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NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–
1177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Tracey Denning,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Office of Regulations and Rulings, 799
9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington,
DC 20229–1177, at 202–325–0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13;
44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments
should address: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimates of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden including
the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology; and (e) the
annual costs burden to respondents or
record keepers from the collection of
information (a total capital/startup costs
and operations and maintenance costs).
The comments that are submitted will
be summarized and included in the CBP
request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
In this document CBP is soliciting
comments concerning the following
information collection:
Title: Customs and Trade Partnership
Against Terrorism (C–TPAT).
OMB Number: 1651–0077.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: The Customs and Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism (C–
TPAT) Program is designed to provide
expedited processing to participants in
this Program at certain, high-risk
locations by prescreening participants.
The C–TPAT Program applies to air,
land and sea. This Program was
mandated by the SAFE Port Act. This
information collection is an on-line
application that must be completed by
companies or individuals wishing to
participate in the C–TPAT program.
This application can be found on http://
www.cbp.gov.
Current Actions: This submission is
being made to extend the expiration
date.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses and
Individuals.

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Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,500.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 32,500.
Dated: February 4, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010–2934 Filed 2–9–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Andean Trade Preferences
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for
comments; Revision of an existing
information collection: 1651–0091.
SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act: Andean Trade
Preferences. This is a proposed
extension of an information collection
that was previously approved. CBP is
proposing that this information
collection be extended with a change to
the burden hours. This document is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. This
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register (74 FR 65543) on December 10,
2009, allowing for a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before March 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs
and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–5806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

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encourages the general public and
affected Federal agencies to submit
written comments and suggestions on
proposed and/or continuing information
collection requests pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L.104–
13). Your comments should address one
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/component,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies/components 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
collections of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
techniques or other forms of
information.
Title: Andean Trade Preferences.
OMB Number: 1651–0091.
Form Number: 449.
Abstract: The information collected is
to be used by CBP officers to document
preferential tariff treatment under the
provisions of the Andean Trade
Preferences Act (ATPA) and the Andean
Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication
Act (ATPDEA), as codified in 19 U.S.C.
3201 through 3206.
The ATPA Certificate of Origin format
is found under the CBP regulations, 19
CFR part 10.201–10.207. The type of
information collected includes the
processing operations performed on
articles, the material produced in a
beneficiary country or in the U.S., and
a description of those processing
operations.
The ATPDEA regulations are found in
19 CFR 10.251–10.257. CBP Form 449,
‘‘Andean Trade Promotion and Drug
Eradication Act (ATPDEA)’’ has been
established to collect information under
ATPDEA. CBP will use this new form to
collect information pertaining to the
origin of goods that are claimed for
preferential duty treatment. This form
can only be used when claiming
ATPDEA preferential treatment on the
goods listed on the back of the form.
Current Actions: This submission is
being made to extend the expiration
date and to revise this information
collection by adding Form 449, ‘‘Andean
Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication
Act (ATPDEA)’’. CBP is also proposing
to increase the burden hours as a result
of increasing the estimated time per

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response for ATPA from 6 minutes to 10
minutes.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change)
Affected Public: Businesses.
ATPA Certificate of Origin:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,133.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 4,266.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 711.
ATPDEA Certificate of Origin:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
233.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 7.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 1,631.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 815.
Dated: February 4, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2010–0054]

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory
Committee; Meetings
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of meetings.

AGENCY:

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ACTION:

SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine
Personnel Advisory Committee
(MERPAC) will meet in Metairie,
Louisiana (LA) to discuss various issues
related to the training and fitness of
merchant marine personnel. These
meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: MERPAC will meet on Thursday,
March 11, 2010, from 8 a.m. until 4
p.m., and Friday, March 12, 2010, from
8 a.m. until 4 p.m. These meetings may
close early if all business is finished.
Written material and requests to make
oral presentations should reach the
Coast Guard on or before March 1, 2010.
Requests to have a copy of your material
distributed to each member of the
committee should reach the Coast Guard
on or before March 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at
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Lakeway Hotel, 3838 N. Causeway
Boulevard, Metairie, LA. Send written
material and requests to make oral
presentations to Mr. Mark Gould,
Assistant to the Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) of MERPAC, at
Commandant (CG–5221), ATTN
MERPAC, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100
Second St., SW., STOP 7126,
Washington, DC 20593–7126. This
notice may be viewed in our online
docket, USCG–2010–0054, at http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mark Gould, Assistant to the DFO of
MERPAC, telephone 202–372–1409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92–463). MERPAC
is chartered under that Act. It provides
advice and makes recommendations to
the Assistant Commandant for
Operations on issues concerning
merchant marine personnel.

Agenda of Meeting
The agenda for the March 11, 2010,
Committee meeting is as follows:
(1) The full committee will meet to
discuss the objectives for the meeting.
(2) Working groups addressing the
following task statements may meet to
deliberate—
(a) Task Statement 30, concerning
Utilizing Military Sea Service for STCW
Certifications;
(b) Task Statement 58, concerning
Stakeholder Communications During
MLD Program Restructuring and
Centralization;
(c) Task Statement 64, concerning
Recommendations on Areas in the
STCW Convention and the STCW Code
Identified for Comprehensive Review;
(d) Task Statement 71, concerning
Review USCG/IMO Operational Level
Examination (3rd Mate/2nd Mate and
3rd/2nd Assistant Engineer) Topics and
Questions and Alignment with the
STCW Code;
(e) Task Statement 73, concerning
Development of Training Guidance for
Engineers Serving on Near-Coastal
Vessels; and
(f) Task Statement 74, concerning
Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC)
Components.
(3) MERPAC may form new working
groups to address any new issues that
arise.
(4) At the end of the day, the working
groups will make a report to the full
committee on what was accomplished
in their meetings. No action will be
taken on these reports on this date.
The agenda for the March 12, 2010,
Committee meeting is as follows:

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(1) Introduction;
(2) Reports from the following
working groups;
(a) Task Statement 30, concerning
Utilizing Military Sea Service for STCW
Certification;
(b) Task Statement 58, concerning
Stakeholder Communications During
MLD Program Restructuring and
Centralization;
(c) Addendum to Task Statement 64,
concerning Recommendations on Areas
in the STCW Convention and the STCW
Code Identified for Comprehensive
Review;
(d) Task Statement 71, concerning
Review USCG/IMO Operational Level
Examination (3rd Mate/2nd Mate and
3rd/2nd Assistant Engineer) Topics and
Questions and Alignment with the
STCW Code;
(e) Task Statement 73, concerning
Development of Training Guidance for
Engineers Serving on Near-Coastal
Vessels;
(f) Task Statement 74, concerning
Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC)
Components; and
(g) Any other task statements adopted
by the full committee at this meeting.
(3) Other items which may be
discussed:
(a) Standing Committee—Prevention
Through People.
(b) Briefings concerning on-going
projects of interest to MERPAC.
(c) Other items brought up for
discussion by the Committee or the
public.
(4) At the end of the day, the working
groups will make a report and, if
applicable, recommendations for the
full committee to consider for
presentation to the Coast Guard. Official
action on these recommendations may
be taken on this date.
Procedural
These meetings will be 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 to the DFO no later than
March 1, 2010. Written material for
distribution at a meeting should reach
the Coast Guard no later than March 1,
2010. If you would like a copy of your
material distributed to each member of
the committee in advance of a meeting,
please submit 25 copies to the Assistant
to the DFO no later than March 1, 2010.
Information on Services for Individuals
With Disabilities
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services for individuals with disabilities

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