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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 a major disaster exists in the State 

of Alaska. 

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 and 

Hazard Mitigation throughout the State. 

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. 

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, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Thomas J. Dargan, 

of FEMA is appointed to act as the 

Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

major disaster. 

The following areas of the State of 

Alaska have been designated as 

adversely affected by this major disaster: 

Kenai Peninsula Borough for Public 

Assistance. 

All areas within the State of Alaska are 

eligible 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; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households in Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Deanne Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04593 Filed 3–3–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2022–0046] 

Homeland Security Advisory Council 

AGENCY: The Office of Partnership and 

Engagement (OPE), The Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of partially closed 

Federal advisory committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Homeland Security 

Advisory Council (HSAC or Council) 

will meet in person on Monday, March 

21, 2022 (the meeting). The meeting will 

be partially closed to the public. Due to 

the National Emergency concerning the 

Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) 

pandemic, members of the public may 

join the public portion of the meeting by 

teleconference. 

DATES: The meeting will take place from 

9:30 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. ET on Monday, 

March 21, 2022. The meeting will be 

closed to the public from 10:10 a.m. to 

12:10 p.m. ET. The meeting will be open 

to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 

a.m. ET. The meeting may end early if 

the Council has completed its business. 

If the time of the meeting changes due 

to the National Emergency concerning 

the COVID–19 pandemic, those 

members of the public who have signed 

up to participate in the open session of 

the meeting will receive an updated 

schedule as soon as it becomes 

available. 

Public Participation: Members of the 

public will be in listen-only mode. The 

public may register to participate in the 

open session of this meeting via 

teleconference through the following 

procedures. Each person must provide 

their full legal name and email address 

no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, 

March 17, 2022 to the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. The conference call 

details will be provided to interested 

members of the public after the public 

registration period closes and prior to 

the start of the meeting. For information 

on services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request special 

assistance, contact the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section as soon as possible. 

Written public comments prior to the 

meeting must be received by 5:00 p.m. 

ET on Thursday, March 17, 2022, and 

must be identified by Docket No. DHS– 

2022–0046. Written public comments 

after the meeting must be identified by 

Docket No. DHS–2022–0046 and may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: HSAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include 

Docket No. DHS–2022–0046 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Jason Mayer, Executive 

Director of Homeland Security Advisory 

Council, Office of Partnership and 

Engagement, Mailstop 0385, Department 

of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin 

Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 

20528. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and ‘‘DHS–2022– 

0046,’’ the docket number for this 

action. Comments received will be 

posted without alteration at https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

may wish to review the Privacy and 

Security Notice which is available via a 

link on the homepage of https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: You may provide your 

comments and read comments received 

by the Council, by going to https://

www.regulations.gov, searching ‘‘DHS– 

2022–0046,’’ and selecting ‘‘Open 

Docket Folder.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jason Mayer at HSAC@hq.dhs.gov or at 

(202) 282–8000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under Section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463 (5 

U.S.C. Appendix), which requires a 

portion of each FACA committee 

meeting to be open to the public unless 

the President, or the head of the agency 

to which the advisory committee 

reports, determines that a portion of the 

meeting may be closed to the public in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). 

The Council provides organizationally 

independent, strategic, timely, specific, 

actionable advice, and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Homeland Security on matters related to 

homeland security. The Council 

consists of senior executives from 

government, the private sector, 

academia, law enforcement, and nongovernmental organizations. 

The Council will meet in an open 

session between 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

ET. During the open session, the 

Council will swear in new members and 

discuss its future scope of work. 

The Council will meet in a closed 

session from 10:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. ET 

to participate in a sensitive discussion 

with DHS Secretary Alejandro N. 

Mayorkas regarding DHS operations. 

Basis for Partial Closure: In accordance 

with Section 10(d) of FACA, the 


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Secretary of Homeland Security has 

determined this meeting must be closed 

during this session as the disclosure of 

the information relayed would be 

detrimental to the public interest for the 

following reasons: 

The Council will participate in a 

sensitive operational discussion 

containing For Official Use Only and 

Law Enforcement Sensitive information. 

This discussion will include 

information regarding threats facing the 

United States and how DHS plans to 

address those threats. The session is 

closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B) because the disclosure of 

this information could significantly 

frustrate implementation of proposed 

agency actions. 

Jason D. Mayer, 

Executive Director, Homeland Security 

Advisory Council, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04654 Filed 3–3–22; 11:15 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[DOCKET NUMBER—DHS–2021–0052] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Office of the Citizenship and 

Immigration Services Ombudsman 

Request for Case Assistance (DHS 

Form 7001) 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; extension of a currently 

approved collection, 1601–0004. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security 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. DHS previously 

published this information collection 

request (ICR) in the Federal Register on 

December 16, 2021, for a 60-day public 

comment period. There were two nongermane comments received by DHS. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until 30 days after the 

date of publication in the Federal 

Register. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of the Citizenship and Immigration 

Services Ombudsman (CIS 

Ombudsman) was created under section 

452 of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002 (Pub. L. 107–296) to: (1) Assist 

individuals and employers in resolving 

problems with 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 individuals and employers who are 

experiencing problems with USCIS 

during the processing of an immigration 

benefits. 

The CIS Ombudsman collects and 

processes requests for case assistance 

electronically on the DHS Form 7001 

through the Case Assistance Analytics 

and Data Integration (CAADI) system. 

• Paper form: Per Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) requirements, a 

fillable PDF version of the form is also 

provided on the CIS Ombudsman’s 

website. The PDF form may be printed 

and emailed or mailed to the CIS 

Ombudsman’s office as indicated on the 

form. It is noted on the form that using 

the paper method may delay the 

processing time. 

• Electronic form: After approval of 

the revisions to the form as detailed 

below, the online form will be updated 

and posted on the CIS Ombudsman’s 

website at https://www.dhs.gov/caseassistance for electronic submission of 

the form. 

Summary of proposed form changes: 

a. To save time for the customer: 

a. New and improved instructions 

make clear when it is appropriate to 

submit a request for case assistance and 

who can submit a request. 

b. New instructions were added to the 

beginning of each section of the form; 

previously they were listed on a 

separate page. 

b. To reduce processing time: 

a. Form sections were re-ordered (see 

below) and expanded to obtain more 

information up front and in a logical 

order. 

b. Enhanced instructions clarify the 

supporting documentation needed to 

reduce the number of times customers 

are asked to provide additional 

documentation. 

The revised DHS Form 7001 includes 

these re-ordered and named sections; 4 

new sections are indicated in bold: 

1. Actions Taken with USCIS for 

Resolution 

2. Reasons for Requesting Case 

Assistance 

3. Applications/Petitions Filed 

4. Type of Benefit Sought 

5. Name of Applicant or Petitioner 

6. Contact Information 

7. Identification 

8. Supporting Documentation 

9. Consent for Applicant/Petitioner 

10. Consent for Attorney/Accredited 

Representative 

11. Consent for Family Member 

Applicants 

12. Beneficiary Information for 

Employment-Based Petitions 

13. How did you learn about the CIS 

Ombudsman’s casework services? 

OMB is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

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 the electronic 

submission of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

Title: Office of the Citizenship and 

Immigration Services Ombudsman 

Request for Case Assistance (DHS Form 

7001). 

OMB Number: 1601–0004. 

Frequency: Renewed Tri-Annually. 

Affected Public: Members of the 

Public. 

Number of Respondents: 18,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

Hour. 

Total Annual Reporting Burden 

Hours: 18,000. 

Robert Dorr, 

Executive Director, Business Management 

Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04656 Filed 3–3–22; 8:45 am] 

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