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system of records, or seeking to contest
its content, may submit a request in
writing to the National Records Center,
FOIA/PA Office, P.O. Box 648010, Lee’s
Summit, MO 64064–8010. Specific
FOIA contact information can be found
at https://www.dhs.gov/foia under
‘‘Contacts.’’ If an individual believes
more than one component maintains
Privacy Act records concerning him or
her, the individual may submit the
request to the Chief Privacy Officer and
Chief Freedom of Information Act
Officer, Department of Homeland
Security, 245 Murray Drive SW.,
Building 410, STOP–0655, Washington,
DC 20528.
When seeking records about yourself
from this system of records or any other
Departmental system of records your
request must conform with the Privacy
Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR part
5. You must first verify your identity,
meaning that you must provide your full
name, current address and date and
place of birth. You must sign your
request and your signature must either
be notarized or submitted under 28
U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits
statements to be made under penalty of
perjury as a substitute for notarization.
While no specific form is required, you
may obtain forms for this purpose from
the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief
Freedom of Information Act Officer,
https://www.dhs.gov or 1–(866) 431–
0486. In addition you should:
• Provide an explanation of why you
believe the Department would have
information on you;
• Identify which component(s) of the
Department you believe may have the
information about you;
• Specify when you believe the
records would have been created;
• Provide any other information that
will help the FOIA staff determine
which DHS component agency may
have responsive records; and
• If your request is seeking records
pertaining to another living individual,
you must include a statement from that
individual certifying his/her agreement
for you to access his/her records.
Without this bulleted information the
component(s) may not be able to
conduct an effective search and your
request may be denied due to lack of
specificity or lack of compliance with
applicable regulations.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Records are obtained from the
Applicant or his or her Representative.
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USCIS personnel may input information
as they process a case, including
information from commercial sources,
like LexisNexis or Dunn and Bradstreet,
to verify whether an Applicant or CoApplicant is eligible for the benefit
requested. USCIS ELIS Account and
Case Management will also store and
use information from the following
USCIS, DHS, and other federal agency
systems of records:
• DHS/USCIS–001—Alien File,
Index, and National File Tracking
System of Records;
• DHS/USCIS–007—Benefits
Information System (BIS);
• DHS/USCIS–010—Asylum
Information and Pre-Screening;
• DHS/USCIS–006—Fraud Detection
and National Security Data System
(FDNS–DS);
• DHS/USCIS–014—Electronic
Immigration System-1 Temporary
Accounts and Draft Benefit Requests
System of Records;
• DHS/USCIS–016—Electronic
Immigration System-3 Automated
Background Functions System of
Records;
• DHS/CBP–011—U.S. Customs and
Border Protection TECS;
• DHS/ICE–001—Student and
Exchange Visitor Information System
(SEVIS);
• DHS/ICE–011—Immigration
Enforcement Operational Records
System (ENFORCE);
• DHS/USVISIT–001—Arrival and
Departure Information System (ADIS);
• DHS/USVISIT–0012—DHS
Automated Biometric Identification
System (IDENT);
• Department of State Consular
Consolidated Database (CCD);
• JUSTICE/EOIR–001—Records and
Management Information System;
• JUSTICE/FBI–002—FBI Central
Records System;
• JUSTICE/FBI–009—Fingerprint
Identification Records System (FIRS);
and
• TREASURY/FMS–017—Collections
Records—Treasury/Financial
Management Service.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
The Secretary of Homeland Security
has exempted this system from the
following provisions of the Privacy Act
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2): 5 U.S.C.
552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H),
(e)(4)(I); and (f). Additionally, many of
the functions in this system require
retrieving records from law enforcement
systems. Where a record received from
another system has been exempted in
that source system under 5 U.S.C.
552a(j)(2), DHS will claim the same
exemptions for those records that are
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claimed for the original primary systems
of records from which they originated
and claims any additional exemptions
in accordance with this rule.
Dated: November 2, 2011.
Mary Ellen Callahan,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2011–0034; OMB No.
1660–0086]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Flood
Insurance Program—Mortgage
Portfolio Protection Program
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a proposed revision of a
currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice seeks comments concerning the
National Flood Insurance Program
Mortgage Portfolio Protection program,
which is an option that companies
participating in the National Flood
Insurance Program can use to bring their
mortgage loan portfolios into
compliance with the flood insurance
purchase requirements. To participate
in the Mortgage Portfolio Protection
Program, the company must agree to
adhere to certain guidelines and
requirements in the implementation
package published by the Associate
Administrator for Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration. The Write
Your Own insurance company signs
documentation noting they agree to
adhere to these requirements.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to
submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at
https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket ID FEMA–2011–0034. Follow
SUMMARY:
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the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
Docket Manager, Office of Chief
Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW.,
Room 835, Washington, DC 20472–
3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to
(703) 483–2999.
(4) Email. Submit comments to
FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include Docket
ID FEMA–2011–0034 in the subject line.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to read the
Privacy Act notice that is available via
the link in the footer of https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Bernstein, Program Analyst;
Mitigation Directorate, (202) 212–2113
for additional information. You may
contact the Records Management
Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile
number (202) 646–3347 or email
address: FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) is authorized in Public Law 90–
448 (1968) and expanded by Public Law
93–234 (1973), and is codified as 42
U.S.C. 4001, et sec. Public Law 103–325
(1994) expands upon this and provides
federally supported flood insurance for
existing buildings exposed to flood risk.
In accordance with Public Law 93–234,
the purchase of flood insurance is
mandatory when Federal or federally
related financial assistance is being
provided for acquisition or flood hazard
areas of communities that are
participating in the program.
