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Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–
6974 or via e-mail at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
When submitting comments by e-mail
please make sure to add OMB Control
Number 1615–0067 in the subject box.
Written comments and suggestions from
the public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points:
(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
agencies 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 submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Asylum and for
Withholding of Removal.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–589.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Households. This information collection
will be used to determine whether an
alien applying for asylum and/or
withholding of deportation in the
United States is classifiable as a refugee,
and is eligible to remain in the United
States.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 63,138 responses at 12 hours
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 757,656 annual burden
hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
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information collection instrument,
please visit the USCIS Web site at:
https://www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Management Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite
3008, Washington, DC 20529,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
Dated: November 7, 2008.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management
Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form I–361, Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comment Request
30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form I–361,
Affidavit of Financial Support and
Intent To Petition for Legal Custody for
Public Law 97–359 Amerasian; OMB
Control No. 1615–0021.
ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has
submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on September 3, 2008, at 73 FR
51503, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comments for this information
collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until December 15,
2008. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this
notice, especially regarding the
estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), and to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS
Desk Officer. Comments may be
submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Management Division, Clearance Office,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008,
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Washington, DC 20529. Comments may
also be submitted to DHS via facsimile
to 202–272–8352 or via e-mail at
rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–
6974 or via e-mail at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
When submitting comments by e-mail
please make sure to add OMB Control
Number 1615–0021 in the subject box.
Written comments and suggestions from
the public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the 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
agencies estimate of the burden of the
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 submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Affidavit of Financial Support and
Intent to Petition for Legal Custody for
Public Law 97–359 Amerasian.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–361.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals and
households. The information on this
form is used in support of Form I–360
(Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or
Special Immigrant) to ensure financial
support for Public Law 97–359
Amerasian. The affidavit is used only to
sponsor individuals eligible for
immigration under Public Law 97–359.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 50 responses at 30 minutes
(.50) per response.
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(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 25 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument,
please visit the USCIS Web site at:
https://www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Management Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite
3008, Washington, DC 20529,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
Dated: November 7, 2008.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management
Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R7–R–2008–N0069; 70133–1265–
0000–S3]
Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge,
Fairbanks, AK
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the
revised comprehensive conservation
plan and finding of no significant
impact for environmental assessment.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) announce the
availability of our Revised
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
(CCP) and Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Kanuti National
Wildlife Refuge (Kanuti Refuge). In this
revised CCP, we describe how we will
manage this refuge for the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: You may view or obtain
copies of the revised CCP and FONSI by
any of the following methods. You may
request a paper copy, a summary, or a
CD–ROM containing both.
Agency Web Site: Download a copy of
the documents at https://alaska.fws.gov/
nwr/planning/kanpol.htm.
E-mail:
fw7_Kanuti_planning@fws.gov. Please
include ‘‘Kanuti Refuge revised CCP’’ in
the subject line of the message.
Mail: Peter Wikoff, Planning Team
Leader, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
1011 East Tudor Road, MS 231,
Anchorage, AK 99503.
In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Call
(907) 786–3357 to make an appointment
during regular business hours at the
USFWS Regional Office, 1011 E. Tudor
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Road, Anchorage, AK 99503 or call
(907) 456–0329 to make an appointment
during regular business hours at Kanuti
Refuge, 101 12th Ave., Room 262,
Fairbanks, AK 99701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Wikoff, planning team leader,
(907) 786–3357 or
fw7_Kanuti_planning@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
With this notice, we finalize the CCP
process for the Kanuti Refuge. We
started this process through a notice of
intent in the Federal Register (68 FR
66475, November 26, 2003) and a
revised notice of intent in the Federal
Register (71 FR 42117, July 25, 2006).
We announced the availability of the
draft CCP and EA, and requested
comments in a notice of availability in
the Federal Register (72 FR 27327, May
15, 2007). We announced an extension
of the comment period, until September
15, 2007, with a notice in the Federal
Register (72 FR 39438, July 18, 2007).
