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development, review, update, and
exercising of the Area Maritime Security
Plan for their area of responsibility.
Such matters may include, but are not
limited to, the following:
(1) Identifying critical port
infrastructure and operations;
Identifying risks (threats,
vulnerabilities, and consequences).
(2) Determining mitigation strategies
and implementation methods.
(3) Developing strategies to facilitate
the recovery of the MTS after a
Transportation Security Incident.
(4) Developing and describing the
process to continually evaluate overall
port security by considering
consequences and vulnerabilities, how
they may change over time, and what
additional mitigation strategies can be
applied; and
(5) Providing advice to and assisting
the Federal Maritime Security
Coordinator in developing and
maintaining the Area Maritime Security
Plan.
II. AMSC Membership
Members of the AMSC should have at
least five years of experience related to
maritime or port security operations.
The Sector Columbia River AMSC has
20 members, and we are seeking to fill
additional vacancies with this
solicitation.
Applicants may be required to pass an
appropriate security background check
prior to appointment to the committee.
Applicants must register with and
remain active as a Coast Guard
Homeport user if appointed. Terms of
office will be for five years; however, a
member is eligible to serve additional
terms of office. Members will not
receive any salary or other
compensation for their service on an
AMSC. In accordance with 33 CFR 103,
members may be selected from Federal,
Territorial, or Tribal governments; State
government and political subdivisions
of the State; local public safety, crisis
management, and emergency response
agencies; law enforcement and security
organizations; maritime industry,
including labor; other port stakeholders
having a special competence in
maritime security; and port stakeholders
affected by security practices and
policies.
The Coast Guard does not
discriminate in selecting committee
members on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, political
affiliation, sexual orientation, gender
identity, marital status, disability,
genetic information, age, membership in
an employee organization, or any other
non-merit factor. The Coast Guard
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candidate pool for all its recruitment
actions.
III. Request for Applications
Those seeking membership are not
required to submit formal applications
to the local Captain of the Port,
however, because we do have an
obligation to ensure that a specific
number of members have the
prerequisite maritime security
experience, we encourage the
submission of resumes highlighting
experience in the maritime and security
industries.
Dated: August 29, 2023.
Justin W. Noggle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Sector Columbia River and Federal
Maritime Security Coordinator Sector
Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2023–19141 Filed 9–5–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0023; OMB No.
1660–0114]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request; FEMA
Preparedness Grants: Port Security
Grant Program (PSGP)
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and
request for comments.
AGENCY:

The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public to take this
opportunity to comment on an
extension, with change, of a currently
approved information collection. In
accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice seeks comments concerning the
information collection activities
required to administer the Port Security
Grant Program (PSGP) and an additional
new form to facilitate extension
requests.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please
submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2023–0023. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used to
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 read the
Privacy and Security Notice that is
available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Duane Davis, Section Chief, FEMA,
Grant Programs Directorate, 202–680–
4060, [email protected]. You
may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
102 of the Maritime Transportation
Security Act of 2002, as amended (46
U.S.C. 70107), authorizes the PSGP to
provide for the risk-based allocation of
funds to implement Area Maritime
Transportation Security Plans and
facility security plans among port
authorities, facility operators, and State
and local government agencies required
to provide port security services and to
train law enforcement personnel under
46 U.S.C. 70132. Before awarding a
grant under the program, the Secretary
for Homeland Security shall provide for
review and comment by the appropriate
Federal Maritime Security Coordinators
and the Maritime Administrator. In
administering the grant program, the
Secretary shall consider national
economic, energy, and strategic defense
concerns based upon the most current
risk assessments available.
Any information collected by FEMA
for this program is in accordance with
general reporting requirements, for
example, see 2 CFR 200.329; or in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107(g), as
amended by Section 112(c) of the
Security and Accountability For Every
(SAFE) Port Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–
347), which provides that entities
subject to an Area Maritime
Transportation Security Plan may
submit an application for a grant under
this program at such time, in such form,
and containing such information and
assurances as the Secretary may require.
2 CFR 200.329 requires grant
recipients to report on the status of their
grant funded activities including
potential or real setbacks in
performance.
The GPD-Extension form, FEMA Form
FF–207–FY–23–110 is newly added and

