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Number of respondents Form name/form No. 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

280,000 .................................................... Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F–1) Student Status—For Academic 

and Language Students/ICE Form I–20 (Students).

0 .5 

90,000 ...................................................... Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M–1) Student Status—For Academic 

and Language Students/ICE Form I–20 (Spouse/Dependents).

0 .5 

280,000 .................................................... Optional Practical Training 12 Month Request/No Form .......................................... 0 .083 

12,000 ...................................................... Optional Practical Training 17 Month Extension Request/No Form ......................... 0 .083 

5,525 ........................................................ Maintenance of SEVP Certification/ICE Form I–17 .................................................. 4 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 557,816 annual burden 

hours. 

Comments and/or questions; requests 

for a copy of the proposed information 

collection instrument, with instructions; 

or inquiries for additional information 

should be directed to: Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer/OAM/Records Branch, 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, 500 12th Street, SW., 

STOP 5705, Washington, DC 20536– 

5705. 

Dated: November 4, 2010. 

Katherine H. Westerlund, 

Acting Branch Chief, Policy Branch, Student 

and Exchange Visitor Program, U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28301 Filed 11–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2010–0065] 

Public Meetings of National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP) Reform 

Effort 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Announcement of public 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces two 

public meetings of the National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP) Reform Effort. 

In performing its mission, the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) believes it is important to 

continually update stakeholders on its 

programs and answer any questions and 

listen to comments from them on how 

its programs can be more efficient and 

effective at meeting the needs of the 

public. To this end, FEMA has engaged 

in a comprehensive reform effort to 

address the concerns of the wide array 

of stakeholders involved in the ongoing 

debate about the NFIP. FEMA chose a 

participatory policy analysis framework 

to guide the NFIP Reform effort. Policy 

analysis employs systematic inquiry and 

evaluation to assess policy alternatives. 

The participatory policy analysis 

process allows public decisions to be 

made in a structured, defensible, and 

collaborative manner. 

The effort is comprised of three 

phases designed to engage the greatest 

number of stakeholders and consider 

the largest breadth of public policy 

options. Phase I focused on the capture 

and analysis of stakeholder concerns 

and recommendations. During Phase II, 

FEMA performed additional analysis of 

existing data and identified a set of 

evaluation criteria. In Phase III, a 

portfolio of public policy alternatives is 

being developed and will be analyzed 

using the evaluation criteria. The 

resulting recommendations will be 

reported to FEMA leadership. The 

purpose of the public meetings is to 

describe, update, and explain straw man 

policy alternatives and to answer 

questions and listen to comments from 

interested stakeholders. Additional 

information on the straw man policy 

alternatives will be made available prior 

to the meeting via the NFIP Reform Web 

site and will be posted to Docket ID: 

FEMA–2010–0065. 

In addition, through these public 

meetings, FEMA will accept stakeholder 

input of the policy evaluation process 

through the use of a pair-wise 

comparison method. The pair-wise tool 

is also available via the NFIP Reform 

Web site at http://www.fema.gov/ 

business/nfip/nfip_reform.shtm. 

DATES:

Meeting Date: The first public meeting 

will be held on December 2, 2010, from 

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. This meeting will 

be held in Washington, DC. The second 

public meeting will be held on 

December 9, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 5 

p.m. MST. This meeting will be held in 

Denver, CO. 

Comment Date: Written comments 

must be received by December 31, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments must 

be received by Friday, December 31, 

2010. All submissions received must 

include the Docket ID: FEMA–2010– 

0065 and may be submitted by any one 

of the following methods: 

Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the Web site. 

E-mail: FEMA–RULES@dhs.gov. 

Include Docket ID: FEMA–2010–0065 in 

the subject line of the message. 

Facsimile: (703) 483–2999. 

Mail: FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, 

500 C Street, SW., Room 840, 

Washington, DC 20472–3100. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: FEMA, Office 

of Chief Counsel, 500 C Street, SW., 

Room 840, Washington, DC 20472– 

3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket ID: FEMA– 

2010–0065. Comments received will 

also be posted without alteration at 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. You 

may want to read the Privacy Act Notice 

located on the Privacy and Use Notice 

link on the Administration Navigation 

Bar of the Web site http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read documents or comments received 

by FEMA, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The straw man 

policy alternatives will be posted to 

Docket ID: FEMA–2010–0065. 

Special Accommodations: For anyone 

attending the meeting who is hearing or 

visually impaired, or who requires 

special assistance or accommodations, 

please contact Jason ‘‘Tommy’’ Kennedy 

by November, 15, 2010 for the first 

meeting and by November 22, 2010 for 

the second meeting. For further 

information, please contact Mr. 

Kennedy by telephone at 202–646–3779. 

Meeting Locations: The first public 

meeting will be held in Washington, DC, 

at the Washington Marriott at Metro 

Center, 775 12th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC. The second public 

meeting will be held in Denver, 

Colorado at the Denver Federal Center, 

Building 810—Entrance W–5, Denver, 

CO. 

Meeting Accessibility: Due to space 

constraints of the facilities, seating will 


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be limited to 200 participants. To 

reserve a seat in advance, please provide 

a request via email or mail with the 

contact information of the participant 

(including name, mailing address, and 

e-mail address), the meeting(s) to be 

attended, and include the subject/ 

attention line (or on the envelope if by 

mail): Reservation Request for NFIP 

Reform Meeting. Advance reservations 

must be received 3 business days prior 

to the meeting to ensure processing. 

