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submissions received must include the 

OMB Control Number 1615–0102 in the 

body of the letter, the agency name and 

Docket ID USCIS–2008–0028. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 

Telephone number (240) 721–3000 

(This is not a toll-free number; 

comments are not accepted via 

telephone message.). Please note contact 

information provided here is solely for 

questions regarding this notice. It is not 

for individual case status inquiries. 

Applicants seeking information about 

the status of their individual cases can 

check Case Status Online, available at 

the USCIS website at http://

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

Contact Center at (800) 375–5283; TTY 

(800) 767–1833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

The information collection notice was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 29, 2021, at 86 FR 

74097, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did receive two 

comments in connection with the 60- 

day notice. 

You may access the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

or additional information by visiting the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

USCIS–2008–0028 in the search box. 

The comments submitted to USCIS via 

this method are visible to the Office of 

Management and Budget and comply 

with the requirements of 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). All submissions will be 

posted, without change, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov, and will include 

any personal information you provide. 

Therefore, submitting this information 

makes it public. You may wish to 

consider limiting the amount of 

personal information that you provide 

in any voluntary submission you make 

to DHS. DHS may withhold information 

provided in comments from public 

viewing that it determines may impact 

the privacy of an individual or is 

offensive. For additional information, 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

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 

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 submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Form 

G–639; Online FOIA Request. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: G–639; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. FOIA requests may be 

submitted in any written form. 

However, Form G–639 and the Online 

FOIA Request process are convenient 

tools for individuals to provide the data 

necessary for identification of a 

particular record requested under FOIA. 

Submitting a FOIA request via Form G– 

639 or the Online FOIA Request process 

ensures expeditious handling of FOIA 

requests. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection Form G–639 (paper) is 

123,425 and the estimated hour burden 

per response is 0.67 hours. The 

estimated total number of respondents 

for the information collection Online 

FOIA Request is 123,425 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

0.5 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total estimated annual 

hour burden associated with this 

collection is 144,407 hours. 

(7) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in cost) associated with the 

collection: The estimated total annual 

cost burden associated with this 

collection of information is $2,635,124. 

Dated: March 30, 2022. 

Samantha L Deshommes, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07087 Filed 4–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[223.LLAK941200.L14400000.ET0000; AA– 

26417] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal 

Extension and Opportunity for a Public 

Meeting; Sitka Magnetic Observatory 

Site; Alaska 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

proposes to extend the duration of the 

withdrawal created by an Executive 

Order as modified by Public Land Order 

(PLO) No. 6458 and extended by PLO 

No. 7581 for an additional 20-year term. 

The E.O. as modified and extended 

withdrew 117.13 acres of public land 

from all forms of appropriation under 

the public-land laws, including the 

mining laws, but not from mineral 

leasing, for the Sitka Magnetic 

Observatory site, and reserved the site 

for use by the United States Geological 

Survey (USGS) as a magnetic and 

seismological observation in Sitka, 

Alaska. This notice announces to the 

public an opportunity to comment on 

the proposal and request a public 

meeting for the 20-year withdrawal 

extension. 

DATES: Comments and requests for a 

public meeting must be received by July 

5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting 

requests should be sent to the Alaska 

State Director, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Alaska State Office, 

222 West Seventh Avenue, No. 13, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7504 or by 

email at blm_ak_state_director@

blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chelsea Kreiner, BLM Alaska State 

Office, (907) 271–4205, email ckreiner@

blm.gov or you may contact the BLM 

office at the address noted above. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 


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within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the 

request of the USGS, the Secretary of the 

Interior proposes that Executive Order 

(E.O.) 8854 (6 FR 4181) as modified by 

PLO No. 6458 (48 FR 40232 (1983)) and 

extended by PLO No. 7581 (68 FR 52613 

(2003)), which are incorporated herein 

by reference, be extended for an 

additional 20-year term. 

A complete description of the public 

land affected, along with all other 

records pertaining to this extension, can 

be examined in the BLM Alaska State 

Office at the address shown above. 

Notice is hereby given that an 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

afforded in connection with this 

withdrawal extension. All interested 

persons who desire a public meeting on 

this withdrawal extension must submit 

a written request to the BLM Alaska 

State Director at the address in the 

ADDRESSES section above. If the 

authorized officer determines that a 

public meeting will be held, a notice of 

the date, time, and place will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

local newspapers having general 

circulation in the vicinity of the land at 

least 30 days before the scheduled date 

of the meeting, which may be held 

virtually at the discretion of the 

authorized officer. 