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allows FEMA to ensure a consistent
review process for extending the Period
of Performance of existing grants per 2
CFR 200.309. This form standardizes the
information collection as well as the
review criteria for extension requests.
Information includes the current status
of the project, an explanation of delays
experienced in completing the project
on schedule and anticipated new
milestones for completion within the
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Collection of Information
Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants:
Port Security Grant Program (PSGP).
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0114.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–207–
FY–23–108 (formerly 089–05), PSGP
Investment Justification; FEMA Form
FF–207–FY–23–109 (formerly 088–0–1),
Grant Programs Directorate Performance
Report (GPD–PR), and FEMA Form FF–
207–FY–23–110, Grant Programs
Directorate Extension Request (GPDExtension).
Abstract: Section 102 of the Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002, as
amended (46 U.S.C. 70107), authorizes
the PSGP to provide for the risk-based
allocation of funds to implement Area
Maritime Transportation Security Plans
and facility security plans among port
authorities, facility operators, and State
and local government agencies required
to provide port security services and to
train law enforcement personnel under
46 U.S.C. 70132. Before awarding a
grant under the program, the Secretary
for Homeland Security shall provide for
review and comment by the appropriate
Federal Maritime Security Coordinators
and the Maritime Administrator. In
administering the grant program, the
Secretary shall take into account
national economic, energy, and strategic
defense concerns based upon the most
current risk assessments available.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal
government and private sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
966.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,832.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 17,446.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $1,462,290.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $1,853,355.

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Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the Agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; 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;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023–19147 Filed 9–5–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
[Docket No. ICEB–2023–0005]
RIN 1653–ZA41

Employment Authorization for South
Sudanese F–1 Nonimmigrant Students
Experiencing Severe Economic
Hardship as a Direct Result of the
Current Armed Conflict and
Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement; Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice announces that
the Secretary of Homeland Security
(Secretary) is suspending certain
regulatory requirements for F–1
nonimmigrant students whose country
of citizenship is South Sudan,
regardless of country of birth (or
individuals having no nationality who
last habitually resided in South Sudan),
and who are experiencing severe
economic hardship as a direct result of
the current armed conflict and
humanitarian crisis in South Sudan.
The Secretary is taking action to provide
relief to these South Sudanese students

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who are in lawful F–1 nonimmigrant
students status, so the students may
request employment authorization,
work an increased number of hours
while school is in session, and reduce
their course load while continuing to
maintain their F–1 nonimmigrant
student status. The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) will deem an
F–1 nonimmigrant student granted
employment authorization by means of
this notice to be engaged in a ‘‘full
course of study’’ for the duration of the
employment authorization, if the
nonimmigrant student satisfies the
minimum course load requirement
described in this notice.
DATES: This action is effective
November 4, 2023, through May 3, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Snyder, Unit Chief, Policy and
Response Unit, Student and Exchange
Visitor Program, MS 5600, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
500 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
20536–5600; email: [email protected],
telephone: (703) 603–3400. This is not
a toll-free number. Program information
can be found at https://www.ice.gov/
sevis/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What action is DHS taking under this
notice?
The Secretary is exercising authority
under 8 CFR 214.2(f)(9) to temporarily
suspend the applicability of certain
requirements governing on-campus and
off-campus employment for F–1
nonimmigrant students whose country
of citizenship is South Sudan regardless
of country of birth (or individuals
having no nationality who last
habitually resided in South Sudan), who
are present in the United States in
lawful F–1 nonimmigrant student status
on the date of publication of this notice,
and who are experiencing severe
economic hardship as a direct result of
current armed conflict and
humanitarian crisis in South Sudan.
The original notice, which suspended
certain regulatory requirements for F–1
nonimmigrant students experiencing
severe economic hardship as a direct
result of the humanitarian crisis at that
time is effective from March 3, 2022,
through November 3, 2023. See 87 FR
12182 (Mar. 3, 2022). Effective with this
publication, suspension of the
employment limitations is available
through May 3, 2025, for those who are
in lawful F–1 nonimmigrant status on
the date of publication of this notice.
DHS will deem an F–1 nonimmigrant
student granted employment
authorization through this notice to be
engaged in a ‘‘full course of study’’ for

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