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Title: Foreign Assembler’s Declaration
(with Endorsement by Importer).
OMB Number: 1651–0031.
Abstract: In accordance with 19 CFR
10.24, a Foreign Assembler’s
Declaration must be made in connection
with the entry of assembled articles
under subheading 9802.00.80,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). This declaration
includes information such as the
quantity, value and description of the
imported merchandise. The declaration
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importer. The Foreign Assembler’s
Declaration is used by CBP to determine
whether the operations performed are
within the purview of subheading
9802.00.80, HTSUS and therefore
eligible for preferential tariff treatment.
19 CFR 10.24(d) requires that the
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available to CBP for audit, inspection,
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subchpt-9802.
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collection with no change to the burden
hours or to the information collected.
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change).
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Foreign Assemblers Declaration
(Reporting)
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2,730.
Estimated Number of Responses/
Recordkeeping per Respondent: 128.
Estimated Total Number of
Responses: 349,440.
Estimated Time per Response/
Recordkeeping: 50 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 291,083.
Foreign Assemblers Declaration (Record
Keeping)
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2,730.
Estimated Number of Responses/
Recordkeeping per Respondent: 128.
Estimated Total Number of
Responses: 349,440.
Estimated Time per Response/
Recordkeeping: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 29,004.
Dated: April 6, 2020.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2019–0018]
RIN 1660–ZA23
Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Building
Resilient Infrastructure and
Communities
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice, Request for Comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is
accepting comments on the Building
SUMMARY:
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Resilient Infrastructure and
Communities Policy. This policy
describes a new program authorized by
recent legislation that allows FEMA to
set aside 6 percent of estimated disaster
expenses for each major disaster to fund
a mitigation grant program to assist
States, territories, Tribes, and local
governments. The new program would
supersede the existing Pre-Disaster
Mitigation grant program and would
promote a national culture of
preparedness through encouraging
investments to protect communities and
infrastructure and strengthening
national mitigation capabilities to foster
resilience.
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified by docket ID FEMA–2019–
0018 and may be submitted by one of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Please note that this proposed policy is
not a rulemaking and the Federal
Rulemaking Portal is being utilized only
as a mechanism for receiving comments.
Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division,
Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 8 NE
Ste. 1007, 500 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20472–3100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Janda, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 400 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, 202–646–2659,
Ryan.Janda@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
Instructions: 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 and Security Notice that is
available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
You may submit your comments and
material by the methods specified in the
ADDRESSES section. Please submit your
comments and any supporting material
by only one means to avoid the receipt
and review of duplicate submissions.
Docket: The proposed guidance is
available in docket ID FEMA–2019–
0018. For access to the docket to read
background documents or comments
received, go to the Federal eRulemaking
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Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and
search for the docket ID. Submitted
comments may also be inspected at
FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, 8 NE,
500 C Street, SW, Washington, DC
20472.
II. Background
On October 5, 2018, the President
signed into law the Disaster Recovery
Reform Act 1 (DRRA). The DRRA
contains approximately 50 provisions
which acknowledge the shared
responsibility for disaster response and
recovery, aim to reduce the complexity
of FEMA, and build the nation’s
capacity for the next catastrophic event.
Some of the highlights from the DRRA
include additional authority to reduce
risk from future disasters after a fire,
increase State capacity to manage
disaster recovery, provide greater
flexibility to survivors with disabilities,
and retain skilled response and recovery
personnel.
This policy addresses Section 1234 of
the DRRA, titled ‘‘National Public
Infrastructure Pre-Disaster Hazard
Mitigation,’’ which amended section
203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
Section 1234 of the DRRA authorizes
FEMA to set aside 6 percent of
estimated disaster expenses for each
major disaster to fund a new grant
program, called Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC).
The new program will supersede the
existing Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
program authorized under Section 203 2
and will promote a national culture of
preparedness through encouraging
investments to protect our communities
and infrastructure and strengthening
national mitigation capabilities to foster
resilience. The following principles will
guide the BRIC program:
• Support communities through
capability and capacity building
• Encourage and enable innovation
• Promote partnerships
• Enable large projects
• Maintain flexibility
• Provide consistency
The BRIC Policy provides a consistent
framework and standing requirements
for the program. FEMA will calculate
1 Pubic
Law 115–254, 132 Stat. 3438.
August 2019, FEMA posted a PDM fact sheet
and notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to its
website, available at https://www.fema.gov/medialibrary/assets/documents/182171. The NOFO
clarified that fiscal year (FY) 2019 would be the last
year that FEMA offered the PDM program, and that
it would supersede that program by BRIC in FY
2020. As both the fact sheet and the NOFO explain,
the 2015 Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA)
Guidance applies to the FY 2019 PDM grant
program application cycle.
