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of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Emergency Response
Grants Regulations—42 CFR part 51—
(OMB No. 0930–0229)—Extension
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 concerning
opportunity for public comment on
proposed collections of information, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more
information on the proposed projects or
to obtain a copy of the information
collection plans, call the SAMHSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276–
1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collections of information
are 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 estimate
This rule implements section 501(m)
of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C 290aa), which authorizes the
Secretary to make noncompetitive
grants, contracts or cooperative
agreements to public entities to enable
such entities to address emergency
substance abuse or mental health needs
in local communities. The rule
establishes criteria for determining that
a substance abuse or mental health
emergency exists, the minimum content
for an application, and reporting
requirements for recipients of such
funding. SAMHSA will use the
information in the applications to make
a determination that the requisite need
exists; that the mental health and/or
substance abuse needs are a direct result
of the precipitating event; that no other
local, state, tribal or Federal funding
sources available to address the need;
that there is an adequate plan of
services; that the applicant has
appropriate organizational capability;
and, that the budget provides sufficient
justification and is consistent with the
documentation of need and the plan of
Responses
per
respondent
Number of
respondents
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services. Eligible applicants may apply
to the Secretary for either of two types
of substance abuse and mental health
emergency response grants: Immediate
awards and Intermediate awards. The
former are designed to be funded up to
$50,000, or such greater amount as
determined by the Secretary on a caseby-case basis, and are to be used over
the initial 90-day period commencing as
soon as possible after the precipitating
event; the latter awards require more
documentation, including a needs
assessment, other data and related
budgetary detail. The Intermediate
awards have no predefined budget limit.
Typically, Intermediate awards would
be used to meet systemic mental health
and/or substance abuse needs during
the recovery period following the
Immediate award period. Such awards
may be used for up to one year, with a
possible second year supplement based
on submission of additional required
information and data. This program is
an approved user of the PHS–5161
application form, approved by OMB
under control number 0920–0428. The
quarterly financial status reports in
51d.10(a)(2) and (b)(2) are as permitted
by 45 CFR 92.41(b); the final program
report, financial status report and final
voucher in 51d.10(a)(3) and in
51d.10(b)(3–4) are in accordance with
45 CFR 92.50(b). Information collection
requirements of 45 CFR part 92 are
approved by OMB under control
number 0990–0169. The following table
presents annual burden estimates for the
information collection requirements of
this regulation.
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
Immediate award application:
51d.4(a) and 51d.6(a)(2) ..........................................................................
51d.4(b) and 51d.6(a)(2) Immediate Awards ...........................................
51d.10(a)(1)—Immediate awards—mid-program report if applicable ......
Final report content for both types of awards:
51d.10(c) ...................................................................................................
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
10
2
*9
*30
*6
6
1
3
18
Total ...................................................................................................
6
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* This burden is carried under OMB No. 0920–0428.
Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7–1044, One Choke Cherry Road,
Rockville, MD 20857 AND e-mail her a
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: December 13, 2007.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
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Oral Declarations No Longer
Satisfactory as Evidence of Citizenship
and Identity
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: U.S., Canadian and
Bermudian citizens entering the United
States at land or sea ports-of-entry must
establish their identity and citizenship
to the satisfaction of a U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) Officer. Under
current CBP procedures, such
individuals may provide any proof of
identity and citizenship. While most
individuals provide documentary
evidence of citizenship, such as a
passport or birth certificate, individuals
may, depending on the circumstances,
be admitted on an oral declaration.
Accordingly, CBP is amending its field
guidance procedures to instruct CBP
officers that citizenship ordinarily may
not be established using only an oral
declaration.
This Notice informs the public that,
effective January 31, 2008, all travelers
will be expected to present documents
proving citizenship, such as a birth
certificate, and government-issued
documents proving identity, such as a
driver’s license, when entering the
United States through land and sea
ports of entry.
DATES: This notice is effective January
31, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colleen Manaher, WHTI, Office of Field
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Room 5.4–D, Washington, DC
20229, telephone number (202) 344–
3003.
All
travelers entering the United States are
inspected by a Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) Officer. To enter the
United States in conformance with the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),
U.S. citizens, Canadians and
Bermudians must satisfy the CBP
Officer of their identity and citizenship.
See 8 CFR 235.1(b) and 235.1(f)(1).