The withdrawal extension application 

will be processed in accordance with 

the regulations set-forth in 43 CFR 

2310.4 and subject to section 810 of the 

Alaska National Interest Lands 

Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3120). 

For a period until July 5, 2022, all 

persons who wish to submit comments, 

suggestions, or objections in connection 

with this proposed withdrawal 

extension may present their views in 

writing to the BLM Alaska State Director 

at the address indicated above. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask the BLM in your 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.4) 

Thomas Heinlein, 

Acting Alaska State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07063 Filed 4–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVS00000. L13400000.KH0000; MO# 

4500160406] 

Notice of Competitive Offer and Notice 

of Segregation for Solar Energy 

Development on Public Land, Clark 

County, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Las Vegas Field 

Office is announcing that it will accept 

competitive bids to determine a 

preferred right-of-way applicant for 

solar energy development on a 1,635- 

acre parcel of public land, referred to as 

the Dry Lake East Designated Leasing 

Area, located in Clark County, Nevada. 

The BLM also announces the 

segregation of the 1,635-acre parcel of 

public lands from appropriation under 

the public land laws, including the 

Mining Law, but not the Mineral 

Leasing or Material Sales Acts, for a 

period of 2 years from the date of 

publication of this notice, subject to 

valid existing rights. This segregation 

will facilitate the orderly administration 

of the public lands while the BLM 

considers potential solar development 

on the described parcel. 

DATES: The competitive offer will be 

held at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) on 

May 20, 2022. All sealed bids must be 

received by the Las Vegas Field Office 

at the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section by 10:00 a.m. PT on May 20, 

2022. The segregation for the lands 

identified in this notice is effective on 

April 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Sealed bids may be mailed 

or hand delivered to the Bureau of Land 

Management, Attention: Energy and 

Infrastructure Team, 4701 North Torrey 

Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130. 

Electronic bid submissions will not be 

accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth 

Ransel, Supervisory Project Manager, at 

(702) 515–5000 or BLM_NV_SND_

EnergyProjects@blm.gov. Individuals in 

the United States who are deaf, 

deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Competitive Offering Information: The 

BLM Las Vegas Field Office is 

conducting a competitive process to 

determine a preferred right-of-way 

applicant to submit a right-of-way 

application, plan of development, and 

application fee for a parcel of land 

described as the Dry Lake East 

Designated Leasing Area. As provided 

for in 43 CFR 2804.30(b), a sealed bid 

competitive bidding procedure will be 

used to determine a preferred right-ofway applicant for the Dry Lake East 

Designated Leasing Area. 

Bidders may submit sealed bids for 

the parcel, consisting of approximately 

1,635 acres of public lands legally 

described in this Notice. The BLM has 

determined the minimum bid for the 

parcel to be $37,780. The minimum bid 

represents 10 percent of the acreage rent 

($33,823); the acreage rent is calculated 

by multiplying the number of acres 

being offered times the annual per acre 

zone rate from the solar energy acreage 

rent schedule (43 CFR 2806.52(a)). In 

addition, the minimum bid includes an 

administrative fee of $3,957 

(approximately $2.42 per acre) to cover 

the BLM’s costs of preparing for and 

conducting the competitive offer. In 

addition to the minimum bid, bidders 

may also offer a bonus bid of any dollar 

amount. 

To submit a bid, you must provide the 

bidder’s name and personal or business 

address. Each bid can only contain the 

name of one bidder (i.e., citizen, 

association or partnership, corporation, 

or municipality). For your bid to receive 

consideration, you must submit a 

complete bid package, including a 

Technical and Financial Capability 

Certification, Sealed Bid Statement, 

payment for the minimum bid and at 

least 20 percent of the bonus bid. All 

bidding documents must be enclosed in 

a sealed envelope with the bidder’s 

name and return address on the outside. 

Include the following notation on the 

front lower left-hand corner of the 

sealed envelope: ‘‘SEALED BID—DO 

NOT OPEN.’’ The Technical and 

Financial Capability Certification form, 

Sealed Bid Statement form, and a 

complete description of the bid process 

are contained in an Invitation for Bids 

package available at the following 

location: https://eplanning.blm.gov/ 

eplanning-ui/project/86813. 

The successful bidder will be 

determined by highest total bid. All 

bidders will be notified within 10 

calendar days after the bidding closes of 

whether they were the successful 

bidder. 

If you are the successful bidder, 

within 15 calendar days after 

notification you must submit the 

balance of the bonus bid to the BLM Las 


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