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(MARSEC) Directive 104–6 (Rev 5). This
Directive only applies to U.S. flagged
vessels subject to the Maritime
Transportation Security Act (MTSA) on
international voyages through or in
designated high risk waters, and
provides additional counter-piracy
guidance and mandatory measures for
these vessels operating in these areas
where acts of piracy and armed robbery
against ships are prevalent. MARSEC
Directive 104–6 (Rev 5) also includes an
annex that provides specific direction
for vessels operating around the Horn of
Africa. MARSEC Directives are
designated Sensitive Security
Information (SSI) and are not subject to
public release.
DATES: MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 5)
is available on January 13, 2011.
MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 4) is no
longer valid after this date.
ADDRESSES: The latest MARSEC
Directives are available at your local
Captain of the Port (COTP) office. Phone
numbers and addresses for your local
COTP office can be found in the Port
Directory at http://homeport.uscg.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this notice, call
LCDR James T. Fogle, Office of Vessel
Activities, Coast Guard, telephone 202–
372–1038, e-mail
[email protected]. If you have
questions on viewing material on the
docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
202–366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
Somali pirates operate along a 2,300
mile coast and in 2.5 million square
miles of ocean. Given the size and
complexity of the affected area, a
combination of domestic and
international efforts has been necessary
to curb piratical activities. The
combination of piracy and weak rule of
law in the region offers a potential
breeding ground for other transnational
threats. Accordingly, the U.S. uses
existing statutory authority to develop
security standards designed to protect
U.S.-flagged vessels and continues to
work with international partners to
prevent piracy.
On February 10, 2006, the Coast
Guard announced the release of
MARSEC Directive 104–6 (71 FR 7054)
for those owners and operators of
vessels subject to 33 CFR parts 101 and
104 to provide direction to U.S. flagged
vessels operating in high risk areas
where acts of piracy and armed robbery
against ships is prevalent.
MARSEC Directive 104–6 has been
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104–6 (REV 1) provided an updated list
of the high risk waters based on a
biennial review of global piracy and
terrorism threats.
MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 2)
provided additional counter-piracy
guidance to U.S. flagged vessels
operating in high risk waters where acts
of piracy and armed robbery against
ships are prevalent. It also provided a
listing of additional high risk waters,
updated from the previous version of
the Directive.
MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 3)
encouraged the use of industry best
management practices that have proven
to be successful in thwarting pirate
attacks and incorporates lessons-learned
since the issuance of Revision 2.
MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 4)
provided clarification for U.S. flagged
vessels berthed or anchored in high risk
waters. Vessels at anchor should operate
in a manner consistent with vessels that
transit through high risk waters.
Whether at anchor or underway, the
vessels are subjected to the same type of
threats from attacking pirates. Vessels
berthed in high risk waters should
implement enhanced security measures
as described in the MARSEC Directive.
MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev 5), the
Directive that is the subject of this
notice of availability, addresses the
expanding operating area of Somali
pirates and provides U.S. flagged vessels
additional guidance for operations in
the Indian Ocean. With the issuance of
(Rev 5), MARSEC Directive 104–6 (Rev
4) is no longer valid.
To support the issuance of MARSEC
Directive 104–6 (series), we developed
piracy-related Port Security Advisories
(PSAs) to provide further guidance and
direction to U.S. flagged vessels
operating in high risk waters to help
facilitate compliance with this directive.
The PSAs can be found at http://
homeport.uscg.mil/piracy, including a
non-SSI version of this MARSEC
Directive in PSA (2–09) (Rev 3).
Procedural
COTPs and District Commanders can
access all MARSEC directives on
Homeport by logging in and going to
Missions > Maritime Security >
Maritime Transportation Security Act
(MTSA) > Policy. Owners and operators
of U.S. flagged vessels that travel on
international voyages must contact their
local COTP, cognizant District
Commander or the Office of Vessel
Activities to acquire a copy of MARSEC
Directive 104–6 (Rev 5). COTPs or
cognizant District Commanders may
provide this MARSEC Directive to
appropriate vessel owners and operators

