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comments no later than May 9, 2012 

and identified by docket number 

[USCG–2011–0975] by using one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. We encourage use of electronic 

submissions because security screening 

may delay delivery of mail. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. The telephone 

number is 202–366–9329. 

• Instructions: All submissions 

received must include the words 

‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ 

and docket number [USCG–2011–0975]. 

All submissions received will be posted 

without alteration at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

may review a Privacy Act notice 

regarding our public dockets in the 

January 17, 2008 issue of the Federal 

Register (73 FR 3316). 

• Docket: Any background 

information or presentations available 

prior to the meeting will be published 

in the docket. For access to the docket 

to read background documents or 

submissions received by the NMSAC, go 

to http://www.regulations.gov and use 

‘‘USCG–2011–0975’’ as your search 

term. 

Public comment period will be held 

during the open portion of the meetings 

on May 15, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m., and May 16, 2012 from 11:30 a.m. 

to 12 p.m. Speakers are requested to 

limit their comments to 5 minutes. 

Please note that the public comment 

period will end following the last call 

for comments. Contact the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section below to register as a 

speaker. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ryan Owens, ADFO of NMSAC, 2100 

2nd Street SW., Stop 7581, Washington, 

DC 20593–7581; telephone 202–372– 

1108 or email ryan.f.owens@uscg.mil. If 

you have any questions on viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). NMSAC operates 

under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 70112. 

NMSAC provides advice, consults with, 

and makes recommendations to the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, via the 

Commandant of the Coast Guard, on 

matters relating to national maritime 

security. 

Agenda of Meeting 

Day 1 

The agenda for the Committee 

meeting is as follows: 

(1) Classified Security Briefing for 

NMSAC members only. Closed to the 

public. 

Basis for Closure. In accordance with 

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, it has been determined 

that this portion of the meeting requires 

closure as the disclosure of the 

information would not be in the public 

interest. There will be briefings from 

personnel from Coast Guard Intelligence 

Coordination Center regarding current 

domestic and international security 

threats to maritime commerce. Under 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), this information is 

specifically authorized under criteria 

established by Executive Order 12968 to 

be kept secret in the interests of national 

defense or foreign policy. Accordingly, 

this portion of the meeting will be 

closed to the public. 

(2) Global Supply Chain Security 

Initiative. Per the SAFE Port Act (Pub. 

L. 109–347) the Coast Guard consults 

with the NMSAC on the Global Supply 

Chain Security Initiative. The 

Committee will receive an update and 

provide further guidance/ 

recommendations on this initiative. 

(3) Transport Canada/USCG 

Regulatory Harmonization. The 

Committee will receive an update from 

Transport Canada and the USCG on 

efforts to harmonize Security 

Regulations across the Northern Border. 

The Committee will then provide 

recommendations on these efforts. 

(4) Detain On-Board Requirements. 

NMSAC will receive an update from the 

chair of the NMSAC working group and 

vote on recommendations concerning 

Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) field guidance 

pertaining to requirements for vessels to 

post or contract for guards while in U.S. 

ports. 

(5) Port Security Grant Program and 

Transportation Worker Identification 

Credential (TWIC) Readers. The NMSAC 

will receive an update and provide 

guidance on efforts to accommodate 

TWIC readers into the Port Grant 

Program as a result of the Completion of 

the TWIC Reader Pilot. 

(6) Public Comment Period. NMSAC 

will hear any other matters raised by the 

public. Please note that the public will 

have an opportunity to comment 

throughout the day on each topic as it 

is discussed. 

Day 2 

(7) Maritime Domain Awareness and 

Information Sharing. The Committee 

will hold a follow up discussion from 

its last meeting to discuss the results of 

the Committee’s efforts to poll the 

maritime industry on what gaps still 

remain in information sharing between 

the industry and the Federal 

Government with a panel of DHS 

Information Sharing Executives. 

