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majority of the existing primary fence in
the Project Area was built in the early
1990s using a fence design that is no
longer optimal for Border Patrol
operations. The new primary barrier
will use an operationally effective
design that is intended to meet Border
Patrol’s current requirements. DHS will
also build prototype border wall in the
Project Area near the eastern terminus
of the existing secondary barrier. The
construction of border wall prototypes
in the Project Area and the robust
physical characteristics that are to be
incorporated into the border wall
prototypes are intended to deter illegal
crossings. In addition to deterring illegal
crossings in the Project Area, DHS will
use the border wall prototypes to
evaluate various design features for
potential inclusion in a border wall
standard that will be developed by the
Government and utilized as a part of
border wall construction going forward.
Importantly, construction of the border
wall prototypes in the Project Area also
means that DHS can evaluate various
design features in the border
environment under actual operational
conditions. As such, the construction of
border wall prototypes will not only
deter illegal entry in the Project Area,
but evaluation of the border wall
prototypes is also critical to and
necessary for future border wall design
and construction.
Section 2
I determine that the following area in
the vicinity of the United States border,
located in the state of California within
the United States Border Patrol’s San
Diego Sector, which is referred to herein
as the Project Area, is an area of high
illegal entry: Starting at the Pacific
Ocean and extending to approximately
one mile east of Border Monument 251.
There is presently a need to construct
physical barriers and roads, including
the infrastructure projects described in
Section 1, in the vicinity of the border
of the United States to deter illegal
crossings in the Project Area. In order to
ensure the expeditious construction of
the barriers and roads in the Project
Area, I have determined that it is
necessary that I exercise the authority
that is vested in me by section 102(c) of
IIRIRA as amended.
Accordingly, pursuant to section
102(c) of IIRIRA, I hereby waive in their
entirety, with respect to the
construction of roads and physical
barriers (including, but not limited to,
accessing the Project Area, creating and
using staging areas, the conduct of
earthwork, excavation, fill, and site
preparation, and installation and
upkeep of physical barriers, roads,
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supporting elements, drainage, erosion
controls, and safety features) in the
Project Area, the following statutes,
including all federal, state, or other
laws, regulations and legal requirements
of, deriving from, or related to the
subject of, the following statutes, as
amended: The National Environmental
Policy Act (Pub. L. 91–190, 83 Stat. 852
(Jan. 1, 1970) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)),
the Endangered Species Act (Pub. L. 93–
205, 87 Stat. 884 (Dec. 28, 1973) (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)), the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (commonly
referred to as the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)), the National
Historic Preservation Act (Pub. L. 89–
665, 80 Stat. 915 (Oct. 15, 1966), as
amended, repealed, or replaced by Pub.
L. 113–287 (Dec. 19, 2014) (formerly
codified at 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq., now
codified at 54 U.S.C. 100101 note and
54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.)), the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.),
the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 715 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Archeological
Resources Protection Act (Pub. L. 96–95
(16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.)), the
Paleontological Resources Preservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 470aaa et seq.), the
Federal Cave Resources Protection Act
of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C.
1241 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water
Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), the Noise
Control Act (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.), the
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended
by the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.),
the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the
Archaeological and Historic
Preservation Act (Pub. L. 86–523, as
amended, repealed, or replaced by Pub.
L. 113–287 (Dec. 19, 2014) (formerly
codified at 16 U.S.C. 469 et seq., now
codified at 54 U.S.C. 312502 et seq.)),
the Antiquities Act (formerly codified at
16 U.S.C. 431 et seq., now codified 54
U.S.C. 320301 et seq.), the Historic
Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act
(formerly codified at 16 U.S.C. 461 et
seq., now codified at 54 U.S.C. 3201–
320303 & 320101–320106), the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (Pub. L. 90–542 (16
U.S.C. 1281 et seq.)), the Farmland
Protection Policy Act (7 U.S.C. 4201 et
seq.), the Coastal Zone Management Act
(Pub. L. 92–583 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.)),
the Wilderness Act (Pub. L. 88–577 (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.)), the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act (Pub. L.
94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act (Pub. L. 89–669 (16
U.S.C. 668dd–668ee)), the National
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Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–57), National
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (Pub. L.
84–1024 (16 U.S.C. 742a, et seq.)), the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
(Pub. L. 73–121 (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.)),
the Wild Horse and Burro Act (16 U.S.C.
