FR Notice: Affidavit of Relationship for Minors from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala

Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 2014 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 8950]

Notice of Information Collection Under
OMB Emergency Review: Affidavit of
Relationship (AOR) for Minors From
Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala
Notice of request for emergency
OMB approval and public comment.

ACTION:

The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
request described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the emergency review procedures of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (5
CFR 1320.13). The purpose of this
notice is to allow for public comment
from all interested individuals and
organizations. Emergency review and
approval of this collection has been
requested from OMB by immediately. If
granted, the emergency approval is only
valid for 180 days. The Department
plans to follow this emergency request
with a submission for a 3 year approval
through OMB’s normal PRA clearance
process (5 CFR 1320.10).
ADDRESSES: Direct any comments on
this emergency request to the
Department of State Desk Officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and to PRM/Admissions.
All comments must be received by 10
days from publication of this Notice.
You may submit comments to OMB
by the following methods:
• Email: oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS
form number, information collection
title, and OMB control number in the
subject line of your message.
• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
You may submit comments to PRM/
Admissions by the following methods:
• Web: Persons with access to the
Internet may use the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) to
comment on this notice by going to
www.Regulations.gov. You can search
for the document by entering ‘‘Public
Notice 8950’’ in the Search bar. If
necessary, use the Narrow by Agency
filter option on the Results page.
• Email: PRM/Admissions (Sean
Hantak: [email protected]). You must
include Emergency Submission
Comment on ‘‘information collection
title’’ in the subject line of your
message.
• Regular Mail: Send written
comments to PRM/Admissions, 2901 C
Street NW., Room 6825, Washington DC
20520.

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You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information
collection title, and OMB control
number (if any) in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents
to Sean Hantak, PRM/Admissions, 2901
C Street NW., Rm 6825, Washington DC
20520 who may be reached at hantaksr@
state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection:
Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) for
Minors from Honduras, El Salvador and
Guatemala.
• OMB Control Number: ‘‘None’’.
• Type of Request: Emergency
Review.
• Originating Office: PRM/A.
• Form Number: DS–7699.
• Respondents: Anchor parents in the
U.S. with children in Honduras, El
Salvador and Guatemala.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,500.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
2,500.
• Average Time per Response: 60
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time: 2,500
hours.
• Frequency: One time per form.
• Obligation to respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden of
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review
Abstract of proposed collection: The
Department of State Bureau of
Population, Refugees, and Migration
(PRM) is responsible for coordinating
and managing the U.S. Refugee

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Admissions Program (USRAP). PRM
coordinates within the Department of
State, as well as with the Department of
Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS),
in carrying out this responsibility. A
critical part of the State Department’s
responsibility is determining which
individuals, from among millions of
refugees worldwide, will have access to
U.S. resettlement consideration. PRM
and DHS/USCIS are now assisting with
the preparation of a White House
directive to initiate an in-country
program to provide a means for certain
persons in the United States who are
lawfully present (‘‘anchor parents’’) to
claim a relationship with child(ren) in
Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala
and to assist the U.S. Department of
State in determining whether those
child(ren) are qualified to apply for
access to the USRAP for family
reunification purposes. This form also
assists DHS/USCIS to verify parentchild relationships during refugee case
adjudication. The main purpose of the
DS–7699 is for the anchor parent to
provide biographical information about
his/her child(ren) in the qualifying
countries who may subsequently seek
access to the USRAP for verification by
the U.S. government.
Methodology: The collection of this
information currently involves the
limited use of electronic techniques.
Anchor parents (respondents) in the
United States will work closely with a
resettlement agency during the
completion of the AOR to ensure that
the information is accurate. Anchor
parents may visit any resettlement
agency to complete an AOR. Sometimes
anchors (respondents) do not have
strong English-language skills and
benefit from having a face-to-face
meeting with resettlement agency staff.
The collection instrument (DS–7699)
will be available electronically and
responses will be completed
electronically. Completed AORs will be
printed out for ink signature by the
respondents as well. The electronic
copy will be submitted electronically to
the Refugee Processing Center (RPC) for
downloading into the Worldwide
Refugee Admission Processing System
(WRAPS), with the signed paper copy
remaining with PRM’s Resettlement and
Placement Agency partners. Within the
next three years, however, it is
anticipated that AORs will be submitted
electronically only, with electronic
signatures, by the resettlement agency to
the RPC.

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 2014 / Notices

Dated: October 29, 2014.
Simon Henshaw
PDAS, Bureau of Population, Refugees and
Migration, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014–27040 Filed 11–13–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8948]

