64990 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 211 / Tuesday, October 31, 2000 / Notices

Division, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

Households. The information collection

will be used by an alien temporarily

residing in the United States to request

a replacement of his or her arrival

evidence. The information provided can

be used to verify status and for

determination as to the eligibility of the

applicant for replacement.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 20,000 responses at 25 minutes

(.416 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 8,320 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 contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 4034, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, National Place Building, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1220,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: October 26, 2000.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, Immigration

and Naturalization Service. Department of

Justice.

[FR Doc. 00–27935 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; application for action on

an approved application or petition.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

has submitted the following information

collection request for review and

clearance in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

proposed information collection is

published to obtain comments from the

public and affected agencies. Comments

are encouraged and will be accepted for

‘‘sixty days’’ until January 2, 2001.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information 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

agencies 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 currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Application for Action on an Approved

Application or Petition.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–824. Adjudications

Division, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

Households. This information collection

is used to request a duplicate approval

notice, to notify and to verify to the U.S.

Consulate that a petition has been

approved or that a person has been

adjusted to permanent resident status.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 43,772 responses at 25 minutes

(416) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 18,209 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 contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 4034, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, National Place Building, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 1220,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: October 26, 2000.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

[FR Doc. 00–27936 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Assistance

[OJP(BJA)–1296]

Notice of Availability of the Finding of

No Significant Impact and the

Environmental Assessment for BJA’s

Methamphetamine Law Enforcement

Program

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA),

Justice.

ACTION: Notice of availability of FONSI

and EA.

SUMMARY: The Environmental

Assessment, which is available to the

public, concludes that the

methamphetamine investigation and

clandestine laboratory closure activities

of the Methamphetamine/Drug Hot

Spots Program will not have a

significant impact on the quality of the

human environment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

copies of the Environmental

Assessment, please contact: Pat Kim,

BJA Environmental Coordinator, Bureau

of Justice Assistance, 810 7th Street,

NW., Room 7252, Washington, DC

20531; Phone: (202) 514–9677; E-mail:

kimi@ojp.usdoj.gov. Copies of the

Environmental Assessment are also

available on BJA’s Website at

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 211 / Tuesday, October 31, 2000 / Notices 64991

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bja/

methenviron.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Program Description

The Bureau of Justice Assistance

(BJA), 42 U.S.C. 3741, as required by the

Council on Environmental Quality’s

regulations, 40 CFR parts 1500 through

1508, has prepared an Environmental

Assessment for methamphetamine law

enforcement programs, and with

specific application for the

Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots

Program. The Methamphetamine/Drug

Hot Spots Program addresses a broad

array of law enforcement initiatives

pertaining to the investigation of

methamphetamine trafficking in many

heavily impacted areas of the country.

For the purposes of this program, law

enforcement may include training of

law enforcement officers in

methamphetamine-related issues;

collection and maintenance of

intelligence and information relative to

methamphetamine trafficking and

traffickers; investigation, arrest and

prosecution of producers, traffickers and

users of methamphetamine; interdiction

and removal of laboratories, finished

products, and precursor chemicals and

other elements necessary to produce

methamphetamine; and preventive

efforts to reduce the spread and use of

methamphetamine. Individual projects

will reflect a concentration on program

areas consistent with the Congressional

appropriations language.

Among the many challenges faced by

law enforcement agencies in the

Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots

Program, will be discovery, interdiction,

and dismantling of clandestine drug

laboratories. These lab sites, as well as

other methamphetamine crime venues

must be comprehensively dealt with in

compliance with a variety of health,

safety and environmental regulations.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance

anticipates that law enforcement efforts

funded under this program, when

encountering illegal drug laboratories,

will use grant funds to effect the proper

removal and disposal of hazardous

materials located at those laboratories

and directly associated sites. Where

grant funds are not used to effect cleanup of hazardous waste sites, grantees

must document in their applications

how they will remediate clandestine

drug laboratories that are seized as a

result of grant-related activities.

Environmental Assessment

BJA will award 16 grants to State and

local criminal justice agencies

consistent with congressional earmarks

for the FY 2000 COPS

Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots

Program. The Environmental

Assessment concludes that the funding

of this program will not have a

significant impact on the quality of the

human environment. Therefore, an

Environmental Impact Statement will

not be prepared for the funding of this

program.

Nancy E. Gist,

Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

October 20, 2000.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor. To obtain documentation for

BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact

Karin Kurz ((202) 693–4127 or by E-mail

to Kurz-Karin@dol.gov). To obtain

documentation for ESA, MSHA, OSHA,

and VETS contact Darrin King ((202)

693–4129 or by E-Mail to KingDarrin@dol.gov).

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM,

ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or

VETS, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20503 ((202) 395–7316), within 30 days

from the date of this publication in the

Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

• 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;

• 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;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration (ESA).

Title: Regulations Governing the

Administration of the Longshore and

Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.

OMB Number: 1215–0160.

Description: The regulations and

associated forms cover the submission

of information necessary for the

processing of claims for benefits under

the Longshore Act.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Workforce Investment Act, Section

171(d), Demonstration Program:

Incumbent/Dislocated Worker Skill

Shortage II Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Funds

and Solicitation for Grant Applications

(SGA).

This notice contains all of the

necessary information and forms needed

to apply for grant funding.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor

(DOL), Employment and Training

Administration (ETA), announces a

second demonstration program to test

the ability of the workforce

development system to create projects

or industry-led consortia for the purpose

of upgrading current workers, designing

or adapting training curricula in skills

shortage occupational areas, or in

regionally important business/industry

areas including manufacturing and

machining, and specialized industrial

areas such as plastics,

telecommunications and the

environment, and to recruit/retrain

workers in these occupations.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of

this application is January 16, 2001.

Applications must be received by 4:00

p.m. Eastern Time. No exceptions to the

mailing and hand-delivery conditions