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the 6 percent set aside within 180 days
after each major disaster and set aside
that amount from the Disaster Relief
Fund into the National Public
Infrastructure Pre-Disaster Mitigation
Fund.3 The total amount will vary year
to year based on the estimated amount
of disaster assistance for each major
Presidentially-declared disaster, and the
number of Presidentially-declared
disasters in each year. On an annual
basis, FEMA will assess the amount
available in the National Public
Infrastructure Pre-Disaster Mitigation
Fund and determine what portion of it
will be available for the next year’s grant
cycle. FEMA will announce this
determination in the annual Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 4 which it
will post for a period of time on its
website prior to opening the application
period.
The Stafford Act limits eligible
applicants to States and territories that
have had a major disaster declaration in
the 7 years prior to the annual
application period start date, and
federally-recognized Tribes entirely or
partially located in a State that has had
a major disaster declaration in the 7
years prior to the application period
start date.5 Subapplicants include local
governments and non-federally
recognized Tribes,6 who may apply to
States and territories for funding. (Note
that federally-recognized Tribes may
apply as either applicants or
subapplicants).7
In addition to determining annually
the total amount to be made available
for BRIC, FEMA may allocate from that
amount to eligible States and territorial
applicants, with a specific set-aside for
Tribes, an allocation for mitigation
capability- and capacity-building
activities and mitigation projects, and
make the remainder of the funding
available competitively for mitigation
projects. FEMA may also make a portion
of funding available for management
costs (costs to manage the grant) and
non-financial technical assistance to all
eligible entities. Funding would
generally be subject to a Federal cost
share of up to 75 percent, and up to 90
percent for small and impoverished
communities.8
Each year, FEMA will provide
stakeholders with more detailed
information about the program
requirements through an annual Notice
3 42
U.S.C. 5133(i).
CFR 200.203 sets forth the requirement to post
a NOFO and the required contents of a NOFO.
5 42 U.S.C. 5133(g).
6 42 U.S.C. 5122(8).
7 42 U.S.C. 5123.
8 42 U.S.C. 5133(h).
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of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
process.9 The NOFO will address a
variety of topics, including but not
limited to:
• Important application dates
• Specific funding amounts and
allowances
• Provision of technical assistance
• Codes and standards activities
• Sample project types
• Application review process,
including competition structure and
merit criteria
• Method for determining costeffectiveness
• Award administration information
• Additional requirements and
guidelines
The proposed guidance does not have
the force or effect of law.
FEMA seeks comment on the
proposed guidance, which is available
online at https://www.regulations.gov in
docket ID FEMA–2019–0018. Based on
the comments received, FEMA may
make appropriate revisions to the
proposed guidance. When or if FEMA
issues a final policy, FEMA will publish
a notice of availability in the Federal
Register and make the final guidance
available at https://www.regulations.gov.
The final guidance will not have the
force and effect of law and is not meant
to bind the public in any way. The
guidance document is intended only to
provide clarity to the public regarding
existing requirements under the law or
agency policies.
Authority: Sec. 1234, Pub. L. 115–254, 132
Stat. 3438.
Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0075]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Affidavit of
Support Under Section 213A of the Act
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
SUMMARY:
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CFR 200.203.
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-07609]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0018]
RIN 1660-ZA23
Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Building Resilient Infrastructure
and Communities
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice, Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting
comments on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
Policy. This policy describes a new program authorized by recent
legislation that allows FEMA to set aside 6 percent of estimated
disaster expenses for each major disaster to fund a mitigation grant
program to assist States, territories, Tribes, and local governments.
The new program would supersede the existing Pre-Disaster Mitigation
grant program and would promote a national culture of preparedness
through encouraging investments to protect communities and
infrastructure and strengthening national mitigation capabilities to
foster resilience.
DATES: Comments must be received by May 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified by docket ID FEMA-2019-0018 and
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. Please note that this proposed
policy is not a rulemaking and the Federal Rulemaking Portal is being
utilized only as a mechanism for receiving comments.
Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 8 NE Ste. 1007, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Janda, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 202-646-2659,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
Instructions: 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 and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
You may submit your comments and material by the methods specified
in the ADDRESSES section. Please submit your comments and any
supporting material by only one means to avoid the receipt and review
of duplicate submissions.
Docket: The proposed guidance is available in docket ID FEMA-2019-
0018. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments
received, go to the Federal eRulemaking
[[Page 20292]]
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and search for the docket ID.
Submitted comments may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief
Counsel, 8 NE, 500 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20472.
