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development, review, update, and 

exercising of the Area Maritime Security 

Plan for their area of responsibility. 

Such matters may include, but are not 

limited to, the following: 

(1) Identifying critical port 

infrastructure and operations; 

Identifying risks (threats, 

vulnerabilities, and consequences). 

(2) Determining mitigation strategies 

and implementation methods. 

(3) Developing strategies to facilitate 

the recovery of the MTS after a 

Transportation Security Incident. 

(4) Developing and describing the 

process to continually evaluate overall 

port security by considering 

consequences and vulnerabilities, how 

they may change over time, and what 

additional mitigation strategies can be 

applied; and 

(5) Providing advice to and assisting 

the Federal Maritime Security 

Coordinator in developing and 

maintaining the Area Maritime Security 

Plan. 

II. AMSC Membership 

Members of the AMSC should have at 

least five years of experience related to 

maritime or port security operations. 

The Sector Columbia River AMSC has 

20 members, and we are seeking to fill 

additional vacancies with this 

solicitation. 

Applicants may be required to pass an 

appropriate security background check 

prior to appointment to the committee. 

Applicants must register with and 

remain active as a Coast Guard 

Homeport user if appointed. Terms of 

office will be for five years; however, a 

member is eligible to serve additional 

terms of office. Members will not 

receive any salary or other 

compensation for their service on an 

AMSC. In accordance with 33 CFR 103, 

members may be selected from Federal, 

Territorial, or Tribal governments; State 

government and political subdivisions 

of the State; local public safety, crisis 

management, and emergency response 

agencies; law enforcement and security 

organizations; maritime industry, 

including labor; other port stakeholders 

having a special competence in 

maritime security; and port stakeholders 

affected by security practices and 

policies. 

The Coast Guard does not 

discriminate in selecting committee 

members on the basis of race, color, 

religion, sex, national origin, political 

affiliation, sexual orientation, gender 

identity, marital status, disability, 

genetic information, age, membership in 

an employee organization, or any other 

non-merit factor. The Coast Guard 

strives to achieve a widely diverse 

candidate pool for all its recruitment 

actions. 

III. Request for Applications 

Those seeking membership are not 

required to submit formal applications 

to the local Captain of the Port, 

however, because we do have an 

obligation to ensure that a specific 

number of members have the 

prerequisite maritime security 

experience, we encourage the 

submission of resumes highlighting 

experience in the maritime and security 

industries. 

Dated: August 29, 2023. 

Justin W. Noggle, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Sector Columbia River and Federal 

Maritime Security Coordinator Sector 

Columbia River. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0023; OMB No. 

1660–0114] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection, 

Comment Request; FEMA 

Preparedness Grants: Port Security 

Grant Program (PSGP) 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), as part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public to take this 

opportunity to comment on an 

extension, with change, of a currently 

approved information collection. In 

accordance with the requirements of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice seeks comments concerning the 

information collection activities 

required to administer the Port Security 

Grant Program (PSGP) and an additional 

new form to facilitate extension 

requests. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 6, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate 

submissions to the docket, please 

submit comments at 

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

FEMA–2023–0023. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and Docket ID. 

Regardless of the method used to 

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 read the 

Privacy and Security Notice that is 

available via a link on the homepage of 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Duane Davis, Section Chief, FEMA, 

Grant Programs Directorate, 202–680– 

4060, duane.davis@fema.dhs.gov. You 

may contact the Information 

Management Division for copies of the 

proposed collection of information at 

email address: FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@fema.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

102 of the Maritime Transportation 

Security Act of 2002, as amended (46 

U.S.C. 70107), authorizes the PSGP to 

provide for the risk-based allocation of 

funds to implement Area Maritime 

Transportation Security Plans and 

facility security plans among port 

authorities, facility operators, and State 

and local government agencies required 

to provide port security services and to 

train law enforcement personnel under 

46 U.S.C. 70132. Before awarding a 

grant under the program, the Secretary 

for Homeland Security shall provide for 

review and comment by the appropriate 

Federal Maritime Security Coordinators 

and the Maritime Administrator. In 

administering the grant program, the 

Secretary shall consider national 

economic, energy, and strategic defense 

concerns based upon the most current 

risk assessments available. 

Any information collected by FEMA 

for this program is in accordance with 

general reporting requirements, for 

example, see 2 CFR 200.329; or in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107(g), as 

amended by Section 112(c) of the 

Security and Accountability For Every 

(SAFE) Port Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109– 

347), which provides that entities 

subject to an Area Maritime 

Transportation Security Plan may 

submit an application for a grant under 

this program at such time, in such form, 

and containing such information and 

assurances as the Secretary may require. 

2 CFR 200.329 requires grant 

recipients to report on the status of their 

grant funded activities including 

potential or real setbacks in 

performance. 

