Agency Information Collection Activities: Form G-639; Extension of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request, 23785 [2010-10412]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form G–639; Extension of
an Existing Information Collection;
Comment Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review; Form G–639,
Freedom of Information/Privacy Act
Request; OMB Control No. 1615–0102.
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ACTION:
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
encouraged and will be accepted for
sixty days until July 6, 2010.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will
be evaluating whether to revise the
Form G–639. Should USCIS decide to
revise Form G–639 we will advise the
public when we publish the 30-day
notice in the Federal Register in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The public will then
have 30 days to comment on any
revisions to the Form G–639.
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), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Products Division, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–
2210. Comments may also be submitted
to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352
or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by e-mail, please
make sure to add OMB Control No.
1615–0102 in the subject box. Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the collection of information 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;
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(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 an existing information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Freedom of Information/Privacy Act
Request.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form G–639;
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Form G–639 is provided as
a convenient means for persons to
provide data necessary for identification
of a particular record desired under
FOIA/PA.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 100,000 responses at 15
minutes (.25) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 25,000 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument, please visit the
Web site at: https://www.regulations.
gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Products Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2210,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
23785
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2010–0014]
Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of guidance.
SUMMARY: This Notice provides
guidelines that describe the application
process for grants and the criteria for
awarding grants in the 2010 Assistance
to Firefighters Grant program year, as
well as an explanation for any
differences from the guidelines
recommended by representatives of the
Nation’s fire service leadership during
the annual Criteria Development
meeting. The program makes grants
directly to fire departments and
nonaffiliated emergency medical
services organizations for the purpose of
enhancing first-responders’ abilities to
protect the health and safety of the
public as well as that of first-responder
personnel facing fire and fire-related
hazards. In addition, the authorizing
statute requires that a minimum of 5
percent of appropriated funds be
expended for fire prevention and safety
grants, which are also made directly to
local fire departments and to local,
regional, State or national entities
recognized for their expertise in the
field of fire prevention and firefighter
safety research and development.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2229, 2229a.
Dated: April 29, 2010.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
Tom
Harrington, Acting Director, Assistance
to Firefighters Program Office, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security/
FEMA, Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program, TechWorld Building—5th
Floor South Tower, 800 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20472–3620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Assistance to Firefighters
Grant (AFG) Program is to provide
grants directly to fire departments and
nonaffiliated Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) organizations to enhance
their ability to protect the health and
safety of the public, as well as that of
first-responder personnel, with respect
to fire and fire-related hazards.
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For fiscal year 2010, Congress
appropriated $390,000,000 to carry out
the activities of the AFG Program. The
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) is authorized to use up to
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form G-639; Extension
of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Form G-
639, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Request; OMB Control No. 1615-
0102.
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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 encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until July
6, 2010.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise the Form G-639. Should USCIS decide to revise Form G-639 we will
advise the public when we publish the 30-day notice in the Federal
Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The public
will then have 30 days to comment on any revisions to the Form G-639.
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), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210. Comments may
also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at
rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When submitting comments by e-mail, please make sure
to add OMB Control No. 1615-0102 in the subject box. Written comments
and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the
collection of information 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 an existing
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Freedom of Information/Privacy
Act Request.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form G-639;
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form G-
639 is provided as a convenient means for persons to provide data
necessary for identification of a particular record desired under FOIA/
PA.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100,000
responses at 15 minutes (.25) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 25,000 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please
visit the Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov/ gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, Telephone
number 202-272-8377.
Dated: April 29, 2010.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-10412 Filed 5-3-10; 8:45 am]
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