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via mail or fax in accordance with SSI
handling procedures.
Pursuant to 33 CFR 101.405, we
consulted with the Department of State,
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint
Chiefs of Staff, Department of
Transportation/Maritime
Administration, Office of Naval
Intelligence, Department of Commerce,
Department of Justice, Military Sealift
Command, Global Maritime Situational
Awareness, Overseas Security Advisory
Council, United States Agency for
International Development, Naval
Criminal Investigative Service, Customs
and Border Protection, Transportation
Security Administration, U.S. Africa
Command, U.S. Central Command, and
U.S. Transportation Command prior to
issuing these Directives.
All MARSEC Directives issued
pursuant to 33 CFR 101.405 are marked
as SSI in accordance with 49 CFR Part
1520. COTPs and District Commanders
will require individuals requesting a
MARSEC Directive to prove that they
meet the standards for a ‘‘covered
person’’ under 49 CFR 1520.7, have a
‘‘need to know’’ the information, as
defined in 49 CFR 1520.11, and that
they will safeguard the SSI in MARSEC
Directive 104–6 (Rev 5) as required in
49 CFR 1520.9.
Dated: January 7, 2011.
Kevin S. Cook, USCG,
Director of Prevention Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Ship’s Store Declaration
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension of an existing
collection of information: 1651–0018.
AGENCY:

As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, CBP invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on an information collection
requirement concerning the Ship’s
Stores Declaration (CBP Form 1303).
This request for comment is being made
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before March 14, 2011, to
be assured of consideration.
SUMMARY:

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Direct all written comments
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of International Trade,
799 9th Street, NW., 5th 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,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 799 9th Street,
NW., 5th 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).
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: Ship’s Stores Declaration.
OMB Number: 1651–0018.
Form Number: CBP Form 1303.
Abstract: CBP Form 1303, Ship’s
Stores Declaration, is used by the
carriers to declare articles to be retained
on board the vessel, such as sea stores,
ship’s stores, controlled narcotic drugs,
bunker coal, or bunker oil in a format
that can be readily audited and checked
by CBP. The form was developed as a
single international standard ship’s
stores declaration form to replace the
different forms used by various
countries for the entrance and clearance
of vessels. CBP Form 1303 collects

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information about the ship, the ports of
arrival and departure, and the articles
on the ship. It is pursuant to the
provisions of section 432, Tariff Act of
1930 and provided for by 19 CFR 4.7,
4.7a, 4.81, 4.85, and 4.87. This form is
accessible at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/
CBP_Form_1303.pdf.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to
extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change
to the burden hours or to the
information being collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 13.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 104,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 26,000.
Dated: January 10, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Customs And Border Protection
Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in
Calculating Interest on Overdue
Accounts and Refunds on Customs
Duties
Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:

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 January
1, 2011, the interest rates for
overpayments will be 2 percent for
corporations and 3 percent for noncorporations, and the interest rate for
underpayments will be 3 percent. This
notice is published for the convenience
of the importing public and Customs
and Border Protection personnel.
DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2011.
SUMMARY:

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Ron
Wyman, Revenue Division, Collection
and Refunds Branch, 6650 Telecom
Drive, Suite #100, Indianapolis, Indiana
46278; telephone (317) 614–4516.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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 2010–31, the IRS
determined the rates of interest for the
calendar quarter beginning January 1,
2011, and ending on March 31, 2011.
The interest rate paid to the Treasury for
underpayments will be the Federal
short-term rate (1%) plus two
percentage points (2%) for a total of
three percent (3%). For corporate
overpayments, the rate is the Federal
short-term rate (1%) plus one
percentage point (1%) for a total of two
percent (2%). For overpayments made
by non-corporations, the rate is the
Federal short-term rate (1%) plus two
percentage points (2%) for a total of
three percent (3%). These interest rates
are subject to change for the calendar
quarter beginning April 1, 2011, and
ending June 30, 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.

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