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or issuance of the licenses and 

identification cards. 

In compliance with GPEA, states will 

be permitted to submit the required 

information for their security plans, 

certification packages, and written 

exceptions processes electronically. 

States will be permitted to submit 

electronic signatures but must keep the 

original signature on file. Additionally, 

because they contain sensitive security 

information (SSI), the security plans 

must be handled and protected in 

accordance with 49 CFR Part 1520. 6 

CFR 37.41(c). The final rule does not 

dictate how States must submit their 

employees’ fingerprints to the FBI for 

background checks; however it is 

assumed States will do so via electronic 

means or another means determined by 

the FBI. 

This is a revision to the original REAL 

ID information request that covered 

submissions of material compliance 

checklists and requests for extensions to 

meet the requirements of the regulation. 

This collection is being revised to cover 

the collection of information required 

under the regulation for full 

compliance, including recordkeeping 

requirements and employee background 

checks, and to include information to 

assist DHS in making full compliance 

determinations. States seeking 

certification of full compliance with the 

REAL ID Act must follow the 

certification requirements described in 

§ 37.55 of the regulation and referenced 

in the response to question one of this 

supporting statement. There are no new 

or additional costs associated with this 

revised information collection. All costs 

were included in the REAL ID final rule 

that was published in January 2008. 

There has been an increase in annual 

burden hours associated with this 

collection. This increase in burden is a 

result of the collection of information 

required for full compliance. The 

number of respondents also has 

increased from 51 to 56, as the 

previously approved collection did not 

include the five U.S. Territories (Puerto 

Rico, the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the 

Virgin Islands, and American Samoa). 

Analysis 

Agency: Office of the Secretary, DHS. 

Title: REAL ID: Minimum Standards 

for Driver’s Licenses and Identification 

Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies. 

OMB Number: 1601–0005. 

Frequency: Once. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 56. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

1,098 hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 443,606. 

Dated: September 27, 2011. 

Richard Spires, 

Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Case Submission Form, 

Case Assistance Form; (Form DHS– 

7001), Online Ombudsman Form DHS– 

7001 

AGENCY: Office of the Citizenship and 

Immigration Service Ombudsman, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for 

comments; Revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of the Citizenship and 

Immigration Service Ombudsman, will 

submit the following information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35). DHS previously published this 

information collection request (ICR) in 

the Federal Register on July 18, 2011 at 

76 FR 42129, for a 60-day public 

comment period. No comments were 

received by DHS. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow additional 30-days for 

public comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until November 4, 

2011. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. The Office of 

Management and Budget is particularly 

interested in comments which: 

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 submissions 

of responses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

additional information is required 

contact: Office of the Citizenship and 

Immigration Services Ombudsman, 

DHS, Attn.: Chief of Special Programs, 

Mail Stop 1225, Washington, DC 20528– 

1225. Comments may also be submitted 

to DHA via facsimile to 202–272–8352, 

202–357–0042 or via e-mail at 

rfs.regs@dhs.gov or 

cisombudsman@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(CIS) Ombudsman was created under 

section 452 of the Homeland Security 

Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) to: (1) 

Assist individuals and employers in 

resolving problems with the U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS); (2) to identify areas in which 

individuals and employers have 

problems in dealing with USCIS; and (3) 

to the extent possible, propose changes 

in the administrative practices of USCIS 

to mitigate problems. This form is used 

by an applicant who is experiencing 

problems with USCIS during the 

processing of an immigration benefit. 

The information collected on this 

form will allow the CIS Ombudsman to 

identify the issue such as: (1) A case 

problem which is a request for 

information about a case that was filed 

with USCIS (‘‘case problem’’); or (2) the 

identification of a systemic issue that 

may or may not pertain to an individual 

case which the individual, attorney or 

employer is seeking to bring to the 

attention of the CIS Ombudsman 

(‘‘trend’’). For case problems, the CIS 

Ombudsman will refer case specific 

issues to the Customer Assistance Office 

for USCIS for further research, and 

review. 

For trends received, the CIS 

Ombudsman notes the systemic issue 

identified in the correspondence which 

may or may not be incorporated into 

future recommendations submitted to 

the Director of USCIS pursuant to 

section 452(d)(4) of Public Law 107– 

296. 

