Department of Homeland Security June 3, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces the renewal of a computer matching program that Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS) is currently conducting with MA- DUA.

This notice informs the public of the implementation of United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program exit pilot programs at two air ports of entry as required by the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. The 2009 appropriations act limited the Department of Homeland Security's funding until US-VISIT conducts certain exit pilots programs and submits a report to Congress. This notice also announces the location of the exit pilot programs and describes the process by which the exit pilot programs will be evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The airport locations are Atlanta, Georgia, and Detroit, Michigan.

With this amendment, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) corrects one typographical error and corrects two inadvertent omissions from the Optional Practical Training (OPT) interim final rule (IFR) published in the Federal Register on April 8, 2008.

This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Minnesota (FEMA-3304-EM), dated March 26, 2009, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Minnesota (FEMA-1830-DR), dated April 9, 2009, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Alabama (FEMA-1836-DR), dated May 8, 2009, and related determinations.

Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents, and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.

This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for new buildings and their contents.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 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 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.