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published as a notice in the Federal 

Register and expires after one year. 

In designating countries to include on 

the list, DHS, with the concurrence of 

the Secretary of State, will take into 

account factors including, but not 

limited to: (1) The country’s cooperation 

with respect to issuance of travel 

documents for citizens, subjects, 

nationals and residents of that country 

who are subject to a final order of 

removal; (2) the number of final and 

unexecuted orders of removal against 

citizens, subjects, nationals and 

residents of that country; (3) the number 

of orders of removal executed against 

citizens, subjects, nationals and 

residents of that country; and (4) such 

other factors as may serve the U.S. 

interest. See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(1)(i) 

and 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(1). 

In December 2008, DHS published in 

the Federal Register two notices, 

‘‘Identification of Foreign Countries 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible to 

Participate in the H–2A Visa Program,’’ 

and ‘‘Identification of Foreign Countries 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible to 

Participate in the H–2B Visa Program,’’ 

designating 28 countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. See 73 

FR 77,043 (Dec. 18, 2008); 73 FR 77,729 

(Dec. 19, 2008). The initial designations 

were composed of countries that are 

important for the operation of the H–2A 

and H–2B programs and are cooperative 

in the repatriation of their citizens, 

subjects, nationals or residents who are 

subject to a final order of removal from 

the United States. The notices cease to 

have effect at the end of one year after 

January 17 and January 18, 2009 

respectively. See 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(2) and 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(3). 

Following consultations with the 

Department of State, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security finds, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

that the 28 countries designated in the 

December 18 and 19, 2008 notices 

continue to meet the standards 

identified in those notices for eligible 

countries and therefore should remain 

designated as countries whose nationals 

are eligible to participate in the H–2A 

and H–2B programs. 

Furthermore, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

finds that it is now appropriate to add 

11 additional countries to the list of 

countries whose nationals are eligible to 

participate in the H–2A and H–2B 

programs. This determination is made 

taking into account the four factors 

identified above. The Secretary of 

Homeland Security considered other 

pertinent factors; including, but not 

limited to, evidence of past usage of the 

H–2A and H–2B programs by nationals 

of the countries to be added, as well as 

evidence relating to the economic 

impact on particular U.S. industries or 

regions resulting from the addition or 

continued non-inclusion of specific 

countries. In consideration of all of the 

above, this notice designates for the first 

time Croatia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ireland, 

Lithuania, The Netherlands, Nicaragua, 

Norway, Serbia, Slovakia, and Uruguay 

as countries whose nationals are eligible 

to participate in the H–2A and H–2B 

programs. 

Designation of Countries Whose 

Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B Visa Programs 

Pursuant to the authority provided to 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

under sections 241, 214(a)(1), and 

215(a)(1) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1231, 

1184(a)(1), and 1185(a)(1)), I have 

designated, with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of State, that nationals from 

the following countries are eligible to 

participate in the H–2A and H–2B visa 

programs: 

Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, 

Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, 

Croatia, Dominican Republic, 

Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, 

Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, 

Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, 

Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, The 

Netherlands, Nicaragua, New 

Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, 

Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, 

South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, 

Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay. 

This notice does not affect the status 

of aliens who currently hold H–2A or 

H–2B nonimmigrant status. 

Nothing in this notice limits the 

authority of the Secretary of Homeland 

Security or his or her designee or any 

other federal agency to invoke against 

any foreign country or its nationals any 

other remedy, penalty or enforcement 

action available by law. 

Janet Napolitano, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2009–0160] 

Homeland Security Advisory Council 

AGENCY: The Office of Policy, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee management; Notice 

of partially closed federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Homeland Security 

Advisory Council (HSAC) will meet on 

February 3, 2010, in New York, New 

York. The meeting will be partially 

closed to the public. 

DATE: The HSAC will meet February 3, 

2010, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the 

meeting is open to the general public 

from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. The 

meeting is closed from 9 a.m. to 10:30 

a.m. and then again from 12 p.m. to 3 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The open portion of the 

meeting will be held at the Grand Hyatt 

New York, 109 East 42nd Street at 

Grand Central Terminal, in the Empire 

Ballroom in New York, New York. 

Requests to have written material 

distributed to each member of the 

committee prior to the meeting must 

reach the below contact person by 

January 25, 2010. Comments must be 

identified by Federal Register Notice 

DHS–2009–0160 and may be submitted 

by one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: HSAC@dhs.gov. Fax: 202– 

282–9207. 

• Mail: Homeland Security Advisory 

Council, 1100 Hampton Park Boulevard, 

Mailstop 0850, Capitol Heights, MD 

20745. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and DHS–2009– 

0160. Comments received will be posted 

without alteration at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including 

provided personal information. 