Kanuti Refuge is roadless and lies on
the Arctic Circle about 150 miles
northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska. It is
situated in a broad basin formed by the
Koyukuk and Kanuti rivers between the
Brooks Range and the Ray Mountains.
The Dalton Highway and Alyeska
pipeline lie within eight miles of its
eastern boundary. The refuge consists of
nearly 1.3 million acres of Federal lands
within an external boundary that
encompasses approximately 1.6 million
acres of Federal, State, and private
lands. The landscape consists primarily
of rolling hills, wetlands, ponds, and
streams. Elevations range from 500 feet
to over 3,000 feet. The major natural
resources are wildlife, fisheries, and
their associated habitats.
We announce our decision and the
availability of the FONSI for the revised
CCP for the Kanuti Refuge in accordance
with National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) (40 CFR 1506.6(b))
requirements. We completed a thorough
analysis of impacts on the human
environment in the EA that
accompanied the draft revised CCP.
The CCP will guide us in managing
and administering the Kanuti Refuge for
the next 15 years. The revised CCP is a
modification of Alternative C, the
preferred alternative in the draft CCP,
developed in response to public
comments.
Background
The Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 2371;
ANILCA) and the National Wildlife
Refuge system Improvement Act of 1997
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(16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee) require us to
develop a CCP for each Alaska refuge.
The purpose for developing a CCP is to
provide refuge managers with a 15-year
plan for achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and our policies. We
will review and update the CCP at least
every 15 years in accordance with
national policy and ANILCA. ANILCA
requires us is to designate areas
according to their respective resources
and values and to specify programs and
uses within the areas designated. To
meet this requirement, the Alaska
Region established management
categories for refuges including
Wilderness, Minimal, Moderate,
Intensive, and Wild River management.
For each management category we
identified appropriate activities, public
uses, commercial uses, and facilities.
Only the Minimal and Moderate
management categories are applied to
Kanuti Refuge.
Draft CCP Alternatives
Our draft CCP and EA addressed two
issues and evaluated three alternatives.
The two significant issues raised during
scoping were a desire for conservation
of the natural character of the refuge and
acceptance of and integration of new
management policies and guidelines for
refuges in Alaska. Alternative A (the noaction alternative—a NEPA
requirement) described what would
happen with a continuation of current
management activities and served as a
baseline for comparison of other
alternatives. Under Alternative A,
management of the refuge would
continue to follow the current course of
action. Refuge lands would remain in
their present management categories,
with 33 percent in Moderate
management and 67 percent in Minimal
management. Alternative B would
convert all refuge lands now in
Moderate management to Minimal
management and incorporate new
regional policies and guidelines for
national wildlife refuges in Alaska. Our
selected alternative, the slightly
modified Alternative C, would reclassify
some refuge lands and would
incorporate new regional policies and
guidelines for national wildlife refuges
in Alaska. Eighty-six percent of the
refuge would be in Minimal
management and 14 percent in
Moderate management.
Comments on the Draft CCP
We solicited comments on the draft
CCP/EA for Kanuti Refuge from May 15,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-361, Extension
of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
361, Affidavit of Financial Support and Intent To Petition for Legal
Custody for Public Law 97-359 Amerasian; OMB Control No. 1615-0021.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection was previously published in the
Federal Register on September 3, 2008, at 73 FR 51503, allowing for a
60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments for
this information collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
December 15, 2008. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk
Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite
3008, Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via
facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the
OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-6974 or via e-mail at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB
Control Number 1615-0021 in the subject box. Written comments and
suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or
more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the 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 agencies estimate of the burden of
the 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
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Affidavit of Financial Support
and Intent to Petition for Legal Custody for Public Law 97-359
Amerasian.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-361.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals and households. The
information on this form is used in support of Form I-360 (Petition for
Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant) to ensure financial support
for Public Law 97-359 Amerasian. The affidavit is used only to sponsor
individuals eligible for immigration under Public Law 97-359.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 50 responses at
30 minutes (.50) per response.
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(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 25 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at:
https://www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529,
Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: November 7, 2008.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-27005 Filed 11-12-08; 8:45 am]
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