30-day Federal Register Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management
Agency

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0106]

[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0010]

Cancellation; Federal Advisory
Committee Meeting: Board of Visitors
for the National Fire Academy
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Notice of meeting cancellation.

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Petition for Qualifying
Family Member of a U–1
Nonimmigrant, Form Number I–929;
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection
ACTION:

30-Day notice.

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
1995. The information collection notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on June 27, 2012, at 77 FR
38308 with a correction published on
July 6, 2012, at 77 FR 40078, allowing
for a 60-day public comment period.
USCIS did not receive any comments in
connection with the 60-day notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until November 13,
2012. 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, should be
directed to DHS, and to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer. Comments may be
submitted to: DHS, USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020.
Comments may also be submitted to
DHS via email at
[email protected], to the
OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile
at 202–395–5806 or via email at
[email protected] and via
the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site
at http://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2009–0010.
When submitting comments by email,
please make sure to add 1615–0106 in
the subject box.
All submissions received must
include the agency name, OMB Control
Number and Docket ID. Regardless of
the method used for submitting
comments or material, all submissions
will be posted, without change, to the
SUMMARY:

The meeting of the Board of
Visitors for the National Fire Academy
(Board) scheduled for Friday, October 5,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, and
Saturday, October 6, 2012, from 9 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. EST is cancelled. Notice of
this meeting was published in the
September 17, 2012, issue of the Federal
Register.

SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cindy Wivell, 16825 South Seton
Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727,
telephone (301) 447–1157, fax (301)
447–183473, and email
[email protected].
Notice of
this cancellation of this meeting is given
under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. Notice of this
meeting was published in the
September 17, 2012, issue of the Federal
Register at 77 FR 57102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board
The purpose of the Board is to review
annually the programs of the National
Fire Academy (Academy) and advise the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), through
the United States Fire Administrator,
regarding the operation of the Academy
and any improvements therein that the
Board deems appropriate.

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Dated: October 3, 2012.
Denis G. Onieal,
Superintendent, National Fire Academy,
United States Fire Administration, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
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Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov, and will include
any personal information you provide.
Therefore, submitting this information
makes it public. You may wish to
consider limiting the amount of
personal information that you provide
in any voluntary submission you make
to DHS. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
NOTE: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning this information collection.
Please do not submit requests for individual
case status inquiries to this address. If you
are seeking information about the status of
your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case
Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/
Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283.

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:
Petition for Qualifying Family Member
of a U–1 Nonimmigrant.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–929; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Section 245(m) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (Act)
allows certain qualifying family
members who have never held U
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permanent residence or apply for
immigrant visas. Before such family
members may apply for adjustment of
status or seek immigrant visas, the U–
1 nonimmigrant who has been granted
adjustment of status must file an
immigrant petition on behalf of the
qualifying family member using Form I–
929. Form I–929 is necessary for USCIS
to make a determination that the
eligibility requirements and conditions
are met regarding the qualifying family
member.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 2,000 respondents with an
estimated average burden per response
of 1 hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 2,000 hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument with
supplementary documents, or need
additional information, please visit
http://www.regulations.gov. We may
also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: October 2, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
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 HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0001]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Petition for Alien Fiance´(e),
Form I–129F, Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection

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ACTION:

60-Day Notice.

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS), will be
submitting the following information
collection request for review and
clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
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accepted for 60 days until December 10,
2012.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this
notice, especially regarding the
estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security,
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Laura Dawkins, Chief, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may
also be submitted via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal Web site at http://
www.Regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2006–0028.
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 http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or that is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the collection of information
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
agencies 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.

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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Petition for Alien Fiance´(e).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–129F,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Households. Form I–129F must be filed
with USCIS by a citizen of the United
States in order to petition for an alien
fiance´(e), spouse, or his/her children.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 46,936 responses at 1 hour and
35 minutes (1.58 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 74,158 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please visit the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529, Telephone
number 202–272–8377.
Dated: October 4, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
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 HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5603–C–64]

Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB
Housing Counseling Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Correction.
AGENCY:

On September 17, 2012, at 77
FR 57103, HUD published Housing
Counseling Program and reference to the
NOFA charts were excluded. Nonprofit
Housing Counseling organizations

SUMMARY:

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