Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 6, 2009 / Notices 51301 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

Form I–129S, Extension of an Existing 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 30–Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form I–129S, 

Nonimmigrant Petition Based on 

Blanket L Petition; OMB Control No. 

1615–0010. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) has 

submitted 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 was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on June 25, 2009, at 74 FR 

30314, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did not receive 

any comments. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until November 5, 

2009. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), and to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS 

Desk Officer. Comments may be 

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 

20529–2210. Comments may also be 

submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202– 

272–8352 or via e-mail at 

rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395– 

5806 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by email, please make sure to add OMB 

Control No. 1615–0010 in the subject 

box. 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 

agencies 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 an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Nonimmigrant Petition Based on 

Blanket L Petition. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–129S; 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. USCIS will use the 

information collected to determine 

whether the applicant meets the 

eligibility for the requested immigration 

benefit. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 250,000 responses at 35 

minutes per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 145,750 annual burden 

hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: September 30, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–24065 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–1859– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2008–0018] 

American Samoa; Major Disaster and 

Related Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the Territory of American 

Samoa (FEMA–1859–DR), dated 

September 29, 2009, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 29, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

September 29, 2009, the President 

declared a major disaster under the 

authority of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207 

(the Stafford Act), as follows: 

I determined that the damage in certain 

areas of the Territory of American Samoa 

resulting from an earthquake, tsunami, and 

flooding beginning on September 29, 2009, 

and continuing, is of sufficient severity and 

magnitude to warrant a major disaster 

declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford 

Act’’). Therefore, I declared that such a major 

disaster exists in the Territory of American 

Samoa. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

were hereby authorized to allocate from 

funds available for these purposes such 

amounts as you find necessary for Federal 

disaster assistance and administrative 

expenses. 

You were authorized to provide Individual 

Assistance and assistance for debris removal 

and emergency protective measures 

(Categories A and B) under the Public 

Assistance program in the designated areas, 

Hazard Mitigation throughout the Territory, 

and any other forms of assistance under the 

Stafford Act that you deem appropriate 

subject to completion of Preliminary Damage 

Assessments (PDAs), unless you determine 

that the incident is of such unusual severity 

and magnitude that PDAs are not required to 

determine the need for supplemental Federal 

assistance pursuant to 44 CFR 206.33(d). 

Direct Federal assistance is authorized. 

Consistent with the requirement that 

Federal assistance is supplemental, any 


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