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Secretary on policies, management
processes, and organizational constructs
as needed. Notice of cancellation of this
meeting is given under the Federal
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L. 92–463, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
Dated: March 13, 2013.
Mary Hanson,
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Science and Technology Advisory Committee.
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Request for Information (RFI)
Regarding the Planned Biotechnology
Development Module (BDM) As Part of
the National Bio and Agro-Defense
Facility (NBAF) and Notice of Public
Workshop; Correction
Science and Technology
Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Request for Information and
Notice of Workshop; Correction.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) published a document in
the Federal Register of March 4, 2013,
requesting information regarding
utilization alternatives for the planned
Biotechnology Development Module
(BDM) a planned component of the
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
(NBAF) and announcing a workshop for
all interested parties. Due to
sequestration, the workshop is
postponed until further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Goobic, 202–254–6144.
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Corrections
In the Federal Register of March 4,
2013, in FR Doc. 2013–04919, on page
14103, in the third column, correct the
DATES caption to read:
DATES: The Request for Information
period will be 60 days (March 4 to May
2, 2013). Please submit written
information no later than May 2, 2013.
Due to sequestration, the BDM public
workshop originally scheduled for
March 22, 2013 will be postponed until
further notice. Notice regarding
rescheduling this workshop will be
issued once the government receives
authorization to proceed.
In the Federal Register of March 4,
2013, in FR Doc. 2013–04919, on page
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Written Information should
be submitted via email to:
nbafprogrammanager@dhs.gov ATTN:
Mary Goobic.
Once the government receives
authorization to proceed, information
regarding a new date for the workshop
will be posted at www.dhs.gov/nbaf.
In the Federal Register of March 4,
2013, in FR Doc. 2013–04919, on page
14104, in the first column, correct the
‘‘Workshop’’ section under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION caption to
read:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
ADDRESSES:
Workshop
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SECURITY
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To further facilitate the information
exchange between the government and
the biologics industry, DHS will
conduct a public workshop as part of
the RFI process. The goals of the
workshop are: (1) Provide an overview
of the planned mission requirements of
the BDM; (2) Provide the proposed BDM
design; (3) Review analogous current
and planned biological countermeasure
development initiatives; (4) Gauge
industry interest in the utilization of the
BDM to enhance collaboration. This
workshop is designed to provide
information on the NBAF BDM and how
it fits within the broader context of
countermeasure development for
protecting U.S. agriculture. A panel
discussion is scheduled to give industry
an opportunity to share lessons learned
and insights on BDM related operations.
Due to sequestration, the BDM public
workshop originally scheduled for
March 22, 2013 will be postponed until
further notice. DHS and USDA will
continue to welcome and accept the
written responses and ideas on how best
to utilize the BDM during the period of
the RFI. Notice regarding rescheduling
this workshop will be issued on the
NBAF Web site (www.dhs.gov/nbaf)
once the government receives
authorization to proceed. Questions
regarding the workshop may be
submitted by email to
nbafprogrammanager@dhs.gov ATTN:
Mary Goobic.
Dated: March 11, 2013.
Daniel M. Gerstein,
Deputy Under Secretary, Science and
Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application for
Naturalization, Form N–400; Revision
of a Currently Approved Collection
ACTION:
30-day notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting 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 notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on December 20, 2012, at 77 FR
75440, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive
multiple comments in connection with
the 60-day notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until April 19,
2013. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
via email at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The
comments submitted to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer may also be submitted to
DHS via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
Web site at https://www.regulations.gov
under e-Docket ID number USCIS–
2008–0025 or via email at
uscisfrcomment@uscis.dhs.gov. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the OMB Control
Number 1615–0052.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at www.regulations.gov, and will
include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may
wish to consider limiting the amount of
personal information that you provide
in any voluntary submission you make
to DHS. For additional information
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please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.
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Note: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning this information collection.
Please do not submit requests for individual
case status inquiries to this address. If you
are seeking information about the status of
your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case
Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/
Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283.
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
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 submission of
responses.
USCIS continually reviews its
information collection tools for
accuracy, completeness, and utility and,
as a result, the agency is proposing the
addition of a number of questions to
Form N–400. These additional questions
will allow USCIS to make more
informed decisions on the eligibility of
respondents to the form. Form N–400 is
the final information collection activity
that occurs before an eligibility
determination for naturalization is
made. Even if the applicant for
naturalization has received a previous
immigration benefit from USCIS, the
length of time that may have transpired
between the initial interaction that the
respondent had with USCIS on another
immigration benefit request and the
filing of the N–400 requires USCIS to
verify that actions taken by the
respondent during the intervening years
do not affect his or her eligibility for
naturalization. The form is also updated
to examine the inadmissibility grounds
that were added by the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004. Pub. L. 108–458 (Dec. 17, 2004).
