Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 223 / Friday, November 19, 2004 / Notices 67751

State of New York (FEMA–1564–DR), 

dated October 1, 2004, and related 

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 10, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of New York is hereby amended to 

include the following area among those 

areas determined to have been adversely 

affected by the catastrophe declared a 

major disaster by the President in his 

declaration of October 1, 2004: 

Chautauqua County for Public 

Assistance.

(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, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households 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. 04–25661 Filed 11–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1568–DR] 

Tennessee; Amendment No. 2 to 

Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Tennessee (FEMA–1568–DR), 

dated October 7, 2004, and related 

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 10, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Tennessee is hereby amended to 

include the following area among those 

areas determined to have been adversely 

affected by the catastrophe declared a 

major disaster by the President in his 

declaration of October 7, 2004:

Giles County for Public Assistance.

(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, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households Program–

Other 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. 04–25662 Filed 11–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2273–03] 

Direct Mail Program for Submitting 

Form I–485, Application To Register 

Permanent Resident or Adjust Status; 

Form I–765, Application for 

Employment Authorization; and Form 

I–131, Application for Travel Document

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) is 

expanding its Direct Mail Program to 

provide that certain filings of Form I–

485, Application to Register Permanent 

Residence or Adjust Status; Form I–765, 

Application for Employment 

Authorization; and Form I–131, 

Application for Travel Document, be 

filed at a designated Chicago, Illinois 

lockbox facility for initial processing. 

The Direct Mail Program allows USCIS 

to more efficiently process applications 

through standardization, by eliminating 

duplicative work, maximizing staff 

productivity, and introducing better 

information management tools. USCIS 

intends for this Direct Mail rollout to be 

completed in a two-phased approach. 

Phase One will begin on December 1, 

2004 and will affect certain aliens filing 

Form I–485, Form I–765, and Form I–

131 who live in the states of Alabama, 

Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, 

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 

Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, 

Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, North Carolina, North 

Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, 

Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, 

West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, as 

well as the District of Columbia, Guam, 

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of 

the United States. Phase Two will begin 

on April 1, 2005 and will affect certain 

aliens filing Form I–485, Form I–765, 

and Form I–131 residing in: Alaska, 

California, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, 

Maryland, Missouri, Montana, 

Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Oregon, Texas, and Washington.

DATES: This notice is effective December 

1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Rebecca Watson, Lockbox Project 

Manager, U. S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NW, Room 1000, Washington, 

DC 20529, Telephone (202) 272–1001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

What is the Direct Mail program? 

The purpose and strategy of the Direct 

Mail program have been discussed in 

detail in previous rulemaking and 

notices (see 59 FR 33903, 59 FR 33985, 

60 FR 22408, 61 FR 2266, 61 FR 56060, 

62 FR 16607, 63 FR 891, 63 FR 892, 63 

FR 13434, 63 FR 13878, 63 FR 16828, 

63 FR 50584, 63 FR 8688, 63 FR 8689, 

64 FR 67323, 69 FR 3380, and 69 FR 

4210). 

Explanation of Changes 

Does this notice make any changes 

relating to an alien’s eligibility for 

adjustment of status, related 

employment authorization, or related 

travel authorization?

No. This notice affects only the 

address location where certain filings 

involving an adjustment of status 

application, employment authorization 

and travel authorization requests are to 

be mailed. These forms, previously filed 

at several locations nation-wide, will 

now be filed under the Direct Mail 

Program at one specific address in 

Chicago, IL.