The use of this form provides the 

most efficient means for collecting and 

processing the required data. The CIS 

Ombudsman anticipates employing the 

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use of information technology in 

collecting and processing information 

by offering the option for electronic 

submission of the DHS Form 7001 in 

FY2012. The technology for electronic 

capture of this data is in the final phase 

of development with successful testing 

of a pilot version conducted in the 4th 

quarter of FY2010. We are requesting a 

two year approval for the form 

anticipating Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act compliance for 

electronic means for collections to be 

developed and deployed by FY2012. We 

plan to submit any required paperwork 

to amend this document for the 

electronic version of this form during 

FY2011. There has been no increase or 

decrease in the estimated annual burden 

hours previously reported for this 

information collection. There is no 

change in the information being 

collected, however there have been 

cosmetic changes to the form including 

punctuation and formatting. The title of 

the form has changed from ‘‘Case 

Problem Submission Worksheet (CIS 

Ombudsman Form DHS–7001)’’ to 

‘‘Case Assistance Form (Form DHS– 

7001)’’ The name of the system has 

changed from ‘‘Virtual Ombudsman 

System’’ to ‘‘Online Ombudsman Form 

DHS–7001’’. The instructions have been 

updated to reflect the electronic 

submission options. Instructions for 

electronic submission will be posted on 

the CIS Ombudsman Web site at 

http://www.dhs.gov/cisombudsman. 

The terms of clearance from the 

previously approved collection have 

been addressed by updates to the: (a) 

Privacy Impact Assessment for the 

Office of the Citizenship & Immigration 

Services Ombudsman (CISOMB) Virtual 

Ombudsman System (March 19, 2010); 

and the (b) Systems of Records Notice: 

9110–9B Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of the Secretary [Docket 

No. DHS–2009–0146] Privacy Act of 

1974; Department of Homeland Security 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

Ombudsman—001 Virtual Ombudsman 

System (March 2010) to reflect the name 

change to Online Ombudsman Form 

DHS–7001 System of Records. 

Analysis 

Agency: Office of the Citizenship and 

Immigration Service Ombudsman, DHS. 

Title: Case Submission Form. 

OMB Number: 1601–0004. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Household. 

Number of Respondents: 2,600. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 

Hour. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,600. 

Dated: September 27, 2011. 

Richard Spires, 

Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

Senior Executive Service Performance 

Review; Correction 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security published a document in the 

Federal Register of September 26, 2011, 

regarding the appointment of the 

members of the Senior Executive 

Performance Review Boards. This 

correction adds the names of three 

individuals who were omitted from the 

listing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Haefeli, Office of the Chief 

Human Capital Officer, telephone (202) 

357–8164. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of September 

26, 2011, in FR Doc. 2011–24577, 

beginning on page 59417, please add the 

following three names to the column 

listing names in alphabetical order on 

pages 59417 and 59418: 

McLaughlin, Christopher, 

Shelton Waters, 

Karen, Tate, Cornelius. 

Dated: September 28, 2011. 

Shonna R. James, 

Director, Executive Resources, Office of the 

Chief Human Capital Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–3327– 

EM; Docket ID FEMA–2011–0001] 

North Carolina; Emergency and 

Related Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of an 

emergency for the State of North 

Carolina (FEMA–3327–EM), dated 

August 25, 2011, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 25, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Office of Response and 

Recovery, 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 

August 25, 2011, the President issued an 

emergency declaration under the 

authority of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5208 

(the Stafford Act), as follows: 

I have determined that the emergency 

conditions in certain areas of the State of 

North Carolina resulting from Hurricane 

Irene beginning on August 25, 2011, and 

continuing, are of sufficient severity and 

magnitude to warrant an emergency 

declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

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

Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such an 

emergency exists in the State of North 

Carolina. 

You are authorized to provide appropriate 

assistance for required emergency measures, 

authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, 

to save lives and to protect property and 

public health and safety, and to lessen or 

avert the threat of a catastrophe in the 

designated areas. Specifically, you are 

authorized to provide assistance for 

emergency protective measures (Category B), 

including direct Federal assistance, under the 

Public Assistance program. This assistance 

excludes regular time costs for subgrantees’ 

regular employees. 

Consistent with the requirement that 

Federal assistance is supplemental, any 

Federal funds provided under the Stafford 

Act for Public Assistance will be limited to 

75 percent of the total eligible costs. 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 emergency assistance 

and administrative expenses. 

Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration for the approved 

assistance 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 

Administrator, Department of Homeland 

Security, under Executive Order 12148, 

as amended, Michael F. Byrne, of FEMA 

is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this declared 

emergency. 

The following areas of the State of 

North Carolina have been designated as 

adversely affected by this declared 

emergency: 

Carteret, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Halifax, 

Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Nash, Northampton, 

Onslow, Pamlico, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, 

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