Department of Homeland Security December 9, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission describes the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and includes the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use. Title: National Fire Academy Long Term Course Evaluation Forms (FF 90-58 Trainees; FF 90-59 Supervisors). OMB Number: 1660-0039. Abstract: The National Fire Academy's long-term evaluation forms one for students (trainees) and one for the student's supervisorwill obtain course specific feedback regarding impact of course content on job performance. The information is needed to improve instruction and content. Demographic data are needed to identify differentials in course impact. Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, local or Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents: 1,500 (750 Trainees and 750 Supervisors). Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes for the Student Questionnaire; 10 minutes for the Supervisor Questionnaire. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 375 hours. Frequency of Response: Once. Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, or facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments must be submitted on or before January 9, 2006.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission describes the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and includes the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use. Title: Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: Application Forms For LOMRs and CLOMRs. OMB Number: 1660-0016. Abstract: The information collected on FEMA Forms 81-89, 81-89A, 81-89B, 81-89C, 81-89D, and 81-89E is used to determine if such data will result in a modification of a Base Flood Elevation (BFE), Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), and/or floodway. Since the information is collected, it is submitted to FEMA for review and is subsequently included on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) maps. Affected Public: Business or other for profit, individuals or households, and State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 1,440. Estimated Time per Respondent: 14.5 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,880 hours. Frequency of Response: Annually. Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, or facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments must be submitted on or before January 9, 2006.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice in the Federal Register on November 19, 2004, at 69 FR 67751 which announced the expansion of the Direct Mail Program to provide that certain filings of Forms I-485, I- 765, and I-131 be filed at a designated Chicago, Illinois Lockbox Facility for initial processing. That notice, among other things, directed certain aliens applying for work authorization under 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(10), who were described as ``aliens granted Suspension of Deportation who are required to file with the USCIS Service Center having jurisdiction,`` to submit their Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, to the Chicago Lockbox Facility. This statement was incorrect in two ways. First, 8 CFR 274a(12)(c)(10) provides that an alien ``who has filed an application for suspension of deportation.* * *'' may be authorized to accept employment in the United States. That provision, however, does not cover an alien who has already been granted suspension of deportation and is not a lawful permanent resident. Aliens already granted suspension of deportation and lawful permanent resident status are employment authorized incident to status and are not required to file for an employment authorization document. Second, the November 19, 2004 Direct Mail Notice was meant to affect only those Form I-765 applicants who, at the time the notice was issued, were required to file their applications at a local USCIS office. USCIS did not intent to change the filing location for those I- 765s applications requesting employment authorization under 8 CFR 274.12(c)(10) that were previously filed at and adjudicated by a Service Center, such as those based upon an application for relief pursuant to section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, Public Law 105-100, as amended. Accordingly, the Federal Register notice needs to be corrected to clarify this point. USCIS hereby corrects the prior notice to clearly provide that only applicants who are seeking employment authorization pursuant to 8 CFR 274.12(c)(10) based upon having filed an application for suspension of deportation pursuant to section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) or cancellation of removal pursuant to section 240A of the INA must submit their Form I-765 to the Chicago Lockbox Facility. Applicants who are seeking employment authorization pursuant to 8 CFR 274.12(c)(10) based upon having field an application for NACARA 203 relief must submit their Form I-765 to the Service Center having jurisdiction over their place of residence.