1331 et seq.), an Act of Oct. 30, 2000,
Pub. L. 106–398, 1, 114 Stat. 1654
(enacting into law § 2848 of Part II of
Subtitle D of Title XXVIII of Division B
of H.R. 5408 (114 Stat. 1654A–426), as
introduced on Oct. 6, 2000), the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
551 et seq.), the Otay Mountain
Wilderness Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106–
145), sections 102(29) and 103 of Title
I of the California Desert Protection Act
(Pub. L. 103–433), the Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403), the
Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668 et
seq.), the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (25
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), the American
Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 U.S.C.
1996), and the Religious Freedom
Restoration Act (42 U.S.C. 2000bb).
This waiver does not repeal the
previous waiver published in the
Federal Register on September 22, 2005
(70 FR 55622).
I reserve the authority to make further
waivers from time to time as I may
determine to be necessary under section
102 of IIRIRA, as amended.
Dated: July 26, 2017.
John F. Kelly,
Secretary of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0044]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Application for Action on an Approved
Application or Petition
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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1995. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until September 1,
2017. 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 dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be
submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806.
(This is not a toll-free number.) All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the OMB Control
Number 1615–0044.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140,
Telephone number (202) 272–8377
(This is not a toll-free number;
comments are not accepted via
telephone message.). Please note contact
information provided here is solely for
questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries.
Applicants seeking information about
the status of their individual cases can
check Case Status Online, available at
the USCIS Web site at https://
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
National Customer Service Center at
(800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on April 28, 2017 at 82 FR
19748, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comment in connection with the 60day notice.
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2007–0012 in the search box.
Written comments and suggestions from
the public and affected agencies should
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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:
Application for Action on an Approved
Application or Petition.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–824; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Form I–824 is used to
request a duplicate approval notice, or
to notify the U.S. Consulate that a
petition has been approved or that a
person has been adjusted to permanent
resident status.
(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 is 10,888 and the estimated
hour burden per response is .42 hours
(25 minutes).
(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 4,572 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $1,333,780.
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Dated: July 28, 2017.
Samantha Deshommes,
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 THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2017–0034; FF08ESMF00–
FXES11140800000–178]
Lost Hills Solar Project, Kern County,
California; Draft Environmental
Assessment and Draft Habitat
Conservation Plan
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comment.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce the
availability of a draft environmental
assessment (draft EA) under the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended. We also announce
receipt of an application for an
incidental take permit under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended, and receipt of a draft habitat
conservation plan (draft HCP). CED Lost
Hills Solar, LLC has applied for an
incidental take permit under the
Endangered Species Act for the Lost
Hills Solar Project in Kern County,
California. The permit would authorize
the take of the federally endangered San
Joaquin kit fox incidental to the
construction, operation and
maintenance, and decommissioning of
the solar project. Application for the
permit requires the preparation of an
HCP with measures to avoid, minimize,
and mitigate the impacts of incidental
take to the maximum extent practicable.
The purpose of the EA is to assess the
effects of issuing the permit and
implementing the draft HCP on the
natural and human environment.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received by
September 1, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Document Availability: The
draft HCP and draft EA are available via
the internet at the Federal eRulemaking
Portal (www.regulations.gov) in Docket
No. FWS–R8–ES–2017–0034.
Alternatively, you may obtain electronic
copies of the draft HCP and draft EA
from the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife
Office Web site at https://www.fws.gov/
sacramento. Copies of these documents
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0044]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Action on
an Approved Application or Petition
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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
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1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
September 1, 2017. 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 dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov. Comments may also
be submitted via fax at (202) 395-5806. (This is not a toll-free
number.) All submissions received must include the agency name and the
OMB Control Number 1615-0044.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number
(202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number; comments are not
accepted via telephone message.). Please note contact information
provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information
about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS Web site at https://www.uscis.gov, or
call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY
(800) 767-1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register on April 28, 2017 at 82 FR 19748, allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comment in
connection with the 60-day notice.
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: https://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2007-0012 in the search box. 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: Application for Action on an
Approved Application or Petition.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-824; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
824 is used to request a duplicate approval notice, or to notify the
U.S. Consulate that a petition has been approved or that a person has
been adjusted to permanent resident status.
(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 is 10,888
and the estimated hour burden per response is .42 hours (25 minutes).
(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 4,572 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated
with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated
with this collection of information is $1,333,780.
Dated: July 28, 2017.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
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