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Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and
Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method.
Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation.
Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.

Anyone wishing to employ this entity
to conduct laboratory analyses and
gauger services should request and
receive written assurances from the
entity that it is accredited or approved
by the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to conduct the specific test or
gauger service requested. Alternatively,
inquiries regarding the specific test or
gauger service this entity is accredited
or approved to perform may be directed
to the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection by calling (202) 344–1060.
The inquiry may also be sent to
[email protected]. Please
reference the Web site listed below for
a complete listing of CBP approved
gaugers and accredited laboratories.
http://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories.
Dated: November 21, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017–25871 Filed 11–30–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2017–0036; OMB No.
1660–0068]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Federal Hotel and
Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public to take this opportunity
to comment on a revision of a currently
approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning a list of hotels,
motels, and similar places of public

SUMMARY:

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accommodations meeting minimum
fire-safety requirements. The
information collected is voluntary; if
approved for listing, the lodging
establishment may be used by Federal
employees on government related travel
and for Federal agency conferences. As
the list is open to use by the public,
non-government travelers may use the
list to identify lodging meeting
minimum life-safety criteria from fire.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to
submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2017–0036. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
Docket Manager, Office of Chief
Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW.,
8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to read the
Privacy Act notice that is available via
the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Teressa Kaas, Fire Program Specialist,
FEMA/U.S. Fire Administration, 301–
447–1263 for additional information.
You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
Law 101–391 requires FEMA to
establish and maintain a list of hotels,
motels, and similar places of public
accommodation meeting minimum
requirements for protection of life from
fire; the list is known as the National
Master List (NML). This law resulted
from a series of deadly fires in hotels

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and motels, occurring in the late 70’s
and 80’s, with high loss of life. The
legislative intent of this public law is to
provide all travelers the assurance of
fire-safety in accommodations identified
on the National Master List. Public Law
101–391 further stipulates that Federal
employees on official travel stay in
properties approved by the authority
having jurisdiction (AHJ) and listed on
the current NML. For statutory reference
see Title 15 U.S.C. 2224–26.
Collection of Information
Title: Federal Hotel and Motel Fire
Safety Declaration Form.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0068.
FEMA Form: FEMA Form 516–0–1,
Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety
Declaration Form.
Abstract: FEMA Form 516–0–1
collects basic information on life-safety
systems related directly to fire-safety in
hotels, motels, and similar places of
accommodations applying for inclusion
on the National Master List in
compliance with the Hotel and Motel
Fire Safety Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–
391). Information is published in the
National Master List and is publicly
available.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,330.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,897.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 523 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $22,116.82.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $67,971.47.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper

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performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Dated: November 27, 2017.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Records Management Program Chief,
Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017–25934 Filed 11–30–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2017–0035 ]

Notice of Utilization of Streamlined
Procedures for Environmental
Assessments Associated With
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and
Nate
Federal Emergency
Management Agency; Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

As a result of recent
unprecedented hurricanes, disasters
have been declared for areas affected by
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and
Nate. Due to the catastrophic damages
caused by these hurricanes, FEMA must
have a more efficient and streamlined
procedure for achieving compliance
under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) during multiple,
simultaneous, recovery missions for the
provision of disaster assistance under
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act,
including Individual Assistance, Public
Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation
Assistance. After assessing the scale of
current recovery operations, and
identifying the critical need for timely
rebuilding of the affected communities,
FEMA, in consultation with the
Department of Homeland Security,
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exist. As a result of these exigent
circumstances, FEMA may utilize the
streamlined procedures outlined in this
notice for those activities that require an
Environmental Assessment.
ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to
read background documents, go to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov and search for the
docket ID. Documents may also be
inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief
Counsel, Room 8NE, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Katherine Zeringue,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a result
of unprecedented damages from 2017
Hurricane Season, federal disasters were
declared for multiple areas affected by
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and
Nate. Due to the catastrophic damages
caused by these hurricanes, it is critical
that FEMA create a more efficient and
streamlined procedure for NEPA
compliance for multiple, simultaneous,
recovery missions and the provision of
disaster assistance under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.,
including Individual Assistance, Public
Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation
Assistance. After assessing the scale of
the recovery operations, and the need
for the timely rebuilding of all of the
affected communities, FEMA, in
consultation with the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), determined
that exigent circumstances exist. As a
result of these exigent circumstances,
FEMA may utilize streamlined
procedures for those activities that
require an Environmental Assessment
(EA) under NEPA. The streamlined
NEPA procedures may include any or
all of the following:
(1) The public involvement process
for EAs associated with Hurricanes
Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate may be
condensed to more efficiently complete
NEPA review [DHS Instruction Manual
023–01–001–01, Rev 1 Section V.C (7)].
Public review and comment periods
may vary depending upon the urgency
of the action. FEMA may provide for a
3-day comment period for the following
actions:
• Group Housing Sites
• Interim and/or temporary facilities
for:
Æ Hospitals and health care facilities;
Æ schools and day care centers;
Æ utilities and wastewater treatment
plants;
Æ police and fire stations;
Æ government and court facilities;
Æ detention centers and jailhouses;
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Æ transportation facilities.
FEMA may provide for a 14-day
comment period for all other actions
associated with Hurricanes Harvey,
Irma, Maria and Nate. Public comments
to the EAs can be submitted via phone
or email. Specific contact information
will be provided in each individual EA.
(2) FEMA may favor electronic media
rather than other forms of media for
notifications to the public because
traditional media may no longer be
available to affected communities, take
longer to prepare, or add additional
cost. Electronic notifications may reach
a broader audience, since affected
communities may be displaced or away
from their traditional access points for
local information (such as the U.S.
Postal Service or local libraries that may
be affected by the disaster). FEMA will
continue use of the Unified Federal
Review for notification to Other Federal
Agencies that may have an interest in a
relevant project.
(3) Unless other action alternatives are
readily available, FEMA may focus EA
level analysis and documentation on the
‘‘No Action’’ and ‘‘Proposed Action’’
alternatives (40 CFR 1508.9, Sec. 102; 42
U.S.C. 4332). FEMA’s action is often to
approve or deny requests for federal
disaster assistance, from affected
communities. This means that FEMA’s
‘‘Proposal’’ or proposed action occurs
when FEMA is considering a grant
application or application for assistance.
(4) FEMA may discuss resource areas
in detail only if it determines that there
is a potential impact to the resources,
rather than following the procedure
outlined in FEMA Instruction 108–1
Section 3.4(C)(4) that requires FEMA to
address in detail the Endangered
Species Act (ESA), the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA), Executive
Order 11988, Executive Order 11990,
and Executive Order 12898 in its EAs
regardless of the potential for impact to
these resources. These streamlined
procedures will supersede the
requirement in FEMA’s Instruction and
allow FEMA to identify, and eliminate
from detailed study, the issues that are
not significant (40 CFR 1501.7).
The above changes, along with other
internal efficiencies that FEMA may
employ to comply with NEPA, such as
document templates and analysis and
reference tools, will allow FEMA to
balance concise environmental reviews
with open communication and the
opportunity for meaningful public input
in the decision making process. It also
allows the public the opportunity to
participate in FEMA’s NEPA process
and receive timely assistance and
grants. FEMA acknowledges that the

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