Docket: For docket access to read 

background documents or comments 

received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Homeland Security Advisory Council, 

(202) 447–3135, HSAC@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given pursuant to the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2. The HSAC provides 

independent advice to the Secretary of 

the Department of Homeland Security to 

aid in the creation and implementation 

of critical and actionable policies and 

capabilities across the spectrum of 

homeland security operations. The 

HSAC periodically reports to the 

Secretary, as requested, on such matters. 

The HSAC serves as the Secretary’s 

primary advisory body with the goal of 

providing strategic, timely and 

actionable advice. 


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The HSAC will meet publicly to 

swear in new Council members, receive 

observations and remarks from DHS 

senior leadership, and review and 

deliberate recommendations from the 

Homeland Security Advisory Council’s 

Sustainability and Efficiency Task Force 

and receive a report from the 

Quadrennial Review Advisory Council 

on its support of the Quadrennial 

Homeland Security Review program. 

Closed portions of the meeting will 

include updates on operational 

challenges, intelligence briefings, and 

pre-decisional policies. The briefings 

will include information on sensitive 

homeland security procedures and the 

capabilities of the Department of 

Homeland Security components. The 

meeting will also include informational 

briefings of the Department’s sensitive 

processes including law enforcement 

and transportation security procedures. 

HSAC members will receive classified 

and sensitive intelligence briefings 

during the closed session. 

Basis for Closure: In accordance with 

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, it has been determined 

that this HSAC meeting concerns 

matters that would likely ‘‘disclose 

investigatory records compiled for law 

enforcement purposes, or information 

which if written would be contained in 

such records * * * [and] the production 

of such records or information would 

* * * disclose investigative techniques 

and procedures’’, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(7)(E), 

and would likely ‘‘significantly frustrate 

implementation of a proposed agency 

action’’ within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B). Discussion of ongoing 

investigations with Department of 

Homeland Security enforcement 

Components and outside law 

enforcement partners fall within the 

meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552b(7)(E) insofar 

as they will ‘‘disclose investigative 

techniques and procedures.’’ 

Additionally, release of information 

presented during the briefings and the 

nature of the discussion would lead to 

premature disclosure of information on 

Department of Homeland Security 

actions that would be ‘‘likely to 

significantly frustrate implementation of 

a proposed agency action.’’ Therefore, 

the portion of the HSAC’s meeting from 

9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. EST and then from 

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST is closed to the 

public. 

Public Attendance: Members of the 

public must pre-register to attend the 

public session and seating is available 

on a first-come, first-served basis per the 

above procedures. For security reasons, 

we request that any member of the 

public wishing to attend the public 

session provide his or her full legal 

name, date of birth, e-mail, and phone 

number to the HSAC no later than 5:00 

p.m. EST on January 25, 2010. Please 

submit requests to attend via e-mail at 

HSAC@dhs.gov or via phone at (202) 

447–3135. Photo identification may be 

required for entry into the public 

session. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. 

Those attending the public session of 

the meeting must be present and seated 

by 9:30 a.m. 

Identification of Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: For 

information on facilities or services for 

individuals with disabilities, or to 

request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the HSAC as soon as 

possible. 

Dated: January 14, 2010. 

Rebecca L. Sharp, 

Executive Director, Homeland Security 

Advisory Council. 

[FR Doc. 2010–942 Filed 1–15–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9010–9M–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

United States Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of an Existing 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information 

collection for review; Form G–79A, 

Information relating to beneficiary of 

private bill; OMB Control No. 1653– 

0026. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (USICE), has submitted the 

following information collection request 

for review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. Comments 

are encouraged and will be accepted for 

sixty days until March 22, 2010. 

Written comments and suggestions 

regarding items contained in this notice, 

and especially with regard to the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), Joseph M. Gerhart, Chief, 

Records Management Branch, U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

500 12th Street, SW., Room 3138, 

Washington, DC 20536; (202) 732–6337. 

Comments are encouraged and will be 

accepted for sixty days until March 22, 

2010. 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 

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: 

Extension of currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Information Relating to Beneficiary of 

Private Bill. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form G–79A, 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individual or 

Households. The information is needed 

to report on Private Bills to Congress 

when requested. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 100 responses at 1 hour (60 

minutes) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 100 annual burden hours. 

Requests for a copy of the proposed 

information collection instrument, with 

instructions; or inquiries for additional 

information should be requested via 

e-mail to: forms.ice@dhs.gov with ‘‘Form 

G–79A’’ in the subject line. 

Dated: January 6, 2010. 

Joseph M. Gerhart, 

Chief, Records Management Branch, U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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