The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Figure Eight Swing Bridge, at AIWW mile 278.1, at Scotts Hill, NC. From February 29, 2008 at 6 p.m. until March 11, 2008 at 5:30 p.m., this deviation is necessary to complete sandblasting and painting operations along with

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is changing the regulation governing the operation of the State Route 433 (S433) Bridge across Bonfouca Bayou, mile 7.0, at Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana and cancelling the test deviation presently in effect for this bridge. This change is being made in order to reduce the hours that the bridge must be manned during the

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Margate Bridge, at ICW mile 74.0, across Beach Thorofare at Margate, New Jersey. This deviation is necessary to make emergency structural steel repairs.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is changing the regulation governing the operation of the State Route 433 (S433) Bridge across Liberty Bayou, mile 2.0, at Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana and cancelling the test deviation presently in effect for this bridge. This change is being made in order to reduce the hours of manned operation of the bridge to make

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Arkansas (FEMA1744DR), dated February 7, 2008, and related determinations.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Coast Guard is changing the regulation governing the operation of the State Route 22 (S22) Bridge across the Tchefuncta River, mile 2.5, at Madisonville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana and cancelling the test deviation presently in effect for this bridge. This change is being made in order to enhance the flow of vehicles across the bridge

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Kansas (FEMA1741DR), dated February 1, 2008, and related determinations.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Federal Emergency Management Agency

By this final rule, the Coast Guard is amending the coordinates given for two previously established special local regulations. The listed coordinates for the Taste of Italy Fireworks in Norwich, CT; and for the Middletown Fireworks on the Connecticut River in Middletown Harbor, Middletown, CT are being amended to properly reflect the geographic

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Tennessee (FEMA1745DR), dated February 7, 2008, and related determinations.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Coast Guard proposes to establish a 300 foot radius safety zone around a fireworks display for the Roanoke Bible College occurring on April 4, 2008 on the Pasquotank River, Elizabeth City, NC. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic on the Pasquotank River. This safety zone is necessary to protect mariners from the hazards

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard proposes establishment of three, multi- purpose, temporary restricted anchorages with associated safety/ security zones to service vessels intending to call on the ports of Jacksonville or Fernandina within the Captain of the Port Zone Jacksonville as defined by 33 CFR 3.3520. The temporary restricted anchorages and safety/security

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the Coast Guard has recertified the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) as an alternative voluntary advisory group for Prince William Sound, Alaska. This certification allows the PWSRCAC to monitor the activities of terminal facilities and crude oil tankers

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2008 minimum random drug testing rate at 50 percent of covered crewmembers.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1-percent-annual- chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Federal Emergency Management Agency

Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1 percent annual- chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announces the availability of the Compendium of Flood Map Changes which provides a listing of changes made to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) maps that went into effect between July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007. Future notices of NFIP map changes will be made available approximately

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone around Molokini Crater, in waters south of the island of Maui, HI. This zone is necessary to protect rescue and security assets, air crews, and the general public from hazards associated with an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) process scheduled to take place on Molokini Crater. Entry of

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard proposes to create special local regulations to regulate recurring marine events in the Fifth Coast Guard District. These regulations would apply to all permitted events listed in the table attached to the regulation, and include events such as regattas, and marine parades. These regulations are being proposed to reduce the Coast

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC), which was previously located in Arlington, VA, and more in Kearneysville, WV, has moved into its new permanent location in Martinsburg, WV, as part of a planned effort to restructure and centralize the Mariner Licensing and Documentation (MLD) Program. This notice provides information regarding both

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

For eight fiscal years starting in 1999, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century has made $5 million available to the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of Homeland Security for payment of Coast Guard expenses for personnel and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Pursuant to information provided by the Department of State, Customs and Border Protection has found that no discriminating or countervailing duties are imposed by the government of Lithuania on vessels owned by citizens of the United States. Accordingly, vessels of Lithuania are exempt from special tonnage taxes and light money in ports of the

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : U.S. Customs and Border Protection

This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annualchance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because [[Page 12641]]
of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for new buildings and their contents.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Federal Emergency Management Agency

Modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified BFEs will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Federal Emergency Management Agency

Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Federal Emergency Management Agency