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provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel NIAID Clinical Trial 

Implementation Cooperative Agreement 

(U01) and NIAID Clinical Trail 

Implementation Grant (R01). 

Date: January 9, 2015. 

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601 

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Jane K. Battles, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program, DEA/NIAID/NIH/DHHS, 5601 

Fishers lane Room F30B, Rockville, MD 

20852, 240–669–5029, battlesja@

mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, 

and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: December 10, 2014. 

David Clary, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Cancer Institute; Notice of 

Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Training 

and Career Development Application 

Review. 

Date: March 11, 2015. 

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

7W110, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Robert E. Bird, Ph.D., 

Chief, Resources and Training Review 

Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Cancer Institute 9609 Medical 

Center Drive, Room 7W110, Bethesda, MD 

20892–9750, 240–276–6344, birdr@

mail.nih.gov. 

Information is also available on the 

Institute’s/Center’s home page: http://

deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/sep/sep.htm, 

where an agenda and any additional 

information for the meeting will be posted 

when available. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 

93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention 

Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and 

Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer 

Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology 

Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 

93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, 

Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: December 10, 2014. 

Melanie J. Gray, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29320 Filed 12–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for 

comments; Extension without change of 

a currently approved collection, 1601– 

0014. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security will submit the following 

Information Collection Request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). DHS previously 

published this information collection 

request (ICR) in the Federal Register on 

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 79 FR 

53435 for a 60-day public comment 

period. No comments were received by 

DHS. The purpose of this notice is to 

allow additional 30-days for public 

comments 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until January 15, 2015. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.1. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security and sent via 

electronic mail to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information collection activity will 

garner qualitative customer and 

stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be generalized to the overall 

population. This type of generic 

clearance for qualitative information 

will not be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliably actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 

more rigorous designs that address: the 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential 

nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

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eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

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 submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency: The Department of Homeland 

Security. 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB Number: 1601–0014. 

Frequency: One per Request. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households, businesses and 

organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 500,000. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 83,350 Hours. 

Dated: December 9, 2014. 

Carlene C. Ileto, 

Executive Director, Enterprise Business 

Management Office. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0108] 

RIN 1601–ZA11 

Identification of Foreign Countries 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible To 

Participate in the H–2A and H–2B 

Nonimmigrant Worker Programs 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) may approve petitions 

for H–2A and H–2B nonimmigrant 

status only for nationals of countries 

that the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State, has designated by notice 

published in the Federal Register. That 

notice must be renewed each year. This 

notice announces that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, is 

identifying 68 countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B programs for the 

coming year. 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective January 18, 2015, and shall be 

without effect at the end of one year 

after January 18, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Francis Cissna, Office of Policy, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528, (202) 447–3835. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Generally, USCIS may approve H–2A 

and H–2B petitions for nationals of only 

those countries that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

has designated as participating 

countries. Such designation must be 

published as a notice in the Federal 

Register and expires after one year. 

USCIS, however, may allow a national 

from a country not on the list to be 

named as a beneficiary of an H–2A or 

H–2B petition based on a determination 

that such participation is in the U.S. 

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

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

In designating countries to include on 

the list, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, 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). Examples of factors 

serving the U.S. interest that could 

result in the non-inclusion of a country 

or the removal of a country from the list 

include, but are not limited to, fraud, 

abuse, and non-compliance with the 

terms and conditions of the H–2 

programs by nationals of that country. 

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,’’ 

which designated 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 notices ceased to 

have effect on January 17, 2010 and 

January 18, 2010, respectively. See 8 

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

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

these regulatory provisions, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, with 

the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State, has published a series of notices 

on a regular basis. See 75 FR 2,879 (Jan. 

19, 2010) (adding 11 countries); 76 FR 

2,915 (Jan. 18, 2011) (removing 

Indonesia and adding 15 countries); 77 

FR 2,558 (Jan. 18, 2012) (adding 5 

countries); 78 FR 4,154 (Jan. 18, 2013) 

(adding 1 country); FR 79 3,214 (Jan.17, 

2014) (adding 4 countries). 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has determined, with the concurrence of 

the Secretary of State, that 63 countries 

previously designated in the January 17, 

2014 notice continue to meet the 

standards identified in that notice for 

eligible countries and therefore should 

remain designated as countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. Further, 

the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State, has determined that it is now 

appropriate to add 5 countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. This 

determination is made taking into 

account the four regulatory factors 

identified above. The Secretary of 

Homeland Security also 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 country 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 the Czech Republic, 

Denmark, Madagascar, Portugal, and 

Sweden as countries whose nationals 

are eligible to participate in the H–2A 

and H–2B programs. 

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