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ii. The need to track and reconcile
actual costs?
iii. Other savings?
d. Does your State, Tribe, or
jurisdiction reconcile actual costs for
both small and large projects regardless
of Federal requirements?
e. What is the average amount of time
spent on reconciling (if applicable and
assuming the subgrantee is not
requesting a net small project overrun)
and closing a project, considering
project amounts near the previous and
current maximum thresholds, for
example:
i. Between $40,000 and $68,500?
ii. Between $68,500 and $120,000?
iii. Between $120,000 and $200,000?
f. Will there be a reduction in the
number of final site inspections for
projects between $68,500 and $120,000?
g. What is the average amount of time
spent on a final site inspection for a
project between $68,500 and $120,000?
h. If the increased maximum
threshold would decrease the number of
final site inspections, will that create
grantee and/or subgrantees cost savings
on transportation, lodging, per diem,
travel time and other associated final
inspection costs? If so, what are the
estimated savings?
i. Are there impacts to other processes
and/or savings generated by the change
in the maximum threshold for the
grantees and/or subgrantees? If so, what
are these impacts and savings?
j. Will the maximum threshold change
cause challenges to the grantees and
subgrantees? If available, please provide
any solutions to the identified
challenges.
k. What processes does your State,
Tribe or jurisdiction have in place to
alleviate waste, fraud and abuse?
l. As a grantee, does your State, Tribe,
or jurisdiction perform audits on small
projects? If so, can you estimate how
much it costs to complete the audit?
m. Does your State, Tribe, or
jurisdiction foresee or plan to change
your policies, procedures, laws, or
regulations in response to the new
maximum threshold? For example:
i. Grantee/subgrantee cost shares for
large or small projects (if so, can you
estimate how much or by what
percentage change)?
ii. Reconciliation for large or small
projects?
iii. Audits for large or small projects?
iv. Additional consolidation of work
on small projects?
2. How will the change to the
minimum threshold impact your State,
Tribe, jurisdiction, or community? For
example, please consider how it might
impact the administrative costs of
processing grants, the timeliness of
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receiving recovery funds, and the ability
to ensure proper use of Public
Assistance grant funding. Please provide
data to support your statement, if
available.
a. How many projects between $1,000
and $3,000 would be consolidated into
a single project worksheet over $3,000
based on a logical grouping of work
(which is the current standard)? If not
many, why?
b. Are there obstacles to project
consolidation that FEMA needs to
consider? If so, please provide solutions
to the identified obstacles.
c. Is there a way to track the number
of projects that will be consolidated?
Would your State, Tribe, jurisdiction, or
community be willing to submit data to
support an estimate of the number of
consolidated projects and/or participate
in a survey to collect data?
d. Is there a way to track the number
of projects that did not meet the
minimum threshold and will not be
consolidated? Would your State, Tribe,
jurisdiction, or community be willing to
submit data to support an estimate of
the number of consolidated project and/
or participate in a survey to collect data?
e. Will greater consolidation of
projects based on a logical grouping of
work under the minimum threshold
save time in the closeout of a small
project? For example, will closing one
consolidated project worksheet save
time compared to closing three separate
project worksheets?
f. Does your State, Tribe, or
jurisdiction foresee or plan to change
your policies, procedures, laws, or
regulations in response to the new
minimum threshold? For example:
i. Training and policies for project
consolidation and logical grouping.
ii. Change to disaster assistance
minimum thresholds in your State,
Tribe, or jurisdiction, if applicable.
3. Do you have other comments or
recommendations related to this subject
that you would like to share for FEMA’s
consideration?
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5189.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0064]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: OMB–25, Special Immigrant
Visas for Fourth Preference
Employment-Based Broadcasters;
Extension, Without Change, 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 August 21, 2014, at 79 FR
49529, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comment in connection with the 60day 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 December 19,
2014. 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. Comments may also be
submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the OMB Control
Number 1615–0064.
You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you
provide in any voluntary submission
you make. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Comments
Dated: November 7, 2014.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
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.
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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.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension, without change, of
a currently approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Special Immigrant Visas for Fourth
Preference Employment-Based
Broadcasters.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: No Agency
Form Number; File No. OMB–25;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. The information collected
via the submitted supplemental
documentation (as contained in 8 CFR
204.13(d)) will be used by the USCIS to
determine eligibility for the requested
classification as fourth preference
Employment-based immigrant
broadcasters.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection OMB–25 is 100 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
2 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 200 hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument with
supplementary documents, or need
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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 20529–2134;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: November 13, 2014.
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 HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0125]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Secondary Inspections Tool,
Form M–1061; Extension, Without
Change, 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 September 4, 2014, at 79 FR
52739, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comment in connection with the 60day 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 December 19,
2014. 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. Comments may also be
submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the OMB Control
Number 1615–0125.
You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you
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provide in any voluntary submission
you make. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
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.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension, Without Change, of
a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Secondary Inspections Tool.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form M–
1061; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. The Secondary Inspections
Tool (SIT) is an internet-based tool that
processes, displays, and retrieves
biometric and biographic data from the
Automated Biometric Identification
System (IDENT) within the US-Visitor
and Immigrant Status Indicator
Technology (US–VISIT) system. USCIS
officers in USCIS District/Field Offices
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0064]
Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB-25, Special
Immigrant Visas for Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters;
Extension, Without Change, 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 August 21, 2014, at 79 FR 49529,
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any
comment 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
December 19, 2014. 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. Comments may
also be submitted via fax at (202) 395-5806. All submissions received
must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-0064.
You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is
available via the link in the footer of https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
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.
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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.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Special Immigrant Visas for
Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number; File No. OMB-25;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The
information collected via the submitted supplemental documentation (as
contained in 8 CFR 204.13(d)) will be used by the USCIS to determine
eligibility for the requested classification as fourth preference
Employment-based immigrant broadcasters.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated
total number of respondents for the information collection OMB-25 is
100 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated
with this collection is 200 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 20529-2134; Telephone 202-272-
8377.
Dated: November 13, 2014.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-27332 Filed 11-18-14; 8:45 am]
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