The Mortgage Portfolio Protection
program (MPPP) is an option that
companies participating in the NFIP can
use to bring their mortgage loan
portfolios into compliance with the
flood insurance purchase requirements
of the three public laws described
above. Section 62.23(l)(1) of Title 44 of
the Code of Regulations (CFR), with 44
CFR Appendix A to Part 62 implements
the MPPP requirements for specific
notices and other procedures that must
be adhered to. Insurance companies
applying for or renewing their
participation in the Write Your Own
(WYO) program must indicate that they
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will adhere to the requirements of the
MPPP if they are electing to voluntarily
participate in the MPPP. Per 44 CFR
62.23(l)(2), WYO companies
participating in the MPPP must provide
a detailed implementation package,
known as the Mortgage Portfolio
Protection Program Agreement, to the
lending companies who are requesting
insurance coverage and the lender must
acknowledge receipt.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Gary L. Anderson,
Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support Bureau, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Collection of Information
Title: National Flood Insurance
Program—Mortgage Portfolio Protection
Program.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0086.
Form Titles and Numbers: None.
Abstract: A WYO company that
wishes to participate in the MPPP must
review the information listed in the
MPPP Agreement and complete the
acknowledgement to participate in the
MPPP or elect to continue under just the
WYO guidelines. A lender wishing to
obtain flood insurance through a MPPP
participating insurance company must
review the Financial Assistance/
Subsidy Arrangement and acknowledge
the terms so that they can properly
apply for flood insurance through this
program.
Affected Public: Business or other
non-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 171 hours.
Estimated Cost: There is no annual
reporting and recordkeeping cost
associated with this collection.
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–3342–
EM; Docket ID FEMA–2011–0001]
Connecticut; Amendment No. 1 to
Notice of an Emergency Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice amends the notice
of an emergency declaration for the
State of Connecticut (FEMA–3342–EM),
dated October 31, 2011, and related
determinations.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective Date: November 3,
2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comments
Peggy Miller, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of an emergency declaration for the
State of Connecticut is hereby amended
to include the following areas among
those areas determined to have been
adversely affected by the event declared
an emergency by the President in his
declaration of October 31, 2011.
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) 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;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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,
All eight counties in the State of
Connecticut for debris removal and
emergency protective measures (Categories A
and B) and direct federal assistance for debris
removal (Category A) under the Public
Assistance Program for a period of 72 hours,
such period to be selected by the state. Direct
federal assistance for emergency protective
measures (Category B) under the Public
Assistance Program, without any time
limitations, has already been designated for
this emergency declaration.
(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
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households in Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-29468]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2011-0034; OMB No. 1660-0086]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program--Mortgage Portfolio
Protection Program
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a proposed revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice seeks comments concerning the National Flood Insurance
Program Mortgage Portfolio Protection program, which is an option that
companies participating in the National Flood Insurance Program can use
to bring their mortgage loan portfolios into compliance with the flood
insurance purchase requirements. To participate in the Mortgage
Portfolio Protection Program, the company must agree to adhere to
certain guidelines and requirements in the implementation package
published by the Associate Administrator for Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration. The Write Your Own insurance company signs
documentation noting they agree to adhere to these requirements.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket ID FEMA-2011-0034. Follow
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the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 835, Washington, DC
20472-3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
(4) Email. Submit comments to FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include Docket
ID FEMA-2011-0034 in the subject line.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the link in the footer of https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bernstein, Program Analyst;
Mitigation Directorate, (202) 212-2113 for additional information. You
may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or email
address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
is authorized in Public Law 90-448 (1968) and expanded by Public Law
93-234 (1973), and is codified as 42 U.S.C. 4001, et sec. Public Law
103-325 (1994) expands upon this and provides federally supported flood
insurance for existing buildings exposed to flood risk. In accordance
with Public Law 93-234, the purchase of flood insurance is mandatory
when Federal or federally related financial assistance is being
provided for acquisition or flood hazard areas of communities that are
participating in the program.
The Mortgage Portfolio Protection program (MPPP) is an option that
companies participating in the NFIP can use to bring their mortgage
loan portfolios into compliance with the flood insurance purchase
requirements of the three public laws described above. Section
62.23(l)(1) of Title 44 of the Code of Regulations (CFR), with 44 CFR
Appendix A to Part 62 implements the MPPP requirements for specific
notices and other procedures that must be adhered to. Insurance
companies applying for or renewing their participation in the Write
Your Own (WYO) program must indicate that they will adhere to the
requirements of the MPPP if they are electing to voluntarily
participate in the MPPP. Per 44 CFR 62.23(l)(2), WYO companies
participating in the MPPP must provide a detailed implementation
package, known as the Mortgage Portfolio Protection Program Agreement,
to the lending companies who are requesting insurance coverage and the
lender must acknowledge receipt.
Collection of Information
Title: National Flood Insurance Program--Mortgage Portfolio
Protection Program.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0086.
Form Titles and Numbers: None.
Abstract: A WYO company that wishes to participate in the MPPP must
review the information listed in the MPPP Agreement and complete the
acknowledgement to participate in the MPPP or elect to continue under
just the WYO guidelines. A lender wishing to obtain flood insurance
through a MPPP participating insurance company must review the
Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement and acknowledge the terms so
that they can properly apply for flood insurance through this program.
Affected Public: Business or other non-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 171 hours.
Estimated Cost: There is no annual reporting and recordkeeping cost
associated with this collection.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) Evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
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; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.
Gary L. Anderson,
Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-29468 Filed 11-14-11; 8:45 am]
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