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Syria. In early 2014, the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) emerged as
one of the most significant radical
Islamist fighting forces. The al-Nusra
Front (also known as Jabhat Fateh alSham and/orJabhat al Nusra) represents
the interests of al-Qaeda in Syria. These
jihadist groups have engaged in
indiscriminate attacks including
bombings and suicide attacks
throughout Syria. Most recently on
March 17, 2016, U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry declared that ISIL had
committed acts of genocide against
groups of people living in areas of Syria
under ISIL control, including Yezidis,
Christians, and Shia Muslims.
Furthermore, various aspects of the
conflict including economic sanctions
imposed by the international
community have negatively affected the
entire Syrian economy. A report
published by the Syrian Center for
Policy Research, referenced by a
publication from the Carnegie Middle
East Center in Beirut, indicated that by
the end of 2014, 82% of Syrian people
lived in poverty, and the country had an
unemployment rate of 58%. The report
also estimated that 877,000 people in
Syria became poor in part due to
economic sanctions. As of December
2014, the World Bank determined that
the conflict in Syria significantly
damaged public and private assets, with
Syria’s GDP having declined an average
of 15.4%. The World Bank also assessed
that inflation increased by almost 90%
in 2013 and further increased an average
of 29% in 2014. Given the conditions in
Syria, affected students whose primary
means of financial support come from
Syria may need to be exempt from the
normal student employment
requirements to be able to continue their
studies in the United States and meet
basic living expenses.
The United States is committed to
continuing to assist the people of Syria.
DHS is therefore extending this
employment authorization for F–1
nonimmigrant students whose country
of citizenship is Syria and who are
continuing to experience severe
economic hardship as a result of the
civil unrest since March 2011, including
those who became lawfully present in
F–1 nonimmigrant status between April
3, 2012, and September 9, 2016.
How do I apply for an employment
authorization under the circumstances
of this notice?
F–1 nonimmigrant students whose
country of citizenship is Syria who were
lawfully present in the United States on
or after April 3, 2012, through
September 9, 2016, and are experiencing
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the civil unrest, may apply for
employment authorization under the
guidelines described in 77 FR 20038.
This notice extends the time period
during which such F–1 students may
seek employment authorization due to
the civil unrest. It does not impose any
new or additional policies or procedures
beyond those listed in the original
notice. All interested F–1 students
should follow the instructions listed in
the original notice.
Jeh Charles Johnson,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0102]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Freedom of Information/
Privacy Act Request, Form G–639;
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed revision of
a currently approved collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
November 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0102 in the subject box, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2008–0028. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
http://www.regulations.gov under
e-Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0028;
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(2) Email. Submit comments to
[email protected];
(3) Mail. Submit written comments to
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha L. Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone
number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
toll-free number. Comments are not
accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this
notice. It is not for individual case
status inquiries. Applicants seeking
information about the status of their
individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS Web site
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS National Customer Service
Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–
1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2008–0028 in the search box.
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 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
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
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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
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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Freedom of Information/Privacy Act
Request.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: G–639;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Form G–639 is provided as
a convenient means for persons to
provide data necessary for identification
of a particular record desired under
Freedom of Information/Privacy Act
(FOIA/PA).
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection G–639 is 163,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
.25 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 40,750 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $615,250.
Dated: September 2, 2016.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
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–5907–N–37]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
To Assist the Homeless
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This Notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for use to assist the
homeless.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juanita Perry, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Room 7266, Washington, DC
20410; telephone (202) 402–3970; TTY
number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these
telephone numbers are not toll-free),
call the toll-free Title V information line
at 800–927–7588 or send an email to
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and
section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11411), as amended, HUD is publishing
this Notice to identify Federal buildings
and other real property that HUD has
reviewed for suitability for use to assist
the homeless. The properties were
reviewed using information provided to
HUD by Federal landholding agencies
regarding unutilized and underutilized
buildings and real property controlled
by such agencies or by GSA regarding
its inventory of excess or surplus
Federal property. This Notice is also
published in order to comply with the
December 12, 1988 Court Order in
National Coalition for the Homeless v.
Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–
OG (D.D.C.).
Properties reviewed are listed in this
Notice according to the following
categories: Suitable/available, suitable/
unavailable, and suitable/to be excess,
and unsuitable. The properties listed in
the three suitable categories have been
reviewed by the landholding agencies,
and each agency has transmitted to
HUD: (1) Its intention to make the
property available for use to assist the
homeless, (2) its intention to declare the
property excess to the agency’s needs, or
(3) a statement of the reasons that the
property cannot be declared excess or
made available for use as facilities to
assist the homeless.
Properties listed as suitable/available
will be available exclusively for
homeless use for a period of 60 days
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from the date of this Notice. Where
property is described as for ‘‘off-site use
only’’ recipients of the property will be
required to relocate the building to their
own site at their own expense.
Homeless assistance providers
interested in any such property should
send a written expression of interest to
HHS, addressed to: Ms. Theresa M.
Ritta, Chief Real Property Branch, the
Department of Health and Human
Services, Room 12–07, Parklawn
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857, (301) 443–2265 (This is not
a toll-free number.) HHS will mail to the
interested provider an application
packet, which will include instructions
for completing the application. In order
to maximize the opportunity to utilize a
suitable property, providers should
submit their written expressions of
interest as soon as possible. For
complete details concerning the
processing of applications, the reader is
encouraged to refer to the interim rule
governing this program, 24 CFR part
581.
For properties listed as suitable/to be
excess, that property may, if
subsequently accepted as excess by
GSA, be made available for use by the
homeless in accordance with applicable
law, subject to screening for other
Federal use. At the appropriate time,
HUD will publish the property in a
Notice showing it as either suitable/
available or suitable/unavailable.
For properties listed as suitable/
unavailable, the landholding agency has
decided that the property cannot be
declared excess or made available for
use to assist the homeless, and the
property will not be available.
Properties listed as unsuitable will
not be made available for any other
purpose for 20 days from the date of this
Notice. Homeless assistance providers
interested in a review by HUD of the
determination of unsuitability should
call the toll free information line at 1–
800–927–7588 or send an email to
[email protected] for detailed instructions,
or write a letter to Ann Marie Oliva at
the address listed at the beginning of
this Notice. Included in the request for
review should be the property address
(including zip code), the date of
publication in the Federal Register, the
landholding agency, and the property
number.
For more information regarding
particular properties identified in this
Notice (e.g., acreage, floor plan,
condition of property, existing sanitary
facilities, exact street address),
providers should contact the
appropriate landholding agencies at the
following addresses: AGRICULTURE:
Ms. Debra Kerr, Department of

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