82_FR_61000 82 FR 60755 - Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

82 FR 60755 - Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)

Page Range60755-60756
FR Document2017-27603

The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee will meet in New Orleans, Louisiana to discuss Committee matters relating to the safe transit of vessels and cargoes to and from the ports of the Lower Mississippi River. The meeting will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-27603]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket Number USCG-2017-1004]


Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee 
will meet in New Orleans, Louisiana to discuss Committee matters 
relating to the safe transit of vessels and cargoes to and from the 
ports of the Lower Mississippi River. The meeting will be open to the 
public.

DATES: 
    Meeting. The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory 
Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 
p.m. CST. The meeting may close early if the Committee has completed 
its business, or the meeting may be extended based on the number of 
public comments.
    Comments and supporting documents. Submit your comments no later 
than December 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
New Orleans District office, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 
70118. For driving directions: http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Portals/56/docs/PAO/usace_stripmap.pdf. All visitors to U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers New Orleans District Office will have to pre-register to be 
admitted to the building. Please provide your name, telephone number, 
and citizenship status by close of business on December 31, 2017, to 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as 
soon as possible.
    Written comments must be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter technical 
difficulties with comment submission, contact the individual listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time, 
including orally at the meeting, but if you want Committee members to 
review your comment before the meeting, please submit your comment no 
later than December 31, 2017. We are particularly interested in 
comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must 
include ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-
2017-1004 in your comment. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. You may review the Privacy Act and Security 
Notice for the Federal Docket Management System at https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket or to read documents or 
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
insert USCG-2017-1004 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click 
the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Brian Porter, Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer of the Lower Mississippi River Waterway 
Safety Advisory Committee, U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, 200 
Hendee Street, New Orleans, LA 70114; telephone (504) 365-2375, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code 
Appendix. The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory 
Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Department of 
Homeland Security on matters relating to communications, surveillance, 
traffic management, anchorages, development and operation of the New 
Orleans Vessel Traffic Service, and other related topics dealing with 
navigation safety on the Lower Mississippi River as required by the 
U.S. Coast Guard.

Agenda of Meeting

    On January 9, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST, the Lower 
Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee will meet to 
review, discuss, deliberate, and formulate recommendations, as 
appropriate, on the following:
    (1) Status of Systematic Port Planning Action Item.
    (2) U.S. Coast Guard Regulatory Reform Regulations.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://
homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-

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waterways/safety-advisory-committees/lmrwsac/general-information no 
later than December 31, 2017. Alternatively, you may contact Lieutenant 
Brian Porter as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
above.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting 
as the Committee discusses the issues and prior to deliberations and 
voting. There will also be a public comment period at the end of the 
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. 
Please note that the public comment period may end before the period 
allotted, following the last call for comments. Contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to register as a 
speaker.

    Dated: December 15, 2017.
Paul F. Thomas,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
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                                                fielding the study. Depending on the                                        in any new system of records containing                                     OMB approval is requested for 3
                                                degree of influence the results are likely                                  privacy information and will not ask                                      years. There are no costs to respondents
                                                to have, such collections may still be                                      questions of a sensitive nature, such as                                  other than their time. The total
                                                eligible for submission for other generic                                   sexual behavior and attitudes, religious                                  estimated annualized burden hours are
                                                mechanisms that are designed to yield                                       beliefs, and other matters that are                                       49,333.
                                                quantitative results. As a general matter,                                  commonly considered private.
                                                information collections will not result

                                                                                                                          ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Number of        Average time
                                                                                                                                                                           Number of                                                             Total annual
                                                                                            Type of collection                                                                                      responses per      per response
                                                                                                                                                                          respondents                                                            burden hour
                                                                                                                                                                                                      respondent        (in hours)

                                                Customer Satisfaction Surveys .......................................................................                                1,000                      1                   30/60                 500
                                                In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) or Small Discussion Groups ..................................                                             1,000                      1                   90/60               1,500
                                                Focus Groups ..................................................................................................                      1,000                      1                   90/60               1,500
                                                Usability and Pilot Testing ...............................................................................                        150,000                      1                    5/60              12,500
                                                Conference/Training—Pre-and Post-Surveys ..................................................                                        100,000                      2                   10/60              33,333

                                                      Total ..........................................................................................................   ........................        353,000      ........................         49,333



