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Trotta, Nicholas
Ulrich II, Dennis A
Valerio, Tracey A
Valverde, Michael
Veatch, John E
Vente, Robert P
Venture, Veronica A
Villanueva, Raymond
Vitiello, Ronald D
Wagner, John P
Walton, Kimberly H
Weinberg, Joseph W
Whittenburg, Cynthia F
Windham, Nicole
Wofford, Cynthia R
Wong, Ricardo A
Wulf, David M
Yarwood, Susan A
Young, Edward E
Dated: October 4, 2017.
Greg Ruocco,
Manager, Executive Resources Policy, Office
of the Chief Human Capital Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–22161 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Environmental Planning and Historic
Preservation Program
Office of the Chief Readiness
Support Officer, Office of Management,
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of administrative
corrections to directive and instruction.
AGENCY:

The purpose of this notice is
to provide information on
administrative revisions to the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS
or Department) Categorical Exclusions
found in DHS Instruction 023–01–001–
01, Rev. 01, Implementation of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(herein after referred to as Instruction).
The Instruction was finalized October
31, 2014 and became effective on March
26, 2015; however, unintended
administrative errors have since been
identified. These errors are limited to
Categorical Exclusions found in
Appendix A, Table 1 of the Instruction.
The administrative revisions covered
under this notice either resolve
ambiguity to ensure application which
is consistent with the administrative
record or resolve typographical errors
that had the potential to result in
inappropriate application. These
revisions are effective upon publication
in the Federal Register.
DATES: The list of Categorical
Exclusions, found in Appendix A, Table
1, of the Instruction is revised as of
October 13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Relevant documents are
posted at www.dhs.gov/nepa. These

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documents include: This notice, the
Instruction with the revised list of
Categorical Exclusions, the
Administrative Record supporting the
establishment of the Categorical
Exclusions, a summary of revisions, the
U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG’s)
Commandant Instruction M16475.1D,
and the Federal Register notice entitled
National Environmental Policy Act:
Coast Guard Procedures for Categorical
Exclusions which appeared on July 23,
2002 (67 FR 48243).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jennifer Hass, Environmental Planning
and Historic Preservation Program
Manager, DHS, [email protected]
or at 202–834–4346.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS
Directive 023–01 Rev. 01 (hereinafter
Directive) and the Instruction establish
the Department’s policy and procedures
for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) regulations for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR
parts 1500–1508). Together, the
Directive and Instruction apply to all of
the Components of DHS and help
ensure the integration of environmental
stewardship into DHS decision making
as required by NEPA. The Instruction
serves as the DHS implementing
procedures for NEPA (as required by 40
CFR 1505.1 and 1507.3) and includes
the Department’s list of Categorical
Exclusions, found in Appendix A, Table
1. Notice of the Directive and
Instruction were published in the
Federal Register on November 26, 2014
(79 FR 70538) and became effective on
March 26, 2015.
During a recent review of the
Instruction, a number of administrative
errors were identified which have the
potential to substantively alter the
correct and intended application of
several Categorical Exclusions. Based on
our internal review, we have
determined these errors occurred during
the transcription process as Categorical
Exclusions unique to the USCG and the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
were merged with the other DHS
Component Categorical Exclusions to
create a single, unified list of Categorical
Exclusions for application within the
Department. There was no intent to
substantively alter the language or
application of these Categorical
Exclusions.
For the Categorical Exclusions unique
to the USCG, the impacted Categorical
Exclusions appear correctly in the
USCG’s Commandant Instruction
M16475.1D which has been in effect
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Federal Register notice entitled
National Environmental Policy Act:
Coast Guard Procedures for Categorical
Exclusions which was published on July
23, 2002 (67 FR 48243).
In general, the administrative
revisions include omission of an
asterisk (*) designating the requirement
to prepare a Record of Environmental
consideration (REC); inclusion of an
asterisk (*) designating the requirement
to prepare a REC where that was not
intended; administrative revision to
more clearly delineate when a REC is
required; clarification to resolve
ambiguity to ensure application which
consistent with the administrative
record, and resolution of a
typographical error. A copy of this
Federal Register publication, DHS
Instruction 023–01–001–01 Rev. 01 with
the revised list of Categorical
Exclusions, the Administrative Record
supporting the establishment of the
Categorical Exclusions, a summary of
revisions, the USCG’s Commandant
Instruction M16475.1D, and the Federal
Register notice entitled National
Environmental Policy Act: Coast Guard
Procedures for Categorical Exclusions
which appeared on July 23, 2002 (67 FR
48243) are available on the internet at
www.dhs.gov/nepa.
Dated: October 5, 2017.
Teresa R. Pohlman,
Executive Director Sustainability and
Environmental Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017–22077 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0040]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Application for
Employment Authorization
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 of
information. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the information collection notice
is published in the Federal Register to
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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
December 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0040 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2005–0035. 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–2005–0035;
(2) 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 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–2005–0035 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.
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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
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:
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Employment
Authorization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–765; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) uses
Form I–765 to collect the information
that is necessary to determine if an alien
is eligible for an initial EAD, a new
replacement EAD, or a subsequent EAD
upon the expiration of a previous EAD
under the same eligibility category.
Aliens in many immigration statuses are
required to possess an EAD as evidence
of work authorization. To be authorized
for employment, an alien must be
lawfully admitted for permanent
residence or authorized to be so
employed by the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) or under
regulations issued by DHS. Pursuant to
statutory or regulatory authorization,
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without restrictions as to location or
type of employment as a condition of
their admission or subsequent change to
one of the indicated classes. USCIS may
determine the validity period assigned
to any document issued evidencing an
alien’s authorization to work in the
United States. These classes are listed in
8 CFR 274a.12.
USCIS also collects biometric
information from certain EAD
applicants, from whom USCIS has not
previously collected biometrics in
connection with an underlying
application or petition, to verify the
applicant’s identity, check or update
their background information, and
produce the EAD card.
(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 I–765 is 2,135,224 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
4.5 hours; the estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection Biometric Processing is
405,067 and the estimated hour burden
per response is 1.17 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents
for the information collection Form
I–765WS is 266,148 and the estimated
hour burden per response is .50 hours;
the estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection Passport-Style Photographs is
2,135,224 and the estimated hour
burden per response is .50 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 11,283,122 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
$649,107,900.
Dated: October 6, 2017.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017–22151 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
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