In accordance with current CBP
operational procedures, a CBP Officer
may accept documentary evidence of
citizenship from U.S. citizens arriving at
land or sea ports of entry from within
the Western Hemisphere, such as a
passport or birth certificate, or may
accept an oral declaration if, depending
upon the circumstances presented, such
a declaration is deemed sufficient to
prove citizenship. When assessing an
assertion of citizenship, the CBP Officer
may ask for additional identification
and proof of citizenship until the CBP
Officer is satisfied that the traveler
seeking entry into the United States is
a U.S. citizen.
Similarly, certain nonimmigrant
aliens who are citizens of Canada and
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Bermuda are exempt from presenting a
passport when entering the United
States as nonimmigrant visitors from
countries in the Western Hemisphere at
land or sea ports-of-entry. 8 CFR
212.1(a)(1) and (2). Like U.S. citizens,
these travelers are required to satisfy the
inspecting CBP officer of their identities
and citizenship at the time of their
applications for admission. 8 CFR
235.1(f)(1). In accordance with current
CBP operational procedures, a CBP
Officer may accept documentary
evidence of citizenship from Canadian
and Bermudian citizens arriving from
within the Western Hemisphere, such as
a passport or birth certificate, or may,
depending upon the circumstances
presented, accept an oral declaration.
CBP is now amending its field
instructions to direct CBP Officers to no
longer generally accept oral declarations
as sufficient proof of citizenship and,
instead, require documents that
evidence identity and citizenship from
U.S., Canadian, and Bermudian citizens
entering the United States at land and
sea ports-of-entry.
Upon implementation, these changes
in procedure will reduce the potential
vulnerability posed by those who might
falsely purport to be U.S., Canadian or
Bermudian citizens trying to enter the
United States by land or sea in reliance
upon a mere oral declaration. Beginning
on January 31, 2008, a person claiming
U.S., Canadian, or Bermudian
citizenship must establish that fact to
the examining CBP Officer’s satisfaction
by presenting a citizenship document
such as a birth certificate as well as a
government-issued photo identification
document. CBP retains its authority to
request additional documentation when
warranted and to make appropriate
individual exceptions.
The instruction for CBP Officers to no
longer generally accept oral declarations
alone as satisfactory evidence of
citizenship is a change in DHS and CBP
internal operating procedures, and
therefore is exempt from notice and
comment rulemaking requirements
under the Administrative Procedure
Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
On June 26, 2007, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) and
Department of State (DOS) published a
joint notice of proposed rulemaking to
implement the final phase of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
(WHTI) and require persons entering the
United States from Western Hemisphere
countries to present a passport or other
travel document as determined by the
Secretary of Homeland Security. See 72
FR 35088. In the NPRM, DHS also
explained that, separate from WHTI,
beginning January 31, 2008, CBP would
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no longer accept oral declarations alone
as proof of citizenship or identity at
land and sea border ports-of-entry.
DHS received five comments in
response to the NRPM discussion on the
change of practice concerning oral
declarations. Although, as discussed
above, the amendment to CBP
procedures does not require notice and
comment rulemaking, DHS will address
those comments in the WHTI final rule.
In summary, those comments were
concerned about increased traffic and
resulting travel delays at land border
ports-of-entry stemming from document
requirements. CBP will rely on its
operational experience in processing
travelers entering the United States by
land to ensure that these changes are
implemented in a manner that will
minimize delays while achieving the
security benefit underlying WHTI.
Accordingly, effective January 31,
2008, CBP Officers will no longer
generally allow travelers claiming to be
U.S., Canadian, or Bermudian citizens
to establish citizenship by relying only
on an oral declaration. Beginning on
that date, all travelers, including those
claiming to be U.S., Canadian, or
Bermudian citizens arriving by land and
sea will generally be expected to present
some form of documentation to satisfy
the CBP Officer of his or her identity
and citizenship. For example, such
documentation may include a
government-issued photo identification
document presented with a citizenship
document, such as a birth certificate.
Dated: December 14, 2007.
Jayson P. Ahern,
Acting Commissioner, Customs and Border
Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
Oral Declarations No Longer Satisfactory as Evidence of
Citizenship and Identity
AGENCIES: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: U.S., Canadian and Bermudian citizens entering the United
States at land or sea ports-of-entry must establish their identity and
citizenship to the satisfaction of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) Officer. Under current CBP procedures, such individuals may
provide any proof of identity and citizenship. While most individuals
provide documentary evidence of citizenship, such as a passport or
birth certificate, individuals may, depending on the circumstances, be
admitted on an oral declaration. Accordingly, CBP is amending its field
guidance procedures to instruct CBP officers that citizenship
ordinarily may not be established using only an oral declaration.
