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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,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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[OMB Control Number 1615–0009]
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4145–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2013–0001]
Colorado; Amendment No. 7 to Notice
of a Major Disaster Declaration
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for State
of Colorado (FEMA–4145–DR), dated
September 14, 2013, and related
determinations.
DATES: Effective Date: October 15, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended, Thomas J. McCool,
of FEMA is appointed to act as the
Federal Coordinating Officer for this
disaster.
This action terminates the
appointment of Michael J. Hall as
Federal Coordinating Officer for this
disaster.
SUMMARY:
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Petition for a Nonimmigrant
Worker, Form I–129; Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection
ACTION:
30-Day notice.
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 July 5, 2013, at 78 FR 40490,
allowing for a 60-day public comment
period. USCIS received 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 November 25,
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 eDocket ID number USCIS–2005–0030 or
via email at uscisfrcomment@
uscis.dhs.gov. All submissions received
SUMMARY:
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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);
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must include the agency name and the
OMB Control Number 1615–0009.
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 consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
For additional information please read
the Privacy Act notice that is available
via the link in the footer of https://
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.
Issues for Comment Focus
For Form I–129 and its supplements,
USCIS is especially interested in the
public’s experience, input, and
estimates on the burden in terms of time
and money incurred by applicants for
the following aspects of this information
collection:
• The time burden incurred in
reading the instructions, completing the
form, obtaining supporting
documentation; and
• For preparers who are paid, the
expense to the respondent to find and
secure such preparers for assistance and
the amount that paid preparers charge
for their services.
In addition, to truly be helpful to the
improvement of this form and the
program that oversees the services
associated with this information
collection 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
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(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.
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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–129;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Business: This form is
used by an employer to petition for
aliens to come to the U.S. temporarily
to perform services, labor, and training
or to request extensions of stay or
changes in nonimmigrant status for
nonimmigrant workers.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond:
• Form I–129—333,891 respondents
at 2.34 hours;
• E–1/E–2 Classification to Form I–
129—4,760 respondents at .67 hours;
• Trade Agreement Supplement to
Form I–129—3,057 respondents at .67
hours;
• H Classification Supplement to
Form I–129—255,872 respondents at 2
hours;
• H–1B and H–1B1 Data Collection
and Filing Fee Exemption
Supplement—243,965 respondents at 1
hour;
• L Classification Supplement to
Form I–129—37,831 respondents at 1.34
hours;
• O and P Classifications Supplement
to Form I–129—22,710 respondents at 1
hour;
• Q–1 Classification Supplement to
Form I–129—155 respondents at .34
hours; and
• R–1 Classification Supplement to
Form I–129—6,635 respondents at 2.34
hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 1,631,234 annual burden
hours.
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: October 21, 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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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5690–N–14]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Grant Drawdown Payment
Request/LOCCS/VRS Voice Activated
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Grant program
Form
50080–XXXX
Number of
respondents*
Capital Fund ........................................................
50080–CFP ..................
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A. Overview of Information Collection
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment. Public and Indian Housing
Grant recipients use the payment
vouchers to request funds from HUD
through the LOCCS/VRS voice activated
system. The information collected on
the form serves also as an internal
control measure to ensure the lawful
and appropriate disbursement of
Federal funds.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December
23, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
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Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–5564
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal
Information Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Mussington.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
Title of Information Collection: Grant
Drawdown Payment Request/LOCCS/
VRS Voice Activated.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0166.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection
Form Numbers: 50080–CFP; 50080–
NN, RSDE, RSDF, SC; 50080–PHTA;
50080–URP; 50080–FSS; 50080–IHBG;
50080–HOMI; 50080–TIHD.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: Grant
recipients use the applicable payment
information to request funds from HUD
through the LOCCS/VRS voice activated
system. The information collected on
the payment voucher will also be used
as an internal control measure to ensure
the lawful and appropriate
disbursement of Federal funds as well
as provide a service to program
recipients.
Respondents: PHAs, state or local
government. Tribes and tribally
designated housing entities.
Frequency of
responses
(drawdowns
annually per
program)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for a
Nonimmigrant Worker, Form I-129; 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 July 5, 2013, at 78 FR 40490,
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received 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
November 25, 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-2005-0030 or via
email at uscisfrcomment@uscis.dhs.gov. All submissions received must
include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-0009.
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 consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary
submission you make to DHS. For additional information please read the
Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of
https://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.
Issues for Comment Focus
For Form I-129 and its supplements, USCIS is especially interested
in the public's experience, input, and estimates on the burden in terms
of time and money incurred by applicants for the following aspects of
this information collection:
The time burden incurred in reading the instructions,
completing the form, obtaining supporting documentation; and
For preparers who are paid, the expense to the respondent
to find and secure such preparers for assistance and the amount that
paid preparers charge for their services.
In addition, to truly be helpful to the improvement of this form
and the program that oversees the services associated with this
information collection 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
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(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 Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for a Nonimmigrant
Worker.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-129; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business: This form is used by an
employer to petition for aliens to come to the U.S. temporarily to
perform services, labor, and training or to request extensions of stay
or changes in nonimmigrant status for nonimmigrant workers.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
Form I-129--333,891 respondents at 2.34 hours;
E-1/E-2 Classification to Form I-129--4,760 respondents at
.67 hours;
Trade Agreement Supplement to Form I-129--3,057
respondents at .67 hours;
H Classification Supplement to Form I-129--255,872
respondents at 2 hours;
H-1B and H-1B1 Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption
Supplement--243,965 respondents at 1 hour;
L Classification Supplement to Form I-129--37,831
respondents at 1.34 hours;
O and P Classifications Supplement to Form I-129--22,710
respondents at 1 hour;
Q-1 Classification Supplement to Form I-129--155
respondents at .34 hours; and
R-1 Classification Supplement to Form I-129--6,635
respondents at 2.34 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 1,631,234 annual burden hours.
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: October 21, 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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