USCIS added these questions as
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required by the agreement reached
through a working group comprised of
representatives of affected agencies,
including the Department of Justice and
Department of State, and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
of DHS. These additional questions are
necessary for USCIS to meet the
statutory requirements and the
President’s directive to make a
determination that a person is ineligible
to naturalize because of his or her past
involvement with terrorism,
persecution, torture, or genocide. See,
Presidential Proclamation—Suspension
of Entry as Immigrants and
Nonimmigrants of Persons Who
Participate in Serious Human Rights
and Humanitarian Law Violations and
Other Abuses, at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/
2011/08/04/presidential-proclamationsuspension-entry-immigrants-andnonimmigrants-. Because Form N–400
has changed significantly, the burden
estimate in this notice is not based on
the experience and observations of
actual public usage. USCIS would
appreciate and encourages the public’s
input on the burden estimate so as to
provide the most accurate estimate
possible.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Naturalization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: N–400;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. USCIS uses the information
gathered on Form N–400 to make a
determination as to a respondent’s
eligibility to naturalize and become a
United States citizen.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 764,450 respondents with an
estimated response per respondent of 6
hours and 55 minutes for the form
N–400 and 1 hour and 17 minutes for
the biometric processing.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 6,182,108 Hours. This is a
change from the estimated burden per
response reported on the 60-day Federal
Register Notice published at 77 FR
75440.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument with
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supplementary documents, or need
additional information, please visit
https://www.regulations.gov. We may
also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: March 15, 2013.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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Services
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Request A, G, or NATO Dependent
Employment Authorization or Change/
Adjustment To/From A, G, or NATO
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Currently Approved Collection;
Extension
ACTION:
30-day notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting 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 notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on December 18, 2012, at 77 FR
74861, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comments in connection with the
60-day notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until April 19,
2013. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
via email at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The
comments submitted to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer may also be submitted to
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0052]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for
Naturalization, Form N-400; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
ACTION: 30-day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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 notice was previously
published in the Federal Register on December 20, 2012, at 77 FR 75440,
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive multiple
comments in connection with the 60-day notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
April 19, 2013. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer via email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The comments
submitted to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer may also be submitted to DHS
via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2008-0025 or via
email at uscisfrcomment@uscis.dhs.gov. All submissions received must
include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-0052.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary
submission you make to DHS. For additional information
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please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in
the footer of www.regulations.gov.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
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 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
submission of responses.
USCIS continually reviews its information collection tools for
accuracy, completeness, and utility and, as a result, the agency is
proposing the addition of a number of questions to Form N-400. These
additional questions will allow USCIS to make more informed decisions
on the eligibility of respondents to the form. Form N-400 is the final
information collection activity that occurs before an eligibility
determination for naturalization is made. Even if the applicant for
naturalization has received a previous immigration benefit from USCIS,
the length of time that may have transpired between the initial
interaction that the respondent had with USCIS on another immigration
benefit request and the filing of the N-400 requires USCIS to verify
that actions taken by the respondent during the intervening years do
not affect his or her eligibility for naturalization. The form is also
updated to examine the inadmissibility grounds that were added by the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. Pub. L. 108-
458 (Dec. 17, 2004). USCIS added these questions as required by the
agreement reached through a working group comprised of representatives
of affected agencies, including the Department of Justice and
Department of State, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of
DHS. These additional questions are necessary for USCIS to meet the
statutory requirements and the President's directive to make a
determination that a person is ineligible to naturalize because of his
or her past involvement with terrorism, persecution, torture, or
genocide. See, Presidential Proclamation--Suspension of Entry as
Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Participate in Serious
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Violations and Other Abuses, at
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/04/presidential-proclamation-suspension-entry-immigrants-and-nonimmigrants-. Because
Form N-400 has changed significantly, the burden estimate in this
notice is not based on the experience and observations of actual public
usage. USCIS would appreciate and encourages the public's input on the
burden estimate so as to provide the most accurate estimate possible.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Naturalization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: N-400; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS
uses the information gathered on Form N-400 to make a determination as
to a respondent's eligibility to naturalize and become a United States
citizen.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 764,450
respondents with an estimated response per respondent of 6 hours and 55
minutes for the form N-400 and 1 hour and 17 minutes for the biometric
processing.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 6,182,108 Hours. This is a change from the
estimated burden per response reported on the 60-day Federal Register
Notice published at 77 FR 75440.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with
supplementary documents, or need additional information, please visit
https://www.regulations.gov. We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Office
of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140; Telephone 202-272-
8377.
Dated: March 15, 2013.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
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