29462 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 98 / Monday, May 22, 2006 / Proposed Rules Office of Management and Budget for elsewhere in the Federal Register today. I. Public Participation and Request for agency use in implementing OMB It proposes to combine the individual Comments Circular A–76, weighted by the pay and Merchant Mariner’s Document, License, We encourage you to participate in non-pay proportions of total funding for Certificate of Registry, and STCW this rulemaking by submitting that fiscal year. If Congress enacts a Endorsement into a single certificate comments and related materials. All different Federal civilian pay raise termed the Merchant Mariner Credential comments received will be posted, percentage than the percentage issued (MMC), which will be endorsed to without change, to http://dms.dot.gov by OMB for Circular A–76, the reflect a mariner’s qualifications. The and will include any personal Department of Homeland Security may Coast Guard also proposes to streamline information you have provided. We adjust the fees to reflect the enacted the application process for the MMC by have an agreement with the Department level. The required fee shall be the removing the requirement that all of Transportation (DOT) to use the amount prescribed in paragraphs mariners appear at least once at one of Docket Management Facility. Please see (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii), plus the latest 17 Regional Exam Centers (RECs). DOT’s ‘‘Privacy Act’’ paragraph below. inflation adjustment. Instead, the information previously Submitting comments: If you submit a (f) Any FBI Fee amendment that submitted by the applicant at the REC comment, please include your name and increases or decreases its fees to process would be submitted to TSA through the address, identify the docket number for fingerprint identification records and TWIC enrollment process and shared this rulemaking (USCG–2006–24371), name checks will apply to the FBI fees with the Coast Guard by TSA. indicate the specific section of this identified in this regulation effective on DATES: Comments and related material document to which each comment the date of the FBI increase or decrease. must reach the Docket Management applies, and give the reason for each Dated: May 10, 2006. Facility on or before July 6, 2006. We comment. You may submit your Thomas H. Collins, will hold public meetings on comments and material by electronic Commandant, United States Coast Guard. Wednesday, May 31, 2006 in Newark, means, mail, fax, or delivery to the Kip Hawley, NJ; Thursday, June 1 in Tampa, FL; Docket Management Facility at the Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security Wednesday, June 6 in St. Louis, MO; address under ADDRESSES; but please Administration. and Thursday, June 7 in Long Beach, submit your comments and material by [FR Doc. 06–4508 Filed 5–12–06; 12:25 pm] CA. only one means. If you submit them by BILLING CODE 4910–15–P ADDRESSES: You may submit comments mail or delivery, submit them in an 1 identified by USCG docket number unbound format, no larger than 8 ⁄2 by USCG–2006–24371 to the Docket 11 inches, suitable for copying and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Management Facility at the U.S. electronic filing. If you submit them by SECURITY Department of Transportation. To avoid mail and would like the Coast Guard to duplication, please use only one of the acknowledge receipt, please enclose a Coast Guard following methods: stamped, self-addressed postcard or (1) Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. envelope. We will consider all 33 CFR Parts 1, 20, 70, 95, 101, 110, (2) Mail: Docket Management Facility, comments and material received during 125, 141, 155, 156, 160, 162, 163, 164, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 the comment period. We may change and 165 Seventh Street SW., Room PL–401, this proposed rule in view of them. Washington, DC 20590–0001. Viewing comments and documents: 46 CFR Parts 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, (3) Fax: 202–493–2251. To view comments, as well as 15, 16, 26, 28, 30, 31, 35, 42, 58, 61, 78, (4) Delivery: Room PL–401 on the documents mentioned in this preamble 97, 98, 105, 114, 115, 122, 125, 131, 151, Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 as being available in the docket, go to 166, 169, 175, 176, 185, 196, 199, 401 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, http://dms.dot.gov at any time, click on and 402 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday ‘‘Simple Search,’’ enter the last five [Docket No. USCG–2006–24371] through Friday, except Federal holidays. digits of the docket number for this rulemaking, and click on ‘‘Search.’’ You RIN 1625–AB02 The telephone number is 202–366– 9329. may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room PL–401 on the Plaza (5) Federal eRulemaking Portal: Consolidation of Merchant Mariner level of the Nassif Building, 400 http://www.regulations.gov. Qualification Credentials Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, format and other information about through Friday, except Federal holidays. DHS. comment submissions. