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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
Office of Policy, Private Sector Office,
DHS; Welcome to the United States
Survey
Office of Policy, Private Sector
Office, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments; Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved
information collection OMB Control
Number 1601–0003.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, Office of the Secretary, Office
of Policy, Private Sector Office will
submit this reinstatement without
change for the following information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35). The Private Sector Office is
soliciting comments concerning the
reinstatement without change to a
previously approved information
collection, Welcome to the United
States Survey. DHS previously
published this information collection
request (ICR) in the Federal Register on
January 31, 2008 at 73 FR 5861, for a 60day public comment period. No
comments were received by DHS. The
purpose of this notice is to allow
additional 30-days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until May 19, 2008.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer,
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,
and sent via electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed
to (202) 395–6974.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
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including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. 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 submissions
of responses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
additional information is required
contact: the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), Private Sector Office,
Jenny Randall (202) 282–9801, this is
not a toll free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Office of the Secretary, Office of
Policy, Private Sector Office, in
conjunction with Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and Research Triangle
Institute, International, will interview
foreign visitors entering the United
States at four southern border ports of
entry, three northern border ports of
entry and four airport ports of entry.
This survey will measure how CBP is
serving the American public with
vigilance and integrity, while providing
courteous and helpful treatment to
visitors, immigrants and travelers.
Additionally, this survey will further
the Rice-Chertoff Initiative as has been
announced by evaluating the two model
airports (Dulles International Airport,
Chantilly, VA, and Houston
International Airport, Houston, TX) for
baseline information as well as how
welcomed foreign visitors feel upon
entering the United States and
interacting with a DHS Customs and
Border Protection officer.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, Office of the Secretary, Office
of Policy, Private Sector Office.
Title: Welcome to the United States
Survey.
OMB Number: 1601–0003.
Frequency: One-time collection.
Affected Public: Foreign visitors into
the United States.
Number of Respondents: 939
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 5
minutes per response.
Total Burden Hours: 78.22 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): None.
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Dated: April 10, 2008.
Charles Armstrong,
Acting, Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA–1751–DR]
Arkansas; Amendment No. 2 to Notice
of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Arkansas (FEMA–1751–DR),
dated March 26, 2008, and related
determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
April 9, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Arkansas is hereby amended to
include the following areas among those
areas determined to have been adversely
affected by the catastrophe declared a
major disaster by the President in his
declaration of March 26, 2008.
Monroe and Prairie Counties for Individual
Assistance.
Pope and Sharp Counties for Individual
Assistance (already designated for emergency
protective measures [Category B], limited to
direct Federal assistance, under the Public
Assistance program.)
Scott County for Individual Assistance
(already designated for Public Assistance,
including direct Federal assistance.)
Clay, Conway, Crawford, Franklin,
Howard, Newton, Pope, Sharp, and Van
Buren Counties for Public Assistance
(already designated for emergency protective
measures [Category B], limited to direct
Federal assistance, under the Public
Assistance program.)
Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Logan,
Marion, Randolph, Stone, and Woodruff
Counties for Public Assistance (already
designated for Individual Assistance and
emergency protective measures [Category B],
limited to direct Federal assistance, under
the Public Assistance program.)
Monroe and Perry Counties for Public
Assistance.
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
Office of Policy, Private Sector Office, DHS; Welcome to the
United States Survey
AGENCY: Office of Policy, Private Sector Office, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments; Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved information collection OMB Control
Number 1601-0003.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Policy, Private Sector Office will submit this reinstatement
without change for the following information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Private Sector Office is soliciting comments
concerning the reinstatement without change to a previously approved
information collection, Welcome to the United States Survey. DHS
previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the
Federal Register on January 31, 2008 at 73 FR 5861, for a 60-day public
comment period. No comments were received by DHS. The purpose of this
notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 19, 2008.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-
6974.
The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in
comments which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. 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
submissions of responses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If additional information is required
contact: the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Private Sector
Office, Jenny Randall (202) 282-9801, this is not a toll free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
Office of the Secretary, Office of Policy, Private Sector Office, in
conjunction with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Research
Triangle Institute, International, will interview foreign visitors
entering the United States at four southern border ports of entry,
three northern border ports of entry and four airport ports of entry.
This survey will measure how CBP is serving the American public with
vigilance and integrity, while providing courteous and helpful
treatment to visitors, immigrants and travelers. Additionally, this
survey will further the Rice-Chertoff Initiative as has been announced
by evaluating the two model airports (Dulles International Airport,
Chantilly, VA, and Houston International Airport, Houston, TX) for
baseline information as well as how welcomed foreign visitors feel upon
entering the United States and interacting with a DHS Customs and
Border Protection officer.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Policy, Private Sector Office.
Title: Welcome to the United States Survey.
OMB Number: 1601-0003.
Frequency: One-time collection.
Affected Public: Foreign visitors into the United States.
Number of Respondents: 939 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 minutes per response.
Total Burden Hours: 78.22 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): None.
Dated: April 10, 2008.
Charles Armstrong,
Acting, Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-8505 Filed 4-17-08; 8:45 am]
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