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travel documents to enable the
applicant to travel to a U.S. port-of-entry
and request parole from U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to join his
or her family member. The ultimate
determination whether to parole an
individual into the United States is
made by CBP officers upon the
individual’s arrival at a U.S. port of
entry.
Unlike refugee status, parole does not
lead to any immigration status. Parole
also does not constitute an admission to
the United States. INA secs.
101(a)(13)(B), 212(d)(5)(A); 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(13)(B), 1182(d)(5)(A). Once an
individual is paroled into the United
States, the parole allows the individual
to stay temporarily in the United States
and to apply for employment
authorization. See 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(11).
The alien may stay in the United States
unless and until the parole is
terminated. See 8 CFR 212.5(e).
The CAM Parole Program was
established based on the Secretary’s
discretionary parole authority and the
broad authority to administer the
immigration laws. See INA secs. 103(a),
212(d)(5); 8 U.S.C. 1103(a), 1182(d)(5).
DHS is rescinding the discretionary
CAM parole policy, which was
instituted for ‘‘significant public
benefit’’ reasons, of automatically
considering parole for all individuals
found ineligible for refugee status under
the in-country refugee program in
Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador.
This discretionary change in policy does
not preclude such individuals from
applying for parole consideration
independent of the CAM program by
filing USCIS Form I–131, Application
for Travel Document, consistent with
the instructions for that form. Parole
will only be issued on a case-by-case
basis and only where the applicant
demonstrates an urgent humanitarian or
a significant public benefit reason for
parole and that applicant merits a
favorable exercise of discretion. Any
alien may request parole to travel to the
United States, but an alien does not
have a right to parole.
As of August 16, 2017, USCIS will no
longer consider or authorize parole
under the CAM Parole Program. In
addition, USCIS will notify individuals
who have been conditionally approved
for parole under this program and who
have not yet traveled that the program
has been terminated and their
conditional approval for parole has been
rescinded. As noted above, such
individuals may apply for parole
consideration independent of the CAM
program by filing USCIS Form I–131,
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consistent with the instructions for that
form.
Although DHS is terminating the
CAM Parole Program, individuals who
have been paroled into the United States
under the CAM Parole program will
maintain parole until the expiration of
that period of parole unless there are
other grounds for termination of parole
under DHS regulations at 8 CFR
212.5(e). CAM parolees already in the
United States also may apply for reparole on Form I–131 before their
current parole period expires or apply
for any immigration status for which
they may be otherwise eligible. They are
encouraged to submit any requests for
re-parole at least 90 days before
expiration of their period for parole.
USCIS will consider each request for reparole based on the merits of each
application and may re-parole
individuals who demonstrate urgent
humanitarian reasons or a significant
public benefit.
The termination of the CAM Parole
Program does not affect the CAM
Refugee Program and its operation.
General information about applying
for parole by filing a Form I–131 may be
found at http://www.uscis.gov/
humanitarianparole.
Elaine C. Duke,
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017–16828 Filed 8–15–17; 11:15 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery
National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; Extension, 1670–0027.
AGENCY:

As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), National Protection and
Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of
the Chief Information Office (OCIO) has
submitted a Generic Information
Collection Request (ICR): ‘‘Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery’’ to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995. DHS previously published this
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the Federal Register on Friday, May 5,
2017, for a 60-day public comment
period. No comments were received by
DHS. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until September 15,
2017. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to OMB Desk Officer, Department of
Homeland Security and sent via
electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collection activity provides
a means to garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. NPPD is
planning to submit this collection to
OMB for approval. By qualitative
feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions
and opinions, but are not statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population of study.
This feedback will provide insights
into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning
of issues with service, or focus attention
on areas where communication, training
or changes in operations might improve
delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing,
collaborative and actionable
communications between NPPD and its
customers and stakeholders. It will also
allow feedback to contribute directly to
the improvement of program
management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Directorate’s
services will be unavailable.
NPPD will only submit a collection
for approval under this generic
clearance if it meets the following
conditions: (1) The collections are
voluntary; (2) The collections are low-

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burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours,
total number of respondents, or burdenhours per respondent) and are low-cost
for both the respondents and the Federal
Government; (3) The collections are
noncontroversial and do not raise issues
of concern to other Federal agencies; (4)
Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future; (5)
Personally identifiable information is
collected only to the extent necessary
and is not retained; (6) Information
gathered is intended to be used only
internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the NPPD (if released, NPPD
must indicate the qualitative nature of
the information); (7) Information
gathered will not be used for the
purpose of substantially informing
influential policy decisions; and (8)
Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: the
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing personal
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
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and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
This is an extension of an existing
information collection. The Office of
Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments which:
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 submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
Title: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 1670–0027.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, local or tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents: 49,080.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 14
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 11,130 hours.
Dated: August 9, 2017.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–17267 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLORN01000.L63100000.HD0000.
17XL111AF.HAG 17–0096]

Closure on Public Lands of
Yellowstone Bridge in Linn County, OR
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of closure.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that a
closure of the Yellowstone Bridge to

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motorized vehicles is in effect on public
lands administered by the Cascades
Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM).
DATES: This closure will be in effect up
to 2 years beginning August 16, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The closure notice and map
of the affected area will be posted at the
BLM Northwest Oregon District Office,
1717 Fabry Road, Salem, Oregon, 97306,
and the project ePlanning Web site:
https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-frontoffice/eplanning/nepa/nepa_register.do.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Field Manager, John Huston, Cascades
Field Office, BLM Northwest Oregon
District Office, 1717 Fabry Road, Salem,
OR 97306, telephone (503) 315–5969 or
[email protected].
Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 to contact
the above individual during normal
business hours. The FRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question for the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
closure affects public lands at
Yellowstone Creek, Linn County,
Oregon.
The public lands affected by this
closure are described as follows: BLM
road 11–3–27.1, Willamette Meridian,
Oregon, T. 11S., R. 3E., Sec. 27 SW1⁄4
SE1⁄4.
The temporary closure is necessary to
ensure public safety due to findings of
bridge instability. The closure is
necessary for up to 2 years to develop
an engineering remediation plan, and
secure funding. Closing of the bridge
will not restrict access to public lands
as alternate routes are available.
The BLM will position vehicle
barriers on each side of the bridge and
post closure signs. The closure order is
issued under the authority of 43 CFR
8364.1, which allows the BLM to
establish closures for the protection of
persons, property, and public lands and
resources. Violation of any of the terms,
conditions, or restrictions contained
within this closure order may subject
the violator to citation or arrest with a
penalty or fine or imprisonment or both
as specified by law.
The temporary closure is in
conformance with the 2016
Northwestern and Coastal Oregon
Record of Decision and Resource
Management Plan. The temporary
closure has been reviewed under
Categorical Exclusion DOI–BLM–
ORWA–N010–2017–0012, which can be
viewed at the project ePlanning page

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