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Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
82,586.
Estimated Number of Responses:
82,586.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 8,092.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $328,617.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $2,104,395.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) 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;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
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[Docket ID: FEMA–2022–0030; OMB No.
1660–0070]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; National
Fire Department Registry
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of revision and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) will
submit the information collection
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
clearance in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission
seeks comments concerning the use of a
form to collect data for the development
and continuation of the National Fire
Department Registry.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
should be made to Director, Information
Management Division, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, email address
FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov or Gayle
Kelch, Statistician, FEMA, United States
Fire Administration, National Fire Data
Center at (301) 447–1154 or
gayle.kelch@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
of 1974, Public Law 93–498, as enacted
in 15 U.S.C. Chap 49, provides for the
gathering and analyzing of data as
deemed useful and applicable for fire
departments. The U.S. Fire
Administration (USFA) receives many
requests from fire service organizations
and the general public for information
related to fire departments, including
total number of departments, number of
stations per department, population
protected, and number of firefighters.
The USFA also has a need for this
information to guide programmatic
decisions and produce mailing lists for
USFA publications. Recommendations
for the creation of the fire department
census database came out of a Blue
Ribbon Panel’s review of the USFA. The
report included a review of the
structure, mission, and funding of the
USFA, future policies, programmatic
needs, course development and
delivery, and the role of the USFA to
reflect changes in the fire service. As a
result of those recommendations, the
USFA is working to identify all fire
departments in the United States to
develop a database that will include
information related to demographics,
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capabilities, and activities of fire
departments Nationwide. In the fall of
2016, the USFA renamed the census to
the National Fire Department Registry.
In the fall of 2001, information was
collected from 16,000 fire departments.
Since the first year of the collection, an
additional 11,182 departments have
registered for a total of 27,182 fire
departments. This leaves an estimated
2,818 departments still to respond.
Additionally, about 5,436 current
registered departments are contacted by
USFA each year and are asked to
provide updates to any previously
submitted information.
This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal
Register on October 13, 2022, at 87 FR
15228 with a 60 day public comment
period. No comments were received.
The purpose of this notice is to notify
the public that FEMA will submit the
information collection abstracted below
to the Office of Management and Budget
for review and clearance.
Collection of Information
Title: National Fire Department
Registry.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0070.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–USFA–
FY–21–100—Paper Version (formerly
070–0–0–1); FEMA Form FF–USFA–
FY–21–110—Online Version (formerly
the screenshots of FEMA Form 070–0–
0–1).
Abstract: This collection seeks to
identify fire departments in the United
States to compile a database related to
their demographics, capabilities, and
activities. The database is used to guide
programmatic decisions and provide
information to the public and the fire
service.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,375.
Estimated Number of Responses:
6,375.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,219.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $9,371.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $100,058.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
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evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) 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;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023–01554 Filed 1–25–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
[Docket No. ICEB–2022–0014]
RIN 1653–ZA34
Employment Authorization for Haitian
F–1 Nonimmigrant Students
Experiencing Severe Economic
Hardship as a Direct Result of the
Current Crisis in Haiti
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement; Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the Secretary of Homeland Security
(Secretary) is suspending certain
regulatory requirements for F–1
nonimmigrant students whose country
of citizenship is Haiti, regardless of
country of birth (or individuals having
no nationality who last habitually
resided in Haiti), and who are
experiencing severe economic hardship
as a direct result of the current crisis in
Haiti. The Secretary is taking action to
provide relief to these Haitian students
who are in lawful F–1 nonimmigrant
student status so the students may
request employment authorization on
the date of publication of this notice,
work an increased number of hours
while school is in session, and reduce
their course load while continuing to
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maintain their F–1 nonimmigrant
student status. The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) will deem an
F–1 nonimmigrant student granted
employment authorization by means of
this notice to be engaged in a ‘‘full
course of study’’ for the duration of the
employment authorization, if the
nonimmigrant student satisfies the
minimum course load requirement
described in this notice.
DATES: This action is effective February
4, 2023, through August 3, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Snyder, Unit Chief, Policy and
Response Unit, Student and Exchange
Visitor Program, MS 5600, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
500 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
20536–5600; email: sevp@ice.dhs.gov,
telephone: (703) 603–3400. This is not
a toll-free number. Program information
can be found at https://www.ice.gov/
sevis/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What action is DHS taking under this
notice?
The Secretary is exercising authority
under 8 CFR 214.2(f)(9) to temporarily
suspend the applicability of certain
requirements governing on-campus and
off-campus employment for F–1
nonimmigrant students whose country
of citizenship is Haiti, regardless of
country of birth (or individuals having
no nationality who last habitually
resided in Haiti), who are present in the
United States in lawful F–1
nonimmigrant student status on the date
of publication of this notice, and who
are experiencing severe economic
hardship as a direct result of the current
crisis in Haiti. DHS initially suspended
certain regulatory requirements for F–1
nonimmigrant students experiencing
severe economic hardship as a direct
result of the January 12, 2010,
earthquake in Haiti. See 75 FR 56120
(Sep. 15, 2010). The original notice was
effective from September 15, 2010, until
July 22, 2011. A subsequent notice
provided for an 18-month extension
from July 22, 2011, through January 22,
2013. See 76 FR 28997 (May 19, 2011).
A third notice provided another 18month extension from January 22, 2013,
through July 22, 2014. See 77 FR 59942
(Oct. 1, 2012). A fourth notice provided
for another 18-month extension from
July 22, 2014, through January 22, 2016.