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. Privacy Act: Anyone can search the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For electronic form of all comments SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to questions concerning this proposed received into any of our dockets by the streamline the existing merchant rule, call Mr. Luke Harden (G–PSO–1), name of the individual submitting the mariner credentialing process to United States Coast Guard, 2100 Second comment (or signing the comment, if minimize redundant requirements and Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593; submitted on behalf of an association, simplify the credentialing program. This telephone 1–877–687–2243. business, labor union, etc.). You may proposed rule works in tandem with the For questions concerning viewing or review the Department of joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking submitting material to the docket, call Transportation’s Privacy Act Statement published by the Coast Guard and the Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, in the Federal Register published on Transportation Security Administration Docket Management System, U.S. April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you (TSA) entitled ‘‘Transportation Worker Department of Transportation, Room may visit http://dms.dot.gov. Identification Credential (TWIC) Plaza 401, 400 Seventh Street SW., Public Meetings: TSA and the Coast Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone Guard will hold four public meetings as Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a (202) 493–0402. follows: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 in Commercial Driver’s License’’ published SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Newark, NJ; Thursday, June 1 in Tampa, VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:33 May 19, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\22MYP2.SGM 22MYP2 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 98 / Monday, May 22, 2006 / Proposed Rules 29463 FL; Wednesday, June 6 in St. Louis, MO; assessment from TSA. This population requirement was added as an additional and Thursday, June 7 in Long Beach, includes all mariners holding active security measure to ensure that MMDs CA. These meetings will be held to take MMDs, Licenses, CORs, or STCW and Licenses are issued only to people comments regarding both the Endorsements. If TSA determines that whose identities have been verified. Transportation Worker Identification the applicant does not pose a security Under the TWIC proposed joint Credential (TWIC) Implementation in risk, TSA will issue a TWIC to that rulemaking published simultaneously the Maritime Sector; Hazardous individual. Once the DHS rule is with this rule, TSA would conduct Materials Endorsement for a implemented, persons without TWICs security vetting and verify an Commercial Driver’s License rule will not be granted unescorted access to applicant’s identity prior to issuing the (Docket Nos. TSA–2006–24191; USCG– secure areas at affected maritime TWIC which would serve as an identity 2006–24196) and the Consolidation of facilities or vessels, and all merchant document. Without the streamlined Merchant Mariner Qualification mariners will be required to hold a valid process and combined credential Credential rule (Docket No. USCG– TWIC. suggested in this MMC rulemaking, 2006–24371), both found in today’s The MTSA requires DHS to issue mariners would be required to submit Federal Register. Specific times, biometric transportation security cards identity information and biometrics locations and additional information for to, among others, merchant mariners. personally to two Federal agencies, and the public meetings will be announced Because only the MMD is an identity those Federal agencies would subject in a subsequent notice in the Federal document, and none of the Coast Guard- the applicant to the same security Register. issued credentials contain biometric vetting process. This proposed rule is information or otherwise meet the necessary to reduce cost and II. Background and Purpose MTSA requirements, a new credential is redundancy for both the public and the Under the current regulatory scheme, necessary to implement this statutory Federal government. the Coast Guard may issue to a mariner mandate. In addition, it was determined Because this proposed rule is closely any combination of four credentials: the that national security would be related to, and relies on the proposed Merchant Mariner’s Document (MMD), increased by requiring all maritime TWIC rule, it will follow the same Merchant Mariner’s License (License), workers to show the same credential to timeline as the TWIC rule. This rule will Certificate of Registry (COR), or the gain unescorted access to secure areas of not become a Final Rule unless the International Convention on Standards vessels and facilities, rather than TWIC rule also becomes a Final Rule. In of Training, Certification and allowing a different card for each addition, the TWIC rule proposes an 18 Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) segment of the marine population.