans/ 

references for crew to follow in an 

emergency situation. 

Need: The purpose of the regulations 

is to improve the safety of towing 

vessels and the crews that operate them. 

Forms: None. 

Respondents: Owners, operators, and 

masters of vessels. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 362,907 

hours to 410,465 hours a year. 

Dated: September 15, 2010. 

R.E. Day, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Command, Control, 

Communications, Computers and 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24201 Filed 9–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used In 

Calculating Interest On Overdue 

Accounts and Refunds On Customs 

Duties 

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, 

Department of Homeland Security. 


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59280 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 186 / Monday, September 27, 2010 / Notices 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

of the quarterly Internal Revenue 

Service interest rates used to calculate 

interest on overdue accounts 

(underpayments) and refunds 

(overpayments) of customs duties. For 

the calendar quarter beginning October 

1, 2010, the interest rates for 

overpayments will be 3 percent for 

corporations and 4 percent for noncorporations, and the interest rate for 

underpayments will be 4 percent. This 

notice is published for the convenience 

of the importing public and Customs 

and Border Protection personnel. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

Wyman, Revenue Division, Collection 

and Refunds Branch, 6650 Telecom 

Drive, Suite #100, Indianapolis, Indiana 

46278; telephone (317) 614–4516. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1505 and 

Treasury Decision 85–93, published in 

the Federal Register on May 29, 1985 

(50 FR 21832), the interest rate paid on 

applicable overpayments or 

underpayments of customs duties must 

be in accordance with the Internal 

Revenue Code rate established under 26 

U.S.C. 6621 and 6622. Section 6621 was 

amended (at paragraph (a)(1)(B) by the 

Internal Revenue Service Restructuring 

and Reform Act of 1998, Public Law 

105–206, 112 Stat. 685) to provide 

different interest rates applicable to 

overpayments: One for corporations and 

one for non-corporations. 

The interest rates are based on the 

Federal short-term rate and determined 

by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on 

behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury 

on a quarterly basis. The rates effective 

for a quarter are determined during the 

first-month period of the previous 

quarter. 

In Revenue Ruling 2010–21, the IRS 

determined the rates of interest for the 

calendar quarter beginning October 1, 

2010, and ending on December 31, 2010. 

The interest rate paid to the Treasury for 

underpayments will be the Federal 

short-term rate (1%) plus three 

percentage points (3%) for a total of four 

percent (4%). For corporate 

overpayments, the rate is the Federal 

short-term rate (1%) plus two 

percentage points (2%) for a total of 

three percent (3%). For overpayments 

made by non-corporations, the rate is 

the Federal short-term rate (1%) plus 

three percentage points (3%) for a total 

of four percent (4%). These interest 

rates are subject to change for the 

calendar quarter beginning January 1, 

2011, and ending March 31, 2011. 

For the convenience of the importing 

public and Customs and Border 

Protection personnel the following list 

of IRS interest rates used, covering the 

period from before July of 1974 to date, 

to calculate interest on overdue 

accounts and refunds of customs duties, 

is published in summary format. 

Beginning date Ending Date 

Under-payments 

(percent) 

Overpayments 

(percent) 

Corporate 

Overpayments 

(Eff. 1–1–99) 

(percent) 

070174 ............................................................................................................. 063075 6 6 ........................

070175 ............................................................................................................. 013176 9 9 ........................

020176 ............................................................................................................. 013178 7 7 ........................

020178 ............................................................................................................. 013180 6 6 ........................

020180 ............................................................................................................. 013182 12 12 ........................

020182 ............................................................................................................. 123182 20 20 ........................

010183 ............................................................................................................. 063083 16 16 ........................

070183 ............................................................................................................. 123184 11 11 ........................

010185 ............................................................................................................. 063085 13 13 ........................

070185 ............................................................................................................. 123185 11 11 ........................

010186 ............................................................................................................. 063086 10 10 ........................

070186 ............................................................................................................. 123186 9 9 ........................

010187 ............................................................................................................. 093087 9 8 ........................

100187 ............................................................................................................. 123187 10 9 ........................

010188 ............................................................................................................. 033188 11 10 ........................

040188 ............................................................................................................. 093088 10 9 ........................

100188 ............................................................................................................. 033189 11 10 ........................

040189 ............................................................................................................. 093089 12 11 ........................

100189 ............................................................................................................. 033191 11 10 ........................

040191 ............................................................................................................. 123191 10 9 ........................

010192 ............................................................................................................. 033192 9 8 ........................

040192 ............................................................................................................. 093092 8 7 ........................

100192 ............................................................................................................. 063094 7 6 ........................

070194 ............................................................................................................. 093094 8 7 ........................

100194 ............................................................................................................. 033195 9 8 ........................

040195 ............................................................................................................. 063095 10 9 ........................

070195 ............................................................................................................. 033196 9 8 ........................

040196 ............................................................................................................. 063096 8 7 ........................

070196 ............................................................................................................. 033198 9 8 ........................

040198 ............................................................................................................. 123198 8 7 ........................

010199 ............................................................................................................. 033199 7 7 6

040199 ............................................................................................................. 033100 8 8 7

040100 ............................................................................................................. 033101 9 9 8

040101 ............................................................................................................. 063001 8 8 7

070101 ............................................................................................................. 123101 7 7 6

010102 ............................................................................................................. 123102 6 6 5

010103 ............................................................................................................. 093003 5 5 4

100103 ............................................................................................................. 033104 4 4 3

040104 ............................................................................................................. 063004 5 5 4

070104 ............................................................................................................. 093004 4 4 3


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Beginning date Ending Date 

Under-payments 

(percent) 

Overpayments 

(percent) 

Corporate 

Overpayments 

(Eff. 1–1–99) 

(percent) 

100104 ............................................................................................................. 033105 5 5 4

040105 ............................................................................................................. 093005 6 6 5

100105 ............................................................................................................. 063006 7 7 6

070106 ............................................................................................................. 123107 8 8 7

010108 ............................................................................................................. 033108 7 7 6

040108 ............................................................................................................. 063008 6 6 5

070108 ............................................................................................................. 093008 5 5 4

100108 ............................................................................................................. 123108 6 6 5

010109 ............................................................................................................. 033109 5 5 4

040109 ............................................................................................................. 123110 4 4 3

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., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 


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