62280 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 205 / Monday, October 25, 2004 / Notices 

Dated: October 8, 2004. 

Jayson P. Ahern, 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 

Operations.

[FR Doc. 04–23805 Filed 10–22–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Notice of Adjustment of the Coverage 

Amount Under the Group Flood 

Insurance Program (GFIP), for Policies 

Issued for Disasters Declared on or 

Before October 14, 2002

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that the 

coverage amount for Group Flood 

Insurance Policies issued by the 

Individual and Family Grant (IFG) 

program for disasters declared on or 

before October 14, 2002 is increased.

DATES: Effective October 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Berl 

Jones, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–4235.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 44 CFR 

61.17 sets the amount of coverage under 

the GFIP. Although the current version 

of § 61.17 sets this amount as equivalent 

to the maximum grant amount 

established under section 408 of the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act, (the Stafford 

Act) (42 U.S.C. 5174,) prior to October 

15, 2002, this regulation set the amount 

of coverage as equivalent to the 

maximum grant amount under the 

Individual and Family Grant (IFG) 

program under section 411 of the 

Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5178) see 67 FR 

61462, Sept. 30, 2002. Section 411 was 

repealed as of October 15, 2002. Because 

FEMA’s policy is to apply regulations in 

force on the date of a disaster 

declaration to all assistance provided 

during that disaster (which in this case 

is also the time that the policies were 

issued), we will set the coverage for 

GFIP based upon the same criteria used 

to adjust the maximum IFG grant 

amount under section 411 for GFIP 

polices issued for those disasters 

declared prior to the repeal of section 

411. Since section 411 has been 

repealed, this adjustment is made solely 

for purposes of establishing the GFIP 

coverage amount for policies issued for 

disasters declared on or before October 

14, 2002. 

The Stafford Act prescribed that 

grants made under section 411, IFG 

program, shall be adjusted annually to 

reflect changes in the Consumer Price 

Index for All Urban Consumers 

published by the Department of Labor. 

If the IFG program were still in effect, 

the maximum grant amount for the IFG 

program under section 411 of the Act 

would have been increased to $15,800 

for fiscal year 2005. As a result, the 

coverage amount for GFIP is adjusted to 

$15,800. 

FEMA bases the adjustments on an 

increase in the Consumer Price Index 

for All Urban Consumers of 2.7 percent 

for the 12-month period that ended in 

August 2004. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the U.S. Department of 

Labor released the information on 

September 16, 2004.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.035, Individual and Family Grant 

Program)

Dated: October 18, 2004. 

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–23825 Filed 10–22–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of information 

collection under review; National 

Interest Waivers; supplemental evidence 

to I–140 and I–485; OMB–22. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigrations Services (CIS) 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 information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on January 13, 2004 at 69 FR 

1989, allowed a 60-day public comment 

period. No comments were received by 

the CIS on this information collection. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until November 24, 

2004. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

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 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of 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 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

National Interest Waivers; Supplemental 

Evidence to I–140 and I–485. 

(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–22. U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

(4) Affected Public Who Will Be Asked 

or Required to Respond, as Well as a 

Brief Abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. The U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services will use 

information collected via the 

supplemental documentation to 

determine the eligibility of requests for 

national interest waivers, and to finalize 

requests to adjust the lawful permanent 

resident status. 

(5) An Estimate of the Total Number 

of Respondents and the Amount of Time 

Estimated for an Average Respondent 

To Respond: 8,000 responses at one (1) 

hour per response. 

(6) An Estimate of the Total Public 

Burden (in Hours) Associated With the 

Collection: 8,000 annual burden hours. 

If you have comments, suggestions, or 

need a copy of the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

please contact Mr. Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management 

Division, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security, 111 Massachusetts