II. Background
On October 5, 2018, the President signed into law the Disaster
Recovery Reform Act \1\ (DRRA). The DRRA contains approximately 50
provisions which acknowledge the shared responsibility for disaster
response and recovery, aim to reduce the complexity of FEMA, and build
the nation's capacity for the next catastrophic event. Some of the
highlights from the DRRA include additional authority to reduce risk
from future disasters after a fire, increase State capacity to manage
disaster recovery, provide greater flexibility to survivors with
disabilities, and retain skilled response and recovery personnel.
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\1\ Pubic Law 115-254, 132 Stat. 3438.
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This policy addresses Section 1234 of the DRRA, titled ``National
Public Infrastructure Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation,'' which amended
section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. Section 1234 of
the DRRA authorizes FEMA to set aside 6 percent of estimated disaster
expenses for each major disaster to fund a new grant program, called
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC). The new
program will supersede the existing Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
program authorized under Section 203 \2\ and will promote a national
culture of preparedness through encouraging investments to protect our
communities and infrastructure and strengthening national mitigation
capabilities to foster resilience. The following principles will guide
the BRIC program:
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\2\ In August 2019, FEMA posted a PDM fact sheet and notice of
funding opportunity (NOFO) to its website, available at https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/182171. The NOFO
clarified that fiscal year (FY) 2019 would be the last year that
FEMA offered the PDM program, and that it would supersede that
program by BRIC in FY 2020. As both the fact sheet and the NOFO
explain, the 2015 Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Guidance
applies to the FY 2019 PDM grant program application cycle.
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Support communities through capability and capacity
building
Encourage and enable innovation
Promote partnerships
Enable large projects
Maintain flexibility
Provide consistency
The BRIC Policy provides a consistent framework and standing
requirements for the program. FEMA will calculate the 6 percent set
aside within 180 days after each major disaster and set aside that
amount from the Disaster Relief Fund into the National Public
Infrastructure Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund.\3\ The total amount will
vary year to year based on the estimated amount of disaster assistance
for each major Presidentially-declared disaster, and the number of
Presidentially-declared disasters in each year. On an annual basis,
FEMA will assess the amount available in the National Public
Infrastructure Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund and determine what portion
of it will be available for the next year's grant cycle. FEMA will
announce this determination in the annual Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO) \4\ which it will post for a period of time on its website prior
to opening the application period.
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\3\ 42 U.S.C. 5133(i).
\4\ 2 CFR 200.203 sets forth the requirement to post a NOFO and
the required contents of a NOFO.
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The Stafford Act limits eligible applicants to States and
territories that have had a major disaster declaration in the 7 years
prior to the annual application period start date, and federally-
recognized Tribes entirely or partially located in a State that has had
a major disaster declaration in the 7 years prior to the application
period start date.\5\ Subapplicants include local governments and non-
federally recognized Tribes,\6\ who may apply to States and territories
for funding. (Note that federally-recognized Tribes may apply as either
applicants or subapplicants).\7\
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\5\ 42 U.S.C. 5133(g).
\6\ 42 U.S.C. 5122(8).
\7\ 42 U.S.C. 5123.
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In addition to determining annually the total amount to be made
available for BRIC, FEMA may allocate from that amount to eligible
States and territorial applicants, with a specific set-aside for
Tribes, an allocation for mitigation capability- and capacity-building
activities and mitigation projects, and make the remainder of the
funding available competitively for mitigation projects. FEMA may also
make a portion of funding available for management costs (costs to
manage the grant) and non-financial technical assistance to all
eligible entities. Funding would generally be subject to a Federal cost
share of up to 75 percent, and up to 90 percent for small and
impoverished communities.\8\
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\8\ 42 U.S.C. 5133(h).
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Each year, FEMA will provide stakeholders with more detailed
information about the program requirements through an annual Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process.\9\ The NOFO will address a variety
of topics, including but not limited to:
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\9\ 2 CFR 200.203.
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Important application dates
Specific funding amounts and allowances
Provision of technical assistance
Codes and standards activities
Sample project types
Application review process, including competition
structure and merit criteria
Method for determining cost-effectiveness
Award administration information
Additional requirements and guidelines
The proposed guidance does not have the force or effect of law.
FEMA seeks comment on the proposed guidance, which is available
online at https://www.regulations.gov in docket ID FEMA-2019-0018. Based
on the comments received, FEMA may make appropriate revisions to the
proposed guidance. When or if FEMA issues a final policy, FEMA will
publish a notice of availability in the Federal Register and make the
final guidance available at https://www.regulations.gov. The final
guidance will not have the force and effect of law and is not meant to
bind the public in any way. The guidance document is intended only to
provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the
law or agency policies.
Authority: Sec. 1234, Pub. L. 115-254, 132 Stat. 3438.
Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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