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operational control of the international
land border. Secure Fence Act of 2006,
Public Law 109–367, sec. 2, 120 Stat.
2638 (Oct. 26, 2006) (8 U.S.C. 1701
note). Congress defined ‘‘operational
control’’ as the prevention of all
unlawful entries into the United States,
including entries by terrorists, other
unlawful aliens, instruments of
terrorism, narcotics, and other
contraband. Id. Consistent with that
mandate from Congress, the President’s
Executive Order on Border Security and
Immigration Enforcement Improvements
directed executive departments and
agencies to deploy all lawful means to
secure the southern border. Executive
Order 13767, sec. 1. In order to achieve
that end, the President directed, among
other things, that I take immediate steps
to prevent all unlawful entries into the
United States, including the immediate
construction of physical infrastructure
to prevent illegal entry. Executive Order
13767, sec. 4(a).
Congress has provided to the
Secretary of Homeland Security a
number of authorities necessary to carry
out DHS’s border security mission. One
of those authorities is found at section
102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996, as amended (‘‘IIRIRA’’). Public
Law 104–208, Div. C, 110 Stat. 3009–
546, 3009–554 (Sept. 30, 1996) (8 U.S.C
1103 note), as amended by the REAL ID
Act of 2005, Public Law 109–13, Div. B,
119 Stat. 231, 302, 306 (May 11, 2005)
(8 U.S.C. 1103 note), as amended by the
Secure Fence Act of 2006, Public Law
109–367, sec. 3, 120 Stat. 2638 (Oct. 26,
2006) (8 U.S.C. 1103 note), as amended
by the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2008,
Public Law 110–161, Div. E, Title V, sec.
564, 121 Stat. 2090 (Dec. 26, 2007). In
section 102(a) of IIRIRA, Congress
provided that the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall take such
actions as may be necessary to install
additional physical barriers and roads
(including the removal of obstacles to
detection of illegal entrants) in the
vicinity of the United States border to
deter illegal crossings in areas of high
illegal entry into the United States. In
section 102(b) of IIRIRA, Congress
mandated the installation of additional
fencing, barriers, roads, lighting,
cameras, and sensors on the southwest
border. Finally, in section 102(c) of
IIRIRA, Congress granted to the
Secretary of Homeland Security the
authority to waive all legal requirements
that I, in my sole discretion, determine
necessary to ensure the expeditious
construction of barriers and roads
authorized by section 102 of IIRIRA.