(8) Public comment period. NMSAC 

will hear any other matters raised by the 

public. Please note that the public will 

have an opportunity to comment 

throughout the day on each topic as it 

is discussed. 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

P.F. Thomas, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director 

of Prevention Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–212; Extension of an 

Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form I–212, 

Application for Permission to Reapply 

for Admission into the United States 

after Deportation or Removal. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 

information collection notice is 

published in the Federal Register to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted for 

sixty days until July 2, 2012. 

During this 60 day period, USCIS will 

be evaluating whether to revise the 

Form I–212. Should USCIS decide to 

revise Form I–212 we will advise the 

public when we publish the 30-day 

notice in the Federal Register in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The public will then 

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have 30 days to comment on any 

revisions to the Form I–212. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Coordination Division, Office of Policy 

and Strategy, Clearance Office, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may 

also be submitted to DHS via facsimile 

to 202–272–0997 or via email at 

uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov. When 

submitting comments by email, please 

make sure to add OMB Control No. 

1615–0018 in the subject box. 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the collection of information 

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 

agencies 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: 

Extension of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Permission to Reapply 

for Admission into the United States 

after Deportation or Removal. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–212; 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The information provided 

on Form I–212 is used by USCIS to 

adjudicate applications filed by aliens 

requesting consent to reapply for 

admission to the United States after 

deportation, removal or departure, as 

provided under section 212 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 1,877 responses at 2 hours per 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 3,754 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: http://www.regulations. 

gov/. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529, Telephone 

number 202–272–1470. 

Dated: April 19, 2012. 

Laura Dawkins, 

Acting Chief Regulatory Coordinator, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of 

Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10406 Filed 4–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2521–12; DHS Docket No. USCIS 

2010–0010] 

RIN 1615–ZB11 

Extension and Redesignation of 

Somalia for Temporary Protected 

Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

(Secretary) is both extending the 

existing designation of Somalia for 

temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 

months from September 18, 2012 

through March 17, 2014, and 

redesignating Somalia for TPS for 18 

months, effective September 18, 2012 

through March 17, 2014. The extension 

allows currently eligible TPS 

beneficiaries to retain their TPS through 

March 17, 2014. The redesignation of 

Somalia allows additional individuals 

who have been continuously residing in 

the United States since May 1, 2012, to 

obtain TPS, if eligible. The Secretary has 

determined that an extension is 

warranted because the conditions in 

Somalia that prompted the TPS 

designation continue to be met. There 

continues to be a substantial, but 

temporary, disruption of living 

conditions in Somalia based upon 

ongoing armed conflict and 

extraordinary and temporary conditions 

in that country that prevent Somalis 

who now have TPS from safely 

returning. 

This notice also sets forth procedures 

necessary for nationals of Somalia (or 

aliens having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Somalia) to reregister under the extension if they 

already have TPS or to submit an initial 

registration application under the 

redesignation, and to file Applications 

for Employment Authorization (Forms 

I–765) with U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS). 

Under the redesignation, individuals 

who currently do not have TPS, or a 

TPS application pending, may apply for 

TPS from May 1, 2012 through October 

29, 2012. In addition to demonstrating 

continuous residence in the United 

States since May 1, 2012, USCIS will 

determine whether initial applicants for 

TPS under this redesignation have 

demonstrated that they have been 

continuously physically present in the 

United States since September 18, 2012, 

the effective date of the redesignation of 

Somalia, before USCIS grants them TPS. 

For individuals who have already 

been granted TPS under the Somalia 

designation, the 60-day re-registration 

period will run from May 1, 2012 

through July 2, 2012. USCIS will issue 

new Employment Authorization 

Documents (EADs) with a March 17, 

2014 expiration date to eligible Somali 

TPS beneficiaries who timely re-register 

and apply for EADs under this 

extension. 

DATES: Extension of TPS: The 18-month 

extension of the TPS designation of 

Somalia is effective September 18, 2012, 

and will remain in effect through March 

17, 2014. The 60-day re-registration 

period begins May 1, 2012 and will 

remain in effect until July 2, 2012. 

Redesignation of Somalia for TPS: 

The redesignation of Somalia for TPS is 

effective September 18, 2012, and will 

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