Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 44 / Wednesday, March 7, 2007 / Notices 10239 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

February 23, 2007, the President 

declared a major disaster under the 

authority of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(the Stafford Act), as follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania resulting from severe storms 

and flooding during the period of November 

16–17, 2006, 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. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act). 

Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster 

exists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal disaster 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

You are authorized to provide Public 

Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard 

Mitigation throughout the Commonwealth, 

and any other forms of assistance under the 

Stafford Act that you deem appropriate. 

Consistent with the requirement that Federal 

assistance be supplemental, any Federal 

funds provided under the Stafford Act for 

Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will 

be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 

costs. If Other Needs Assistance under 

Section 408 of the Stafford Act is later 

requested and warranted, Federal funding 

under that program will also be limited to 75 

percent of the total eligible costs. Further, 

you are authorized to make changes to this 

declaration to the extent allowable under the 

Stafford Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Director, under Executive Order 12148, 

as amended, Thomas P. Davies, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this declared 

disaster. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania to have been affected 

adversely by this declared major 

disaster: 

Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan, 

Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming 

Counties for Public Assistance. 

All counties within the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania are eligible to apply for 

assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Under Secretary for Federal Emergency 

Management and Director of FEMA. 

[FR Doc. E7–3930 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Revision of an Existing 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Form I–821, 

Application for Temporary Protected 

Status; OMB Control Number 1615–

0043. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services has submitted the 

following information collection request 

for review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. Comments 

are encouraged and will be accepted for 

sixty days until May 7, 2007. 

Written comments and suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, and especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Management Division, Clearance Office, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd 

Floor, Suite 3008, 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. When submitting 

comments by e-mail please add the 

OMB Control Number 1615–0043 in the 

subject box. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the collection of information 

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: 

Revision of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Temporary Protected 

Status. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–821, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individual or 

households. The information required 

on the Form I–821 is necessary in order 

for USCIS to make a determination that 

the applicant meets the TPS eligibility 

requirements and conditions. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 335,333 responses at 1 hour 

and 30 minutes (1.5 hours) per 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 502,999 annual burden 

hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

information collection instrument, 

please contact Richard A. Sloan, Chief, 

Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd 

Floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 

20529; Telephone No. 202–272–8377. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Richard Sloan, 

Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E7–4018 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

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