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Determination and Waiver
Section 1
The United States Border Patrol’s El
Centro Sector is an area of high illegal
entry. In fiscal year 2020, the United
States Border Patrol (‘‘Border Patrol’’)
apprehended over 11,000 illegal aliens
attempting to enter the United States
between border crossings in the El
Centro Sector. In that same time period,
between border crossings in the El
Centro Sector the Border Patrol seized
over 200 pounds of marijuana, over 50
pounds of cocaine, over 30 pounds of
heroin, over 3,100 pounds of
methamphetamine, and over 60 pounds
of fentanyl.
Due to the high levels of illegal entry
within the El Centro Sector, I must use
my authority under section 102 of
IIRIRA to install additional physical
barriers and roads in the El Centro
Sector. Therefore, DHS will take
immediate action to construct primary
and secondary barriers in the El Centro
Sector. The areas in the vicinity of the
border within which such construction
will occur are referred to herein as the
‘‘project areas’’ and are more
specifically described in Section 2
below.
Section 2
I determine that the following areas in
the vicinity of the United States border,
located in the State of California in the
Border Patrol’s El Centro Sector are
areas of high illegal entry (the ‘‘project
areas’’):
• Starting one-half (0.5) of a mile west
of the San Diego County—Imperial
County line and extending east to
approximately one mile east of Border
Monument 210
There is presently an acute and
immediate need to construct physical
barriers and roads in the vicinity of the
border of the United States in order to
prevent unlawful entries into the United
States in the project areas pursuant to
sections 102(a) and 102(b) of IIRIRA. In
order to ensure the expeditious
construction of the barriers and roads in
the project areas, I have determined that
it is necessary that I exercise the
authority that is vested in me by section
102(c) of IIRIRA.
Accordingly, pursuant to section
102(c) of IIRIRA, I hereby waive in their
entirety, with respect to all contracting
actions associated with the construction
of physical barriers and roads
(including, but not limited to, accessing
the project areas, creating and using
staging areas, the conduct of earthwork,
excavation, fill, and site preparation,
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barriers, roads, supporting elements,
drainage, erosion controls, safety
features, lighting, cameras, and sensors)
in the project areas, all of the following
statutes and regulations, including any
legal requirements of, deriving from, or
related to the subject of, the following
statutes and regulations: 41 U.S.C. 3301;
41 U.S.C. 3302(b)–(e); 41 U.S.C. 3304;
41 U.S.C. 3306(a); 41 U.S.C. 3309(b)–(e);
41 U.S.C. 3502; 41 U.S.C. 4103(c),
(d)(3)–(4); 41 U.S.C. 4104(b); 41 U.S.C.
4106(c)–(d); 41 U.S.C. 6101(b)(1); 41
U.S.C. 1126; 41 U.S.C. 1708(a), (c), (e);
Section 880 of Division A, Title VIII of
Public Law 115–232; 15 U.S.C. 644; 15
U.S.C. 657q; 15 U.S.C. 631(j); 15 U.S.C.
637(d)–(f), and (h); 13 CFR part 125; 48
CFR 22.404–5; 48 CFR 16.504(c); and 48
CFR 16.505(a)(4) and (5), (a)(8)(i) and
(iii), (b).
This waiver does not revoke or
supersede any other waiver
determination made pursuant to section
102(c) of IIRIRA. Such waivers shall
remain in full force and effect in
accordance with their terms. I reserve
the authority to execute further waivers
from time to time as I may determine to
be necessary under section 102 of
IIRIRA.
Signature
The Acting Secretary of Homeland
Security, Chad F. Wolf, having reviewed
and approved this document, is
delegating the authority to electronically
sign this document to Ian J. Brekke, who
is Deputy General Counsel for DHS, for
purposes of publication in the Federal
Register.
Ian J. Brekke,
Deputy General Counsel for DHS.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7028–N–09]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Transfer and Consolidation
of Public Housing Programs; OMB
Control No.: 2577–0280
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of

SUMMARY:

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information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
DATES:

Comments Due Date: March 5,

2021.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at [email protected] for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dacia Rogers, Office of Policy, Programs

and Legislative Initiatives, PIH,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW,
(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies
of available documents submitted to
OMB may be obtained from Ms. Rogers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Public
Housing Program—Transfer and
Consolidation of Public Housing
Programs.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0280.
Type of Request: Extension of a
previously approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.

Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: State
legislatures or other local governing
bodies may from time to time direct or
agree that the public interest is best
served if one public housing agency
(PHA) cedes its public housing program
to another PHA, or that two or more
PHAs should be combined into one
multijurisdictional PHA. This proposed
information collection serves to protect
HUD’s several interests in either
transaction: (1) Insuring the continued
used of the property as public housing;
(2) that HUD’s interests are secured; and
(3) that the operating and capital
subsidies that HUD pays to support the
operation and maintenance of public
housing is properly paid to the correct
PHA on behalf of the correct properties.
In addition to submitting
documentation to HUD, PHAs are
required to make conforming changes to
HUD’s Public Housing Information
Center (PIC).
Total Estimated Burdens:

TOTAL BURDEN HOUR ESTIMATES FOR PHAS
Number of
respondents

Number of transfer or consolidation actions

Frequency of
requirement *

Est. Avg.
time for
requirement
(hours)

×

=

Est. annual
burden
(hours)

3 Transfers ...............................................................................
2 Consolidations ......................................................................

6
4

1
1

120
200

720
800

Subtotals ...........................................................................

10

........................

320

1,520

* The frequency shown assumes that the receiving or consolidated PHA makes one submission for all other PHAs involved in either the transfer or consolidation.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

C. Authority

ACTION:

This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.

Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.

SUMMARY:

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Dated: December 16, 2020.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and
Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2020–28705 Filed 12–31–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–MB–2020–N157; [FF09M28100,
FXMB1231092MFR0, 212]; OMB Control
Number 1018–New]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Online Eastern Population
Sandhill Crane Survey Data Entry
Portal
AGENCY:

Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), are proposing a new
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March 5,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
mail to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/
3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church,
VA 22041–3803 (mail); or by email to
[email protected]. Please reference
OMB Control Number ‘‘1018–Sandhill
Cranes’’ in the subject line of your
comments.

Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

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