Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2004 / Notices 5367

Consumers published annually by the 

U.S. Department of Labor. For disasters 

declared on January 1, 2004, through 

December 31, 2004, the qualifying 

threshold is $106 of State population. 

We base the adjustment on an 

increase in the Consumer Price Index 

for All Urban Consumers of 1.9 percent 

for the 12-month period ended in 

December 2003. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the U.S. Department of 

Labor released the information on 

January 15, 2004.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individual and 

Household Housing; 97.049, Individual and 

Household Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individual and Household ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–2261 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: The Student 

and Exchange Visitor Information 

Systems (SEVIS); File No. OMB–30. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, Bureau of Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement (ICE) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The ICE published a notice in the 

Federal Register on October 2, 2003 at 

68 FR 56847. The notice allowed for a 

60-day public review and comment 

period on the extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments to satisfy the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act for an 

extension of this information collection 

for a period not to exceed three years. 

Comments are encouraged and will be 

accepted until March 5, 2004. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attention: Department of 

Homeland Security Desk Officer, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed 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 

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:

Extension of a currently approved 

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: The 

Student and Exchange Visitor 

Information System. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: No Agency 

Form Number (File No. OMB–30); 

Bureau of Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. This system will be used 

by institutions and sponsors to provide 

notification, reports, updates, and data 

required by regulations on the 

institution and program, as well as on 

student and exchange visitors. 

Additionally, ICE and the Department of 

State will use SEVIS to adjudicate 

benefits and services, track student and 

exchange visitor data, and to monitor 

institution and program sponsor 

compliance with current regulations. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 625,135 applicants and 5 

responses at 20 minutes (.333 hours) per 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 1,040,850 annual burden 

hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions, or 

additional information, please contact 

Richard A. Sloan (202) 514–3291, 

Director, Regulations and Forms 

Services Division, Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (CIS), U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Room 4034, 425 I Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally, 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the item(s) contained in this notice, 

especially regarding the estimated 

public burden and associated response 

time may also be directed to Mr. 

Richard A. Sloan. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Mr. Steve Cooper, PRA 

Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security, Regional Office 

Building 3, 7th and D Streets, SW., Suite 

4636–26, Washington, DC 20202.

Dated: January 30, 2004. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship 

and Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 04–2303 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements: Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review; 

NEPA Compliance Checklist

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice of emergency clearance 

request. 

SUMMARY: TSA has submitted a request 

for emergency processing of a new 

public information collection to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and immediate