                                                  Dated: December 16, 2017.                                                 www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Portals/56/                                        comments related to this notice, go to
                                                Lawrence A. Tabak,                                                          docs/PAO/usace_stripmap.pdf. All                                          http://www.regulations.gov, insert
                                                Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.                             visitors to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers                                  USCG–2017–1004 in the Search box,
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–27617 Filed 12–21–17; 8:45 am]                                New Orleans District Office will have to                                  press Enter, and then click the item you
                                                BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                                                                                            pre-register to be admitted to the                                        wish to view.
                                                                                                                            building. Please provide your name,                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                            telephone number, and citizenship                                         Lieutenant Brian Porter, Alternate
                                                                                                                            status by close of business on December                                   Designated Federal Officer of the Lower
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                                      31, 2017, to the individual listed in the
                                                SECURITY                                                                                                                                              Mississippi River Waterway Safety
                                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT                                           Advisory Committee, U.S. Coast Guard
                                                Coast Guard                                                                 section of this notice.                                                   Sector New Orleans, 200 Hendee Street,
                                                                                                                               For information on facilities or                                       New Orleans, LA 70114; telephone (504)
                                                [Docket Number USCG–2017–1004]                                              services for individuals with                                             365–2375, email Brian.J.Porter@
                                                                                                                            disabilities, or to request special                                       uscg.mil.
                                                Lower Mississippi River Waterway                                            assistance at the meeting, contact the
                                                Safety Advisory Committee                                                   individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    Notice of
                                                                                                                            INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as                                    this meeting is in compliance with the
                                                AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department                                                                                                                  Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5
                                                of Homeland Security.                                                       possible.
                                                                                                                               Written comments must be submitted                                     United States Code Appendix. The
                                                ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory                                          using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at                                   Lower Mississippi River Waterway
                                                Committee meeting.                                                          http://www.regulations.gov. If you                                        Safety Advisory Committee provides
                                                                                                                            encounter technical difficulties with                                     advice and recommendations to the
                                                SUMMARY:   The Lower Mississippi River
                                                                                                                            comment submission, contact the                                           Department of Homeland Security on
                                                Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
                                                                                                                            individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                                      matters relating to communications,
                                                will meet in New Orleans, Louisiana to
                                                                                                                            INFORMATION CONTACT section below.                                        surveillance, traffic management,
                                                discuss Committee matters relating to
                                                                                                                               Instructions: You are free to submit                                   anchorages, development and operation
                                                the safe transit of vessels and cargoes to
                                                                                                                            comments at any time, including orally                                    of the New Orleans Vessel Traffic
                                                and from the ports of the Lower
                                                                                                                            at the meeting, but if you want                                           Service, and other related topics dealing
                                                Mississippi River. The meeting will be
                                                                                                                            Committee members to review your                                          with navigation safety on the Lower
                                                open to the public.
                                                                                                                            comment before the meeting, please                                        Mississippi River as required by the
                                                DATES:                                                                      submit your comment no later than                                         U.S. Coast Guard.
                                                   Meeting. The Lower Mississippi River                                     December 31, 2017. We are particularly
                                                Waterway Safety Advisory Committee                                                                                                                    Agenda of Meeting
                                                                                                                            interested in comments on the issues in
                                                will meet on Tuesday, January 9, 2018,                                      the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. You must                                      On January 9, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to
                                                from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST. The                                        include ‘‘Department of Homeland                                          1:00 p.m. CST, the Lower Mississippi
                                                meeting may close early if the                                              Security’’ and the docket number                                          River Waterway Safety Advisory
                                                Committee has completed its business,                                       USCG–2017–1004 in your comment.                                           Committee will meet to review, discuss,
                                                or the meeting may be extended based                                        Comments received will be posted                                          deliberate, and formulate
                                                on the number of public comments.                                           without alteration at http://                                             recommendations, as appropriate, on
                                                   Comments and supporting                                                                                                                            the following:
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                                                                                                                            www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                documents. Submit your comments no                                          personal information provided. You                                          (1) Status of Systematic Port Planning
                                                later than December 31, 2017.                                               may review the Privacy Act and                                            Action Item.
                                                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                                      Security Notice for the Federal Docket                                      (2) U.S. Coast Guard Regulatory
                                                the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New                                        Management System at https://                                             Reform Regulations.
                                                Orleans District office, 7400 Leake                                         www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.                                          A copy of all meeting documentation
                                                Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118.                                          Docket Search: For access to the                                       will be available at https://
                                                For driving directions: http://                                             docket or to read documents or                                            homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-