Notice of Preparation/Notice of Intent
To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Report/Environmental Impact
Statement for the Otay Mesa
Conveyance and Disinfection System
Project
Department of State.
Notice; solicitation of
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The purpose of this Notice is
to inform the public and interested
federal, tribal, state, and local
government entities that the Otay Water
District (District) and the U.S.
Department of State (DOS) intend to
prepare a joint Environmental Impact
Report/Environmental Impact Statement
(EIR/EIS) for the Otay Mesa Conveyance
and Disinfection System Project
(proposed project). In November 2013,
the District submitted an application to
DOS for a Presidential Permit
authorizing the construction,
connection, operation, and maintenance
of a cross-border pipeline facility for the
proposed project, which would convey
desalinated seawater from a new border
crossing with Mexico approximately
four miles northeast to the District’s Roll
Reservoir in San Diego County. This
Notice of Preparation/Notice of Intent
(NOP/NOI) informs the public about the
proposed project and solicits
participation and comments from
interested federal, tribal, state, and local
government entities and the public for
consideration in establishing the scope
and content of the EIR/EIS.
Project Description: The proposed
project would entail construction of a
potable water pipeline and associated
facilities to convey desalinated sea
water produced in Mexico into the
District’s service area in southern San
Diego County, California. The scope of
the proposed project for the purpose of
environmental review pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) and consistent with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) is limited to the portion of the
proposed project within the United
States. The scope does not include the
proposed desalination plant in Rosarito,
Mexico or associated pipeline
infrastructure in Mexico. Within the

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United States, the proposed project
would involve the construction and
operation of an approximately four-mile
long (depending on the selected
alternative) potable water pipeline with
a set diameter of between 48 and 54
inches, and a metering station within
the Otay Mesa area of the County of San
Diego just north of the United States/
Mexico border. Additionally, a pump
station and/or disinfection facility may
be constructed if needed.
The proposed project would enable
the District to import and convey
desalinated potable water from a
connection point at the United States/
Mexico border north to the District’s
existing Roll Reservoir. The proposed
Mexican desalination plant (not a part
of the proposed project) is envisioned to
produce 100 million gallons per day
(MGD) of desalinated sea water. The
District intends to initially purchase
approximately 20–25 MGD of
desalinated sea water, and ultimately
increase the amount to 50 MGD. Due to
seasonal variation in demand, the
District anticipates that 10 MGD would
be conveyed in the winter months, and
up to 50 MGD would be conveyed
during peak demand periods in the
summer months. Numerous alignment
(routing) options were considered;
however, after initial consideration of
environmental and engineering
opportunities and constraints, the
District has chosen three alternative
alignments considered the most feasible,
and will address those alignments in the
EIR/EIS.
The District will be responsible for
approving the expenditure of public
funds for the proposed project and DOS
will be responsible for determining
whether the proposed project serves the
national interest pursuant to Executive
Order 13337, and if so, issuing a
Presidential Permit authorizing the
construction, connection, operation, and
maintenance of the cross-border
pipeline facility.
Project Location: The proposed
project is generally located in the
southwestern portion of San Diego
County, in the community of Otay Mesa,
immediately adjacent to the United
States/Mexico border, east of Interstate
5, Interstate 805 and State Route 125.
More specifically, the proposed project
is located within the East Otay Mesa
Specific Plan, which lies between the
Otay River Valley to the north, United
States/Mexico border to the south, San
Ysidro Mountains to the east, and City
of San Diego Otay Mesa Community
Plan Area to the west.
Probable Environmental Effects: The
District will be the CEQA Lead Agency
and the DOS will be the federal lead

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agency for the environmental review of
the proposed project. The District and
DOS are jointly reviewing the proposed
project pursuant to CEQA and
consistent with NEPA, respectively, and
will prepare a joint EIR/EIS to identify
and assess potential environmental
impacts, mitigation measures, and
alternatives associated with the
proposed project. The District and DOS
have determined that an EIR/EIS is the
appropriate environmental document
for the proposed project because there is
substantial evidence that some aspects
of the proposed project individually or
cumulatively may have a significant
effect on the human environment. The
EIR/EIS will identify the purpose and
need for the proposed project, the
affected environment, project
alternatives (including the no action
alternative), impacts of the project
alternatives, and proposed mitigation
measures. Environmental issues that
may require detailed analysis include,
but are not necessarily limited to, the
following: Air quality, biological
resources, cultural resources, geology
and soils, greenhouse gas emissions
(GHG), hazards and hazardous
materials, hydrology and water quality,
noise, socioeconomics/environmental
justice, and transportation/traffic. Based
on the preliminary scope of the
proposed project, technical studies are
expected to be prepared for the
following issues: Air quality/GHG,
biological resources, cultural resources,
geology/soils, hazardous materials,
hydrology and water quality, noise, and
traffic.
Scoping Period: The District and DOS
have issued this NOP/NOI, and are
seeking review and comments within 30
days from relevant federal, tribal, state,
and local government entities,
interested parties, and the public about
the scope of the EIR/EIS, alternatives
and analyses, pursuant to CEQA Section
21153(a); California Code of
Regulations, Title 14, section 15082(a)
and 15083; and consistent with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (as implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations
found at 40 CFR 1500–1508). The
comment period for the NOP/NOI
begins on November 14, 2014 and ends
on December 14, 2014.
A copy of this NOP/NOI is available
on the proposed project’s Web site:
www.owd-desalconveyance.com. The
California Office of Planning and
Research is responsible for coordinating
state-level review of the CEQA/NEPA
document. Additionally, DOS will
publish the NOP/NOI in the Federal
Register pursuant to CEQ Regulations,
Sections 1501.7 and 1508.22. Once the

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