67750 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 223 / Friday, November 19, 2004 / Notices 

In addition to program specific 

changes to the sub-grant application for 

PDM and FMA eGrants, the information 

collection requests have been revised to 

include as part of the eGrant quarterly 

and final reporting requirement, the 

financial and performance status 

reports, outlay reports, property 

management reports, and closeout 

reports required of each grant awarded. 

FEMA encourages the use of the PDM 

and FMA eGrants application described 

in this notice; however, applicants may 

also use the Agency’s grant 

administration paper-based forms 

currently under OMB control number 

1660–0025 to apply. 

Information Collection Requests 

1. Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program 

Title: Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) 

Program eGrants. 

OMB Number: 1660–0071. 

Abstract: FEMA uses the PDM 

program eGrant application, evaluation, 

and award process to provide Federal 

grant assistance to grantees (State and 

federally recognized tribal government) 

who administer grant awards for subgrantee applicants (State-level agencies, 

federally recognized Indian tribal 

governments, local governments, public 

colleges and universities, tribal colleges 

and universities, and regional planning 

districts and councils of governments). 

Private-non-profit (PNP) organizations 

and private colleges and universities are 

not eligible sub-applicants; however, a 

relevant State agency or local 

government may apply to the grant 

applicant for assistance on their behalf. 

The grant assistance must be used to 

develop mitigation plans in accordance 

with section 322 of the Disaster 

Mitigation Act of 2000 to implement 

pre-disaster mitigation projects that 

reduce the risks of natural and 

technological hazards on life and 

property, and to provide information 

and technical assistance on costeffective mitigation activities. 

Affected Public: The category of 

affected public includes State, local and 

tribal governments. 

Number of Responses: 1,176 (Grantees 

(applicants)—56 States and territories 

and sub-grantees (sub-applicants)—20 

per State or territory.) Sub-applicants 

submit their eGrant applications to the 

States to review, coordinate and forward 

PDM grant applications to FEMA for 

approval. 

Estimated Time per Respondent:

FEMA has estimated the burden 

associated with this information 

collection request as follows: 

Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) 

Program eGrants—Grant Supplemental 

Information—Sub-grant applications. 

• Benefit Cost Determination—5 

hours per response. 

• Environmental Review—7.5 hours 

per response. 

• Project Narrative (including PDM 

Evaluation Information Questions)—12 

hours per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50,887. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and quarterly. 

2. Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 

Title: Flood Mitigation Assistance 

(FMA) Program eGrants. 

OMB Number: 1660–0072. 

Abstract: FEMA uses the FMA 

program eGrant application, evaluation, 

and award process to provide Federal 

grant assistance to grantees for three 

types of grants—Planning, Project, and 

Technical Assistance. FMA Planning 

Grants are available to States, National 

Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 

participating communities, and Indian 

tribal governments to prepare Flood 

Mitigation Plans. FMA Project Grants 

are available to States, NFIP 

participating communities, and Indian 

tribal governments to implement 

measures to reduce flood losses. Ten 

percent of the Project Grant is made 

available to States, NFIP participating 

communities, Indian tribal 

governments, and communities in nonparticipating States as a Technical 

Assistance Grant. The National Flood 

Insurance Reform Act (42 U.S.C. 1366), 

as amended by the Bunning-BereuterBlumenauer Flood Insurance Reform 

Act of 2004, (Pub. L. 108–264) 

authorizes the Flood Mitigation 

Assistance program. The FMA program 

is designed to award grants to States, 

NFIP participating communities, and 

Indian tribal governments so that 

measures can be taken to reduce or 

eliminate the long-term risk of flood 

damage to buildings, manufactured 

homes, and other structures insurable 

under the National Flood Insurance 

Program. 

FEMA encourages the use of the PDM 

and FMA eGrants application described 

in this notice; however, applicants may 

also use the Agency’s grant 

administration paper-based forms 

currently under OMB control number 

1660–0025 to apply. 

Affected Public: The category of 

affected public includes State, local and 

tribal governments and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Responses: 280. 

Estimated Time per Respondent:

FEMA has estimated the burden 

associated with this information 

collection request as follows: 

Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) 

Program eGrants—Grant Supplemental 

Information—Sub-grant applications. 

• Benefit Cost Determination—5 

hours per response. 

• Environmental Review—7.5 hours 

per response. 

• Project Narrative—12 hours per 

response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,088. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and quarterly. 

Comments: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection 

requests to the Office of Management 

and Budget, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk 

Officer for the Department of Homeland 

Security/FEMA at the following e-mail 

address 

Michael_A._Sauers@omb.eop.gov or 

facsimile number (202) 395–7285. We 

ask that you submit comments not later 

than December 1, 2004, to ensure 

consideration of your comments before 

OMB evaluates and acts on these 

requests.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

requests should be made to Muriel B. 

Anderson, Section Chief, Records 

Management, FEMA at 500 C Street, 

SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472, 

facsimile number (202) 646–3347, or email address FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov.

Dated: November 12, 2004. 

Edward W. Kernan, 

Branch Chief, Information Resources 

Management Branch, Information 

Technology Services Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1564–DR] 

New York; Amendment No. 3 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 

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] 

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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] 

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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.