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                                                waterways/safety-advisory-committees/                   1615–0111 in the body of the letter, the              for the proper performance of the
                                                lmrwsac/general-information no later                    agency name and Docket ID USCIS–                      functions of the agency, including
                                                than December 31, 2017. Alternatively,                  2012–0011. To avoid duplicate                         whether the information will have
                                                you may contact Lieutenant Brian Porter                 submissions, please use only one of the               practical utility;
                                                as noted in the FOR FURTHER                             following methods to submit comments:                   (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                INFORMATION CONTACT section above.                         (1) Online. Submit comments via the                agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                   Public comments or questions will be                 Federal eRulemaking Portal website at                 proposed collection of information,
                                                taken throughout the meeting as the                     http://www.regulations.gov under e-                   including the validity of the
                                                Committee discusses the issues and                      Docket ID number USCIS–2012–0011;                     methodology and assumptions used;
                                                prior to deliberations and voting. There                   (2) Mail. Submit written comments to                 (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                will also be a public comment period at                 DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and                      clarity of the information to be
                                                the end of the meeting. Speakers are                    Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination              collected; and
                                                requested to limit their comments to 3                  Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,                   (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                                minutes. Please note that the public                    Washington, DC 20529–2140.                            collection of information on those who
                                                comment period may end before the                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      are to respond, including through the
                                                period allotted, following the last call                USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,                 use of appropriate automated,
                                                for comments. Contact the individual                    Regulatory Coordination Division,                     electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                   Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20                         technological collection techniques or
                                                CONTACT section to register as a speaker.               Massachusetts Avenue NW,                              other forms of information technology,
                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone                  e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                  Dated: December 15, 2017.
                                                                                                        number 202–272–8377 (This is not a                    responses.
                                                Paul F. Thomas,
                                                                                                        toll-free number. Comments are not
                                                Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,                                                                    Overview of This Information
                                                                                                        accepted via telephone message). Please
                                                Eighth Coast Guard District.                                                                                  Collection
                                                                                                        note contact information provided here
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–27603 Filed 12–21–17; 8:45 am]            is solely for questions regarding this                   (1) Type of Information Collection:
                                                BILLING CODE 9110–04–P                                  notice. It is not for individual case                 Revision of a Currently Approved
                                                                                                        status inquiries. Applicants seeking                  Collection.
                                                                                                        information about the status of their                    (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  individual cases can check Case Status                Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant
                                                SECURITY                                                Online, available at the USCIS website                Transitional Worker.
                                                                                                        at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the                     (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                                U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                                                                              the applicable component of the DHS
                                                                                                        USCIS National Customer Service
                                                Services                                                                                                      sponsoring the collection: Form I–
                                                                                                        Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–
                                                [OMB Control Number 1615–0111]                          1833).                                                129CW; USCIS.
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                 (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                                Agency Information Collection                                                                                 or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                                Activities; Revision of a Currently                     Comments                                              abstract: Primary: Individuals or
                                                Approved Collection: Petition for a                        You may access the information                     households; Business or other for-profit.
                                                CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional                     collection instrument with instructions,              USCIS uses the data collected on this
                                                Worker, Form I–129CW                                    or additional information by visiting the             form to determine eligibility for the
                                                                                                        Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                   requested immigration benefits. An
                                                AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                                                                                 employer uses this form to petition
                                                Immigration Services, Department of                     http://www.regulations.gov and enter
                                                                                                        USCIS–2012–0011 in the search box.                    USCIS for an alien to temporarily enter
                                                Homeland Security.                                                                                            as a nonimmigrant into the CNMI to
                                                                                                        Regardless of the method used for
                                                ACTION: 60-day notice.                                  submitting comments or material, all                  perform services or labor as a CNMI-
                                                                                                        submissions will be posted, without                   Only Transitional Worker (CW–1). An
                                                SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland
                                                                                                        change, to the Federal eRulemaking                    employer also uses this form to request
                                                Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
                                                                                                        Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                 an extension of stay or change of status
                                                Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
                                                                                                        and will include any personal                         on behalf of the alien worker. The form
                                                public and other Federal agencies to
                                                                                                        information you provide. Therefore,                   serves the purpose of standardizing
                                                comment upon this proposed revision of
                                                                                                        submitting this information makes it                  requests for these benefits, and ensuring
                                                a currently approved collection of
                                                                                                        public. You may wish to consider                      that the basic information required to
                                                information. In accordance with the
                                                                                                        limiting the amount of personal                       determine eligibility, is provided by the
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                                                                                        information that you provide in any                   petitioners.
                                                1995, the information collection notice                                                                          USCIS collects biometrics from aliens
                                                is published in the Federal Register to                 voluntary submission you make to DHS.
                                                                                                        DHS may withhold information                          present in the CNMI at the time of
                                                obtain comments regarding the nature of                                                                       requesting initial grant of CW–1 status.
                                                                                                        provided in comments from public
                                                the information collection, the                                                                               The information is used to verify the
                                                                                                        viewing that it determines may impact
                                                categories of respondents, the estimated                                                                      alien’s identity, background information
                                                                                                        the privacy of an individual or is
                                                burden (i.e. the time, effort, and                                                                            and ultimately adjudicate their request
                                                                                                        offensive. For additional information,
                                                resources used by the respondents to                                                                          for CW–1 status.
                                                                                                        please read the Privacy Act notice that
                                                respond), the estimated cost to the                                                                              The CW–1 classification is unique in
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                                                                                                        is available via the link in the footer of
                                                respondent, and the actual information                                                                        that Form I–129CW is a petition for the
                                                                                                        http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                collection instruments.                                    Written comments and suggestions                   CW–1 classification as well as a ‘‘grant
                                                DATES: Comments are encouraged and                      from the public and affected agencies                 of status.’’ A ‘‘grant of status’’ allows
                                                will be accepted for 60 days until                      should address one or more of the                     beneficiaries lawfully present in the
                                                February 20, 2018.                                      following four points:                                CNMI to change status directly from
                                                ADDRESSES: All submissions received                        (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                  their CNMI classification or DHS-issued
                                                must include the OMB Control Number                     collection of information is necessary                parole to the CW–1 classification. See 8


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesMeeting. The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST. The meeting may close early if the Committee has completed its business, or the meeting may be extended based on the number of public comments.
ContactLieutenant Brian Porter, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee, U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, 200 Hendee Street, New Orleans, LA 70114; telephone (504) 365-2375, email [email protected]
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