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methods, and the management of these
protective and law enforcement
missions of the U.S. Secret Service.
Similarly, many of the issues to be
reviewed by the Independent Review
Panel will require access to, and
discussion of, non-public classified
information and other non-public law
enforcement sensitive information.
These matters include protective
measures taken by U.S. Secret service,
state and local authorities, before, on, or
after July 13, 2024.

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II. Identifying Solutions
The Department recognizes the
importance of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.
The FACA, when it applies, generally
requires advisory committees to meet in
open session and make publicly
available associated written materials. It
also requires a 15-day notice before any
meeting may be closed to public
attendance. These requirements,
however, would prevent the Department
from convening on short notice a panel
to discuss the sensitive and classified
information surrounding the events of
July 13, 2024, in an appropriate setting.
The FACA contains several exceptions
to its general disclosure rules, but the
use of those exceptions is not sufficient
to address the proper handling of
classified material and the protection of
law enforcement sensitive information
in this unique context. The information
that will be discussed and reviewed by
this Panel will be deliberative in nature
and will involve classified information
that, if discussed in public, would result
in the unauthorized disclosure of
information that could reasonably be
expected to result in threats or damage
to national security. Furthermore, the
information discussed will involve
techniques and procedures for law
enforcement investigations. The release
of this information would enable
criminals and enemies to use that
information to circumvent the law and
could reasonably be expected to
endanger the life or physical safety of
individuals.
Section 871 of the Homeland Security
Act (HSA) provides the Secretary of
Homeland Security with the authority to
establish advisory committees and
exempt them from the FACA. 6 U.S.C.
451(a). This authority allows the
Department a forum to freely and
completely review the security
procedures, to discuss potential
vulnerabilities, and to provide the
Department with information and
recommendations that otherwise could
not be discussed.

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III. Exercise of Section 871 Authority
To Establish the Independent Review
Panel
The Department respects the
principles of open government and has
judiciously exercised the authority
Congress provided in Section 871 of the
HSA. Given that the use of this
authority will allow the Department a
forum to fully and completely review
the issues and make recommendations
surrounding the U.S. Secret Service as
described above, the Department is
invoking that authority.
Collaboration among the panel
members must involve many activities
to include planning, coordination,
protective security implementation,
operational activities related to
protective service security measures,
vulnerabilities, protective measures,
best practices, and lessons learned. An
effective panel must be able to have
ongoing, immediate, and
multidirectional communication and
coordination under highly exigent
circumstances.
In furtherance of the DHS mission to
provide protective services, the public
interest requires the establishment of
the Panel under the authority of 6 U.S.C.
451. The Panel will review the planning
for and actions taken by the U.S. Secret
Service and state and local authorities
before, during, and after the July 13,
2024 campaign rally, and the governing
policies and procedures. The Panel will
interact with federal officials and
representatives from the security and
law enforcement communities. The
Panel has no authority to establish
Federal policy or otherwise undertake
inherently governmental functions.
Exemption from the FACA (Pub. L.
92–463): In recognition of the highly
sensitive, and often confidential or
classified nature of the subject matter
involved in the activities of the Panel,
under the authority of section 871 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 451), the panel is hereby deemed
exempt from the requirements of Public
Law 92–463 (5 U.S.C. Ch. 10). The
decision to exercise the exemption
authority in section 871 will support the
free flow of classified and law
enforcement sensitive information
concerning U.S. Secret Service
protective measures and its operations
as a law enforcement organization.
The Department, to the fullest extent
possible without compromising the
protective security or law enforcement
missions, will make the factual findings
and recommendations of the Panel
available to the public.

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IV. Membership and Structure
The specific membership of the Panel
will consist of individuals with
expertise in (a) law enforcement, (b)
protective security, (c) homeland
security, and (d) other experts as the
investigation dictates. The Panel
members will be designated by the
Secretary. The Panel is tasked with
making factual findings and
recommendations. The Panel may
identify and provide to the Secretary
interim recommendations requiring
immediate implementation prior to
completing the full inquiry. This Notice
is not a solicitation for membership.
Membership Status: Non-Federal
members of the Panel serve as special
government employees.
Meetings: The Panel may meet as a
whole or in any combination of
subgroups that is most conducive to the
effective conduct of its activities
including, without limitation, in groups
encompassing discrete topics to address
specific issues and concerns (e.g., a
meeting of the members to discuss
security specific issues, or a meeting of
leaders of complex organizations). As
independent bodies, meetings
consisting solely of members of these
subgroups shall not constitute meetings
of the Panel. In addition, the Panel may
establish informal working groups for
the purpose of factfinding, issue
development, or other preliminary nondeliberative activities. Such activities in
support of the Panel shall also be within
the scope of the exemption noted above.
Duration of Panel: Six months, subject
to extension pursuant to section 871(b)
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 451(b)).
Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0014]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Declaration of
Financial Support
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

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The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (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
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 30 days until
August 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0014 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2006–0072. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2006–0072.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (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 website
at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

entering USCIS–2006–0072 in the
search box. Comments must be
submitted in English, or an English
translation must be provided. All
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://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
https://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.

Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on April 16, 2024, at 89 FR
26900, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive two
(2) comments in connection with the 60day notice. There were no changes made
to the new information collection since
the publishing of the 60-day notice.
USCIS responses to the comments are
available in the comment matrix posted
in the docket for this information
collection.
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and

Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Declaration of Financial Support.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–134; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. DHS and consular officers
of the Department of State (DOS) use
Form I–134 to determine whether, at the
time of the beneficiary’s application,
petition, or request for certain
immigration benefits, that beneficiary

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has sufficient financial support to pay
for expenses for the duration of their
temporary stay in the United States.
(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–134 is 2,500 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.65 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 4,125 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 $10,625.
Dated: July 18, 2024.
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 THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2024–N037;
FXES11140400000–245–FF04E00000]

Endangered Species; Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct
activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered
species under the Endangered Species
Act. We invite the public and local,
State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to
comment on these applications. Before
issuing any of the requested permits, we
will take into consideration any
information that we receive during the
public comment period.
DATES: We must receive written data or
comments on the applications by
August 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents:
Submit requests for copies of
applications and other information
submitted with the applications to
Karen Marlowe (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). All requests and
comments should specify the
SUMMARY:

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