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including the establishment of priorities 

or preferences, of federally owned or 

leased telecommunications assets under 

all conditions of crisis or emergency; 

(3) Plans, procedures, and standards 

for minimizing or removing technical 

impediments to the interoperability of 

government-owned and/or 

commercially-provided 

telecommunications systems; 

(4) Test and exercise programs and 

procedures for the evaluation of the 

capability of the Nation’s 

telecommunications resources to meet 

national security or emergency 

preparedness telecommunications 

requirements; and 

(5) Alternative mechanisms for 

funding, through the budget review 

process, national security or emergency 

preparedness telecommunications 

initiatives that benefit multiple Federal 

departments, agencies, or entities. Those 

mechanisms recommended by the NCS 

Committee of Principals and the 

Executive Agent shall be submitted to 

the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget. 

The Manager shall also: 

(1) Implement and administer any 

approved plans or programs as assigned, 

including any system of priorities and 

preferences for the provision of 

communications service, in consultation 

with the NCS Committee of Principals 

and the Federal Communications 

Commission, to the extent practicable or 

otherwise required by law or regulation; 

(2) Chair the NCS Committee of 

Principals and provide staff support and 

technical assistance thereto; 

(3) Serve as a focal point for joint 

industry-government planning, 

including the dissemination of technical 

information, concerning the national 

security or emergency preparedness 

telecommunications requirements of the 

Federal Government; 

(4) Conduct technical studies or 

analyses, and examine research and 

development programs, for the purpose 

of identifying, for consideration by the 

NCS Committee of Principals and the 

Executive Agent, improved approaches 

that may assist Federal entities in 

fulfilling national security or emergency 

preparedness telecommunications 

objectives; 

(5) Pursuant to the Federal 

Standardization Program of the General 

Services Administration, and in 

consultation with other appropriate 

entities of the Federal Government 

including the NCS Committee of 

Principals, manage the Federal 

Telecommunications Standards 

Program, ensuring wherever feasible 

that existing or evolving industry, 

national, and international standards are 

used as the basis for Federal 

telecommunications standards; and 

(6) Provide such reports and perform 

such other duties as are from time to 

time assigned by the President or his 

authorized designee, the Executive 

Agent, or the NCS Committee of 

Principals. Any such assignments of 

responsibility to, or reports made by, the 

Manager shall be transmitted through 

the Executive Agent. 

Designation: In accordance with 

section 1(e)(1) of Executive Order 12472 

of April 3, 1984, as amended by section 

46 of Executive Order 13286 of February 

28, 2003, and as the designated 

Executive Agent for the National 

Communications System, Department of 

Homeland Security, I designate the 

position Under Secretary for 

Preparedness, Directorate for 

Preparedness, as the Manager, National 

Communications System. This 

designation supersedes the prior 

designation to the Assistant Secretary of 

Homeland Security for Infrastructure 

Protection. 

Dated: September 28, 2006. 

Michael Chertoff, 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E6–16833 Filed 10–10–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

approved information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection under Review: Interagency 

Record of Individual Requesting 

Change/Adjustment to or From A or G 

Status or Requesting A, G, or NATO 

dependent Employment Authorization; 

Form I–566; Control No. 1615–0027. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), 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 July 26, 2006 at 71FR 42407, 

allowing for a 60-day public comment 

period. No comments were received on 

this information collection. 

The purpose of this notice is to notify 

the public that the USCIS is seeking 

OMB approval on this information 

collection and to allow an additional 30 

days for public comments. Comments 

are encouraged and will be accepted 

until November 13, 2006. 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 Management 

and Budget (OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. 

Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, 

Director, Regulatory Management 

Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, 

Washington, DC 20529. 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–

6974 or via e-mail at 

kastrich@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by e-mail 

please make sure to add OMB Control 

Number 1615–0027. 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: 

Extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Interagency Record of Individual 

Requesting Change/Adjustment to or 

From A or G Status or Requesting A, G, 

or NATO Dependent Employment 

Authorization. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 


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sponsoring the collection: Form I–566. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The data on this form is 

used by Department of State (DOS) to 

certify to USCIS eligibility of 

dependents of A or G principals 

requesting employment authorization, 

as well as for North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization/Headquarters, Supreme 

Allied Commander Transformation 

(NATO/HQ SACT) to certify to USCIS 

similar eligibility for dependents of 

NATO principals. DOS also uses this 

form to certify to USCIS that certain, A, 

G or NATO nonimmigrants may change 

their status to another nonimmigrant 

status. USCIS, on the other hand, uses 

data on this form in the adjudication of 

change or adjustment of status 

applications from aliens in A, G, or 

NATO classifications, and following any 

such adjudication informs DOS of the 

results by use of this form. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 5,800 responses at 15 minutes 

(.250 hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 1,450 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions, or 

additional information, please visit the 

USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/ 

graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm. 

If additional information is required 

contact: USCIS, Regulatory Management 

Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 

3rd Floor Suite 3008, Washington, DC 

20529, (202) 272–8377. 

Dated: October 4, 2006. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 06–8578 Filed 10–10–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection, 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-day notice of information 

collection under review; Application for 

Waiver of Grounds of Excludability, 

Form I–690, OMB Control Number 

1615–0032. 

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 July 26, 2006, at 71FR 

42408. The notice allowed for a 60-day 

public comment period. No comments 

were received on this information 

collection. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until November 13, 

2006. 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 Management 

and Budget (OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. 

Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, 

Director, Regulatory Management 

Division, Clearance Officer, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, 

Washington, DC 20529. 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–

6974 or via e-mail at 

kastrich@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by e-mail 

please make sure to add OMB Control 

Number 1615–0032. Written comments 

and suggestions from the public and 

affected agencies should address one or 

more of the following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the 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 

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 a currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Waiver of Grounds of 

Excludability. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–690. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. This information on the 

application will be used by the USCIS 

in considering eligibility for legalization 

under sections 210 and 245A of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 85 respondents at 15 minutes 

(.25 hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 21 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions, or 

additional information, please visit the 

USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/ 

graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm. 

If additional information is required 

contact: USCIS, Regulatory Management 

Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 

3rd Floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 

20529, 272–8377. 

Dated: October 4, 2006. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 06–8579 Filed 10–10–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5037-N–69] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Application for the Transfer of Physical 

Assets 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 


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