Unregistered participants will be 

accepted after all participants with 

reservations have been accommodated 

and will be admitted on a first-come, 

first-serve basis, provided the 200 

person capacity is not exceeded. To 

submit reservations, please e-mail: 

nfip_reform@dhs.gov or send by mail to 

the address listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT caption. 

Web Site: http://www.fema.gov/ 

business/nfip/nfip_reform.shtm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Grimm, by telephone at 202– 

646–2878 or by e-mail at 

nfip_reform@dhs.gov. Mailing Address: 

NFIP Reform, 1800 South Bell Street, 

Room 970, Arlington, VA 20598–3030. 

Meeting Topics: Background 

information about these topics is 

available on the NFIP Reform Web site. 

The straw man policy alternatives will 

also be posted to Docket ID: FEMA– 

2010–0065. 

Procedure: This meeting is open to 

the public. 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28424 Filed 11–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5452–N–01] 

Allocations and Common Application 

and Reporting Waivers Granted to and 

Alternative Requirements for 

Community Development Block Grant 

(CDBG) Disaster Recovery Grantees 

Under the Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

212) 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of allocations, waivers, 

and alternative requirements. 

SUMMARY: This Notice advises the public 

of the allocation of CDBG disaster 

recovery funds for the purpose of 

assisting the recovery efforts in areas 

declared a major disaster under title IV 

of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) as a result of the 

severe storms and flooding that 

occurred from March through May, 

2010. As described in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this Notice, HUD is authorized by 

statute and regulations to waive 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

and specify alternative requirements 

upon the request of a grantee. Therefore, 

this Notice describes applicable waivers 

and alternative requirements, as well as 

the application process, eligibility 

requirements, and relevant statutory 

provisions for grants provided under 

this Notice. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 15, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Davis, Director, Disaster Recovery 

and Special Issues Division, Office of 

Block Grant Assistance, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

7th Street, SW., Room 7286, 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone 

number 202–708–3587. Persons with 

hearing or speech impairments may 

access this number via TTY by calling 

the Federal Information Relay Service at 

800–877–8339. Facsimile inquiries may 

be sent to Mr. Davis at 202–401–2044. 

(Except for the ‘‘800’’ number, these 

telephone numbers are not toll-free.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority To Grant Waivers 

The Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111–212, approved 

July 29, 2010) appropriates $100 

million, to remain available until 

expended, in CDBG funds for necessary 

expenses related to disaster relief, longterm recovery, and restoration of 

infrastructure, housing, and economic 

revitalization in areas affected by severe 

storms and flooding from March 2010 

through May 2010 for which the 

President declared a major disaster 

covering an entire State, or States with 

more than 20 counties declared major 

disasters, under title IV of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5121 

et seq.). 

The Supplemental Appropriations 

Act authorizes the Secretary to waive, or 

specify alternative requirements for any 

provision of any statute or regulation 

that the Secretary administers in 

connection with the obligation by the 

Secretary, or use by the recipient, of 

these funds and guarantees, except for 

requirements related to fair housing, 

nondiscrimination, labor standards, and 

the environment (including 

requirements concerning lead-based 

paint), upon: (1) A request by the 

grantee explaining why such a waiver is 

required to facilitate the use of such 

funds or guarantees, and (2) a finding by 

the Secretary that such a waiver would 

not be inconsistent with the overall 

purpose of Title I of the Housing and 

Community Development Act of 1974 

(HCD Act). Regulatory waiver authority 

is also provided by 24 CFR 5.110, 

91.600, and 570.5. 

The Secretary finds that the following 

waivers and alternative requirements, as 

described below, are necessary to 

facilitate the use of these funds for the 

statutory purposes, and are not 

inconsistent with the overall purpose of 

Title I of the HCD Act or the CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing 

Act, as amended. Under the 

requirements of the Supplemental 

Appropriations Act and the Department 

of Housing and Urban Development 

Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform 

Act), regulatory waivers must be 

justified and published in the Federal 

Register. 

Allocations 

This Notice makes available $50 

million of the $100 million 

appropriation for the CDBG program for 

necessary expenses related to disaster 

relief, long-term recovery, and 

restoration of infrastructure, housing, 

and economic revitalization in areas 

affected by severe storms and flooding 

that occurred from March 2010 through 

May 2010, for which the President 

declared a major disaster covering an 

entire State, or States with more than 20 

counties declared major disasters, under 

title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 

1974 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 

The Supplemental Appropriations 

Act further notes: 

That funds shall be awarded directly to the 

State or unit of general local government at 

the discretion of the Secretary * * * 

Provided further, that funds allocated under 

this heading shall not adversely affect the 

amount of any formula assistance received by 

a State or subdivision thereof under the 

Community Development Fund: Provided 

further, that a State or subdivision thereof 

may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for 

administrative costs * * * 

Almost all of the prior appropriations 

to the CDBG disaster recovery program 

have required funds to be administered 

through an entity or entities designated 

by the Governor of each State. In 

contrast, the Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, 2010, states that 

funds may be awarded directly to a 

State or unit of general local 

government, at the discretion of the 

Secretary. Based on the eligible date 

range specified by Congress, 


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