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Closed: February 11, 2014, 8:00 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications and/or proposals. 

Place: National Human Genome Research 

Institute, Terrace Level Conference Room, 

5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Rudy O. Pozzatti, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, National Human Genome Research 

Institute, 5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4076, MSC 

9306, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 402–0838, 

pozzattr@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Advisory 

Council for Human Genome Research. 

Date: May 19–20, 2014. 

Closed: May 19, 2014, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 

a.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications and/or proposals. 

Place: National Human Genome Research 

Institute, Terrace Level Conference Room, 

5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Open: May 19, 2014, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m. 

Agenda: To discuss matters of program 

relevance. 

Place: National Human Genome Research 

Institute, Terrace Level Conference Room, 

5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Closed: May 19, 2014, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 

p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications and/or proposals. 

Place: National Human Genome Research 

Institute, Terrace Level Conference Room, 

5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Closed: May 20, 2014, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications and/or proposals. 

Place: National Human Genome Research 

Institute, Terrace Level Conference Room, 

5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Rudy O. Pozzatti, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, National Human Genome Research 

Institute, 5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4076, MSC 

9306, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 402–0838, 

pozzattr@mail.nih.gov. 

Any interested person may file written 

comments with the committee by forwarding 

the statement to the Contact Person listed on 

this notice. The statement should include the 

name, address, telephone number and when 

applicable, the business or professional 

affiliation of the interested person. 

Information is also available on the 

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

www.genome.gov/11509849, where an 

agenda and any additional information for 

the meeting will be posted when available. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.172, Human Genome 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 13, 2014. 

David Clary, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00814 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute on Aging; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

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 meetings. 

The meetings 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 Institute on 

Aging Initial Review Group; Biological Aging 

Review Committee. 

Date: February 6–7, 2014. 

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: DoubleTree by Hilton Bethesda, 

8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 

20814. 

Contact Person: Bita Nakhai, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Branch, National Institute 

On Aging, Gateway Bldg., 2C212, 7201 

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814, 

301–402–7701, nakhaib@nia.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Aging Initial Review Group; Clinical Aging 

Review Committee. 

Date: March 6–7, 2014. 

Time: 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Doubletree by Hilton, 8120 

Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD. 

Contact Person: Alicja L. Markowska, 

Ph.D., DSC, National Institute on Aging, 

National Institutes of Health, Gateway 

Building 2C212, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–496–9666, 

markowsa@nia.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 13, 2014. 

Melanie J. Gray, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00811 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–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 63 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, 2014, and shall be 

without effect at the end of one year 

after January 18, 2014. 

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 


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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,’’ 

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). To allow for the 

continued operation of the H–2A and 

H–2B programs, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

has published subsequent notices on an 

annual 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). 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has determined, with the concurrence of 

the Secretary of State, that 59 countries 

previously designated in the January 18, 

2013 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 4 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 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 

Austria, Italy, Panama, and Thailand 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 Nonimmigrant 

Worker Programs 

Pursuant to the authority provided to 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

under sections 214(a)(1), 215(a)(1), and 

241 of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(1), 1185(a)(1), and 

1231), I am designating, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

nationals from the following countries 

to be eligible to participate in the H–2A 

and H–2B nonimmigrant worker 

programs: 

Argentina 

Australia 

Austria 

Barbados 

Belize 

Brazil 

Bulgaria 

Canada 

Chile 

Costa Rica 

Croatia 

Dominican Republic 

Ecuador 

El Salvador 

Estonia 

Ethiopia 

Fiji 

Grenada 

Guatemala 

Haiti 

Honduras 

Hungary 

Iceland 

Ireland 

Israel 

Italy 

Jamaica 

Japan 

Kiribati 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Macedonia 

Mexico 

Moldova 

Montenegro 

Nauru 

The Netherlands 

Nicaragua 

New Zealand 

Norway 

Panama 

Papua New Guinea 

Peru 

The Philippines 

Poland 

Romania 

Samoa 

Serbia 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Solomon Islands 

South Africa 

South Korea 

Spain 

Switzerland 

Thailand 

Tonga 

Turkey 

Tuvalu 

Ukraine 

United Kingdom 

Uruguay 

Vanuatu 

This notice does not affect the status 

of aliens who currently hold valid H–2A 

or H–2B nonimmigrant status. Persons 

holding such status, however, will be 

affected by this notice at the time they 

seek an extension of stay in H–2 

classification, or a change of status from 

one H–2 status to another. Similarly, 

persons holding nonimmigrant status 

other than H–2 status are not affected by 

this notice unless they seek a change of 

status to H–2 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. 

Jeh Charles Johnson, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9M–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2013–0951] 

Information Collection Request to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an 

Information Collection Request (ICRs) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting 

approval of a revision to the following 

collection of information: 1625–0008, 

Regattas and Marine Parades. Our ICR 

describes the information we seek to 

collect from the public. Before 

submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast 

Guard is inviting comments as 

described below. 

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast 

Guard on or before March 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Coast Guard docket 


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