See 79 FR 11805 (Mar. 3, 2014). A fifth
notice provided for another 18-month
extension from January 22, 2016,
through July 22, 2017. See 80 FR 51579
(Aug. 25, 2015). Most recently, DHS
issued a notice which applied to F–1
nonimmigrant students who met certain
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criteria, including having been lawfully
present in the United States in F–1
nonimmigrant status on August 3, 2021,
and was effective from August 3, 2021,
until February 3, 2023. See 86 FR 41857
(Aug. 3, 2021). Effective with this
publication, suspension of the
employment limitations is available
through August 3, 2024, for those who
are in lawful F–1 nonimmigrant status
on the date of publication of this notice.
DHS will deem an F–1 nonimmigrant
student granted employment
authorization through this notice to be
engaged in a ‘‘full course of study’’ for
the duration of the employment
authorization, if the student satisfies the
minimum course load set forth in this
notice.1 See 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6)(i)(F).
Who is covered by this notice?
This notice applies exclusively to F–
1 nonimmigrant students who, on the
date of publication of this notice, meet
all of the following conditions:
(1) Are a citizen of Haiti, regardless of
country of birth (or an individual having
no nationality who last habitually
resided in Haiti);
(2) Were lawfully present in the
United States in F–1 nonimmigrant
status under section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i);
(3) Are currently enrolled in an
academic institution that is Student and
Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)certified for enrollment for F–1
nonimmigrant students;
(4) Are currently maintaining F–1
nonimmigrant status; and
(5) Are experiencing severe economic
hardship as a direct result of the current
crisis in Haiti.
This notice applies to F–1
nonimmigrant students in an approved
private school in kindergarten through
grade 12, public school grades 9 through
12, and undergraduate and graduate
education. An F–1 nonimmigrant
1 Because the suspension of requirements under
this notice applies throughout an academic term
during which the suspension is in effect, DHS
considers an F–1 nonimmigrant student who
engages in a reduced course load or employment (or
both) after this notice is effective to be engaging in
a ‘‘full course of study,’’ see 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6), and
eligible for employment authorization, through the
end of any academic term for which such student
is matriculated as of August 3, 2024, provided the
student satisfies the minimum course load
requirements in this notice. DHS also considers
students who engage in online coursework pursuant
to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) guidance for
nonimmigrant students to be in compliance with
regulations while such guidance remains in effect.
See ICE Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions
on COVID–19, Nonimmigrant Students & SEVPCertified Schools: Frequently Asked Questions,
https://www.ice.gov/coronavirus (last visited Nov.
30, 2022).
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0030; OMB No. 1660-0070]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; National Fire Department Registry
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of revision and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission seeks comments
concerning the use of a form to collect data for the development and
continuation of the National Fire Department Registry.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
email address [email protected] or
Gayle Kelch, Statistician, FEMA, United States Fire Administration,
National Fire Data Center at (301) 447-1154 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
of 1974, Public Law 93-498, as enacted in 15 U.S.C. Chap 49, provides
for the gathering and analyzing of data as deemed useful and applicable
for fire departments. The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) receives many
requests from fire service organizations and the general public for
information related to fire departments, including total number of
departments, number of stations per department, population protected,
and number of firefighters. The USFA also has a need for this
information to guide programmatic decisions and produce mailing lists
for USFA publications. Recommendations for the creation of the fire
department census database came out of a Blue Ribbon Panel's review of
the USFA. The report included a review of the structure, mission, and
funding of the USFA, future policies, programmatic needs, course
development and delivery, and the role of the USFA to reflect changes
in the fire service. As a result of those recommendations, the USFA is
working to identify all fire departments in the United States to
develop a database that will include information related to
demographics, capabilities, and activities of fire departments
Nationwide. In the fall of 2016, the USFA renamed the census to the
National Fire Department Registry. In the fall of 2001, information was
collected from 16,000 fire departments. Since the first year of the
collection, an additional 11,182 departments have registered for a
total of 27,182 fire departments. This leaves an estimated 2,818
departments still to respond. Additionally, about 5,436 current
registered departments are contacted by USFA each year and are asked to
provide updates to any previously submitted information.
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on October 13, 2022, at 87 FR 15228 with a 60 day
public comment period. No comments were received. The purpose of this
notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information
collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for
review and clearance.
Collection of Information
Title: National Fire Department Registry.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0070.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-100--Paper Version (formerly
070-0-0-1); FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-110--Online Version (formerly the
screenshots of FEMA Form 070-0-0-1).
Abstract: This collection seeks to identify fire departments in the
United States to compile a database related to their demographics,
capabilities, and activities. The database is used to guide
programmatic decisions and provide information to the public and the
fire service.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,375.
Estimated Number of Responses: 6,375.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,219.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $9,371.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $100,058.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
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evaluate whether the proposed data collection is necessary for the
proper performance of the agency, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) 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; (c)
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-01554 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
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