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should have known involved providing 

weapons, ammunition, explosives, or 

components thereof, or the 

transportation or concealment of such 

items; 

(h) has not provided material support 

in the form of military-type training (as 

defined in section 2339D(c)(1) of title 

18, United States Code); 

(i) has not engaged in any other 

terrorist activity, including but not 

limited to providing material support to 

a designated terrorist organization, as 

described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(I) or 

(II) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(I) or (II), to which no 

other exemption applies; 

(j) poses no danger to the safety and 

security of the United States; and 

(k) warrants an exemption from the 

relevant inadmissibility provision in the 

totality of the circumstances. 

Implementation of this determination 

will be made by U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS), in 

consultation with U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement (ICE), or by U.S. 

consular officers, as applicable, who 

shall ascertain, to their satisfaction, and 

in their discretion, that the particular 

alien meets each of the criteria set forth 

above. 

This exercise of authority may be 

revoked as a matter of discretion and 

without notice at any time with respect 

to any and all persons subject to it. Any 

determination made under this exercise 

of authority as set out above can inform 

but shall not control a decision 

regarding any subsequent benefit or 

protection applications, unless such 

exercise of authority has been revoked. 

This exercise of authority shall not be 

construed to prejudice, in any way, the 

ability of the U.S. government to 

commence subsequent criminal or civil 

proceedings in accordance with U.S. 

law involving any beneficiary of this 

exercise of authority (or any other 

person). This exercise of authority 

creates no substantive or procedural 

right or benefit that is legally 

enforceable by any party against the 

United States or its agencies or officers 

or any other person. 

In accordance with section 

212(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1182(d)(3)(B)(ii), a report on the aliens 

to whom this exercise of authority is 

applied, on the basis of case-by-case 

decisions by the U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security or by the U.S. 

Department of State, shall be provided 

to the specified congressional 

committees not later than 90 days after 

the end of the fiscal year. 

This determination is based on an 

assessment related to the national 

security and foreign policy interests of 

the United States as they apply to the 

particular persons described herein and 

shall not have any application with 

respect to other persons or to other 

provisions of U.S. law. 

Jeh Charles Johnson, 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Office of the Secretary 

Exercise of Authority Under Section 

212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS; 

Office of the Secretary, DOS. 

ACTION: Notice of determination. 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i). 

Following consultations with the 

Attorney General, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security and the Secretary of 

State have determined that the grounds 

of inadmissibility at section 212(a)(3)(B) 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(INA), 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B), bar certain 

aliens who do not pose a national 

security or public safety risk from 

admission to the United States and from 

obtaining immigration benefits or other 

status. Accordingly, consistent with 

prior exercises of the exemption 

authority, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security and the Secretary of State, in 

consultation with the Attorney General, 

hereby conclude, as a matter of 

discretion in accordance with the 

authority granted by INA section 

212(d)(3)(B)(i), 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i), 

as amended, as well as the foreign 

policy and national security interests 

deemed relevant in these consultations, 

that paragraphs 212(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)(bb) 

and (dd) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)(bb) and (dd), shall 

not apply with respect to an alien who 

provided limited material support to an 

organization described in section 

212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III), or to a member of 

such an organization, or to an 

individual described in section 

212(a)(3)(B)((iv)(VI)(bb) of the INA, 8 

U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)(bb), that 

involves (1) certain routine commercial 

transactions or certain routine social 

transactions (i.e., in the satisfaction of 

certain well-established or verifiable 

family, social, or cultural obligations), 

(2) certain humanitarian assistance, or 

(3) substantial pressure that does not 

rise to the level of duress, provided, 

however, that the alien satisfies the 

relevant agency authority that the alien: 

(a) Is seeking a benefit or protection 

under the INA and has been determined 

to be otherwise eligible for the benefit 

or protection; 

(b) Has undergone and passed all 

relevant background and security 

checks; 

(c) Has fully disclosed, in all relevant 

applications and/or interviews with 

U.S. government representatives and 

agents, the nature and circumstances of 

any material support provided and any 

other activity or association falling 

within the scope of section 212(a)(3)(B) 

of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B), as 

well as all contact with a terrorist 

organization and its members; 