This Notice informs the public that, effective January 31, 2008,
all travelers will be expected to present documents proving
citizenship, such as a birth certificate, and government-issued
documents proving identity, such as a driver's license, when entering
the United States through land and sea ports of entry.
DATES: This notice is effective January 31, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Manaher, WHTI, Office of Field
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Room 5.4-D, Washington, DC 20229, telephone number (202)
344-3003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All travelers entering the United States are
inspected by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer. To enter
the United States in conformance with the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA), U.S. citizens, Canadians and Bermudians must satisfy the CBP
Officer of their identity and citizenship. See 8 CFR 235.1(b) and
235.1(f)(1).
In accordance with current CBP operational procedures, a CBP
Officer may accept documentary evidence of citizenship from U.S.
citizens arriving at land or sea ports of entry from within the Western
Hemisphere, such as a passport or birth certificate, or may accept an
oral declaration if, depending upon the circumstances presented, such a
declaration is deemed sufficient to prove citizenship. When assessing
an assertion of citizenship, the CBP Officer may ask for additional
identification and proof of citizenship until the CBP Officer is
satisfied that the traveler seeking entry into the United States is a
U.S. citizen.
Similarly, certain nonimmigrant aliens who are citizens of Canada
and Bermuda are exempt from presenting a passport when entering the
United States as nonimmigrant visitors from countries in the Western
Hemisphere at land or sea ports-of-entry. 8 CFR 212.1(a)(1) and (2).
Like U.S. citizens, these travelers are required to satisfy the
inspecting CBP officer of their identities and citizenship at the time
of their applications for admission. 8 CFR 235.1(f)(1). In accordance
with current CBP operational procedures, a CBP Officer may accept
documentary evidence of citizenship from Canadian and Bermudian
citizens arriving from within the Western Hemisphere, such as a
passport or birth certificate, or may, depending upon the circumstances
presented, accept an oral declaration.
CBP is now amending its field instructions to direct CBP Officers
to no longer generally accept oral declarations as sufficient proof of
citizenship and, instead, require documents that evidence identity and
citizenship from U.S., Canadian, and Bermudian citizens entering the
United States at land and sea ports-of-entry.
Upon implementation, these changes in procedure will reduce the
potential vulnerability posed by those who might falsely purport to be
U.S., Canadian or Bermudian citizens trying to enter the United States
by land or sea in reliance upon a mere oral declaration. Beginning on
January 31, 2008, a person claiming U.S., Canadian, or Bermudian
citizenship must establish that fact to the examining CBP Officer's
satisfaction by presenting a citizenship document such as a birth
certificate as well as a government-issued photo identification
document. CBP retains its authority to request additional documentation
when warranted and to make appropriate individual exceptions.
The instruction for CBP Officers to no longer generally accept oral
declarations alone as satisfactory evidence of citizenship is a change
in DHS and CBP internal operating procedures, and therefore is exempt
from notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
On June 26, 2007, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and
Department of State (DOS) published a joint notice of proposed
rulemaking to implement the final phase of the Western Hemisphere
Travel Initiative (WHTI) and require persons entering the United States
from Western Hemisphere countries to present a passport or other travel
document as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. See 72 FR
35088. In the NPRM, DHS also explained that, separate from WHTI,
beginning January 31, 2008, CBP would no longer accept oral
declarations alone as proof of citizenship or identity at land and sea
border ports-of-entry.
DHS received five comments in response to the NRPM discussion on
the change of practice concerning oral declarations. Although, as
discussed above, the amendment to CBP procedures does not require
notice and comment rulemaking, DHS will address those comments in the
WHTI final rule. In summary, those comments were concerned about
increased traffic and resulting travel delays at land border ports-of-
entry stemming from document requirements. CBP will rely on its
operational experience in processing travelers entering the United
States by land to ensure that these changes are implemented in a manner
that will minimize delays while achieving the security benefit
underlying WHTI.
Accordingly, effective January 31, 2008, CBP Officers will no
longer generally allow travelers claiming to be U.S., Canadian, or
Bermudian citizens to establish citizenship by relying only on an oral
declaration. Beginning on that date, all travelers, including those
claiming to be U.S., Canadian, or Bermudian citizens arriving by land
and sea will generally be expected to present some form of
documentation to satisfy the CBP Officer of his or her identity and
citizenship. For example, such documentation may include a government-
issued photo identification document presented with a citizenship
document, such as a birth certificate.
Dated: December 14, 2007.
Jayson P. Ahern,
Acting Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. E7-24691 Filed 12-20-07; 8:45 am]
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