The GPD-Extension form, FEMA Form 

FF–207–FY–23–110 is newly added and 


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allows FEMA to ensure a consistent 

review process for extending the Period 

of Performance of existing grants per 2 

CFR 200.309. This form standardizes the 

information collection as well as the 

review criteria for extension requests. 

Information includes the current status 

of the project, an explanation of delays 

experienced in completing the project 

on schedule and anticipated new 

milestones for completion within the 

newly requested Period of Performance. 

Collection of Information 

Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: 

Port Security Grant Program (PSGP). 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0114. 

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–207– 

FY–23–108 (formerly 089–05), PSGP 

Investment Justification; FEMA Form 

FF–207–FY–23–109 (formerly 088–0–1), 

Grant Programs Directorate Performance 

Report (GPD–PR), and FEMA Form FF– 

207–FY–23–110, Grant Programs 

Directorate Extension Request (GPDExtension). 

Abstract: Section 102 of the Maritime 

Transportation Security Act of 2002, as 

amended (46 U.S.C. 70107), authorizes 

the PSGP to provide for the risk-based 

allocation of funds to implement Area 

Maritime Transportation Security Plans 

and facility security plans among port 

authorities, facility operators, and State 

and local government agencies required 

to provide port security services and to 

train law enforcement personnel under 

46 U.S.C. 70132. Before awarding a 

grant under the program, the Secretary 

for Homeland Security shall provide for 

review and comment by the appropriate 

Federal Maritime Security Coordinators 

and the Maritime Administrator. In 

administering the grant program, the 

Secretary shall take into account 

national economic, energy, and strategic 

defense concerns based upon the most 

current risk assessments available. 

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal 

government and private sector. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

966. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,832. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 17,446. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost: $1,462,290. 

Estimated Respondents’ Operation 

and Maintenance Costs: $0. 

Estimated Respondents’ Capital and 

Start-Up Costs: $0. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the 

Federal Government: $1,853,355. 

Comments 

Comments may be submitted as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 

above. Comments are solicited to (a) 

evaluate whether the proposed data 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the Agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; 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; 

(c) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) 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. 

Millicent Brown Wilson, 

Records Management Branch Chief, Office 

of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission 

Support, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19147 Filed 9–5–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement 

[Docket No. ICEB–2023–0005] 

RIN 1653–ZA41 

Employment Authorization for South 

Sudanese F–1 Nonimmigrant Students 

Experiencing Severe Economic 

Hardship as a Direct Result of the 

Current Armed Conflict and 

Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan 

AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement; Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

(Secretary) is suspending certain 

regulatory requirements for F–1 

nonimmigrant students whose country 

of citizenship is South Sudan, 

regardless of country of birth (or 

individuals having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in South Sudan), 

and who are experiencing severe 

economic hardship as a direct result of 

the current armed conflict and 

humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. 

The Secretary is taking action to provide 

relief to these South Sudanese students 

who are in lawful F–1 nonimmigrant 

students status, so the students may 

request employment authorization, 

work an increased number of hours 

while school is in session, and reduce 

their course load while continuing to 

maintain their F–1 nonimmigrant 

student status. The U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) will deem an 

F–1 nonimmigrant student granted 

employment authorization by means of 

this notice to be engaged in a ‘‘full 

course of study’’ for the duration of the 

employment authorization, if the 

nonimmigrant student satisfies the 

minimum course load requirement 

described in this notice. 

DATES: This action is effective 

November 4, 2023, through May 3, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Snyder, Unit Chief, Policy and 

Response Unit, Student and Exchange 

Visitor Program, MS 5600, U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

500 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 

20536–5600; email: sevp@ice.dhs.gov, 

telephone: (703) 603–3400. This is not 

a toll-free number. Program information 

can be found at https://www.ice.gov/ 

sevis/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

What action is DHS taking under this 

notice? 

The Secretary is exercising authority 

under 8 CFR 214.2(f)(9) to temporarily 

suspend the applicability of certain 

requirements governing on-campus and 

off-campus employment for F–1 

nonimmigrant students whose country 

of citizenship is South Sudan regardless 

of country of birth (or individuals 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in South Sudan), who 

are present in the United States in 

lawful F–1 nonimmigrant student status 

on the date of publication of this notice, 

and who are experiencing severe 

economic hardship as a direct result of 

current armed conflict and 

humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. 

The original notice, which suspended 

certain regulatory requirements for F–1 

nonimmigrant students experiencing 

severe economic hardship as a direct 

result of the humanitarian crisis at that 

time is effective from March 3, 2022, 

through November 3, 2023. See 87 FR 

12182 (Mar. 3, 2022). Effective with this 

publication, suspension of the 

employment limitations is available 

through May 3, 2025, for those who are 

in lawful F–1 nonimmigrant status on 

the date of publication of this notice. 

DHS will deem an F–1 nonimmigrant 

student granted employment 

authorization through this notice to be 

engaged in a ‘‘full course of study’’ for 


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