(d) Has not provided the material 

support with any intent or desire to 

assist any terrorist organization or 

terrorist activity; 

(e) Has not provided material support 

(1) that the alien knew or reasonably 

should have known could directly be 

used to engage in terrorist or violent 

activity or (2) to any individual who the 

alien knew or reasonably should have 

known had committed or planned to 

commit a terrorist activity on behalf of 

a designated terrorist organization, as 

described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(I) or 

(II) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(I) or (II); 

(f) Has not provided material support 

to terrorist activities that he or she knew 

or reasonably should have known 

targeted noncombatant persons, U.S. 

citizens, or U.S. interests; 

(g) Has not provided material support 

that the alien knew or reasonably 

should have known involved providing 

weapons, ammunition, explosives, or 

components thereof, or the 

transportation or concealment of such 

items; 

(h) Has not provided material support 

in the form of military-type training (as 

defined in section 2339D(c)(1) of title 

18, United States Code); 

(i) Has not engaged in any other 

terrorist activity, including but not 

limited to providing material support to 

a designated terrorist organization, as 

described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(I) or 

(II) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(I) or (II), to which no 

other exemption applies; 

(j) Poses no danger to the safety and 

security of the United States; and 

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(k) Warrants an exemption from the 

relevant inadmissibility provision in the 

totality of the circumstances. 

Implementation of this determination 

will be made by U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS), in 

consultation with U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement (ICE), or by U.S. 

consular officers, as applicable, who 

shall ascertain, to their satisfaction, and 

in their discretion, that the particular 

alien meets each of the criteria set forth 

above. 

This exercise of authority may be 

revoked as a matter of discretion and 

without notice at any time with respect 

to any and all persons subject to it. Any 

determination made under this exercise 

of authority as set out above can inform 

but shall not control a decision 

regarding any subsequent benefit or 

protection applications, unless such 

exercise of authority has been revoked. 

This exercise of authority shall not be 

construed to prejudice, in any way, the 

ability of the U.S. government to 

commence subsequent criminal or civil 

proceedings in accordance with U.S. 

law involving any beneficiary of this 

exercise of authority (or any other 

person). This exercise of authority 

creates no substantive or procedural 

right or benefit that is legally 

enforceable by any party against the 

United States or its agencies or officers 

or any other person. 

In accordance with section 

212(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1182(d)(3)(B)(ii), a report on the aliens 

to whom this exercise of authority is 

applied, on the basis of case-by-case 

decisions by the U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security or by the U.S. 

Department of State, shall be provided 

to the specified congressional 

committees not later than 90 days after 

the end of the fiscal year. 

This determination is based on an 

assessment related to the national 

security and foreign policy interests of 

the United States as they apply to the 

particular persons described herein and 

shall not have any application with 

respect to other persons or to other 

provisions of U.S. law. 

Jeh Charles Johnson, 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0068] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Registration for 

Classification as a Refugee, Form I– 

590; Revision of a Currently Approved 

Collection 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting 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 notice 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on September 20, 2013, at 78 

FR 57870, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS received one 

comment in connection with the 60-day 

notice. 

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until March 7, 

2014. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice, especially 

regarding the estimated public burden 

and associated response time, must be 

directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer 

via email at oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. The comments submitted 

to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer may 

also be submitted to DHS via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at 

http://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2007–0036 or 

via email at uscisfrcomment@

uscis.dhs.gov. All submissions received 

must include the agency name and the 

OMB Control Number 1615–0068. 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include any personal 

information you provide. Therefore, 

submitting this information makes it 

public. You may wish to consider 

limiting the amount of personal 

information that you provide in any 

voluntary submission you make to DHS. 

For additional information please read 

the Privacy Act notice that is available 

via the link in the footer of http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

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 

Request: Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Registration for Classification as Refuge. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–590; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Form I–590 provides a 

uniform method for applicants to apply 

for refugee status and contains the 

information needed for USCIS to 

adjudicate such applications. 

The revised Form I–590 includes 

additional questions that have been 

transferred from Form G–646, Sworn 

Statement of Refugee Applying for 

Admission into the United States. These 

questions assist USCIS in determining 

whether an applicant is inadmissible to 

the United States. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: Registration for 

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