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eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

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. 

Analysis 

Agency: The Department of Homeland 

Security. 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB Number: 1601–0014. 

Frequency: One per Request. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households, businesses and 

organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 500,000. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 83,350 Hours. 

Dated: December 9, 2014. 

Carlene C. Ileto, 

Executive Director, Enterprise Business 

Management Office. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0108] 

RIN 1601–ZA11 

Identification of Foreign Countries 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible To 

Participate in the H–2A and H–2B 

Nonimmigrant Worker Programs 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) may approve petitions 

for H–2A and H–2B nonimmigrant 

status only for nationals of countries 

that the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State, has designated by notice 

published in the Federal Register. That 

notice must be renewed each year. This 

notice announces that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, is 

identifying 68 countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B programs for the 

coming year. 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective January 18, 2015, and shall be 

without effect at the end of one year 

after January 18, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Francis Cissna, Office of Policy, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528, (202) 447–3835. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Generally, USCIS may approve H–2A 

and H–2B petitions for nationals of only 

those countries that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

has designated as participating 

countries. Such designation must be 

published as a notice in the Federal 

Register and expires after one year. 

USCIS, however, may allow a national 

from a country not on the list to be 

named as a beneficiary of an H–2A or 

H–2B petition based on a determination 

that such participation is in the U.S. 

interest. See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5)(i)(F) and 

8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(i)(E). 

In designating countries to include on 

the list, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of State, will take into account 

factors including, but not limited to: (1) 

The country’s cooperation with respect 

to issuance of travel documents for 

citizens, subjects, nationals, and 

residents of that country who are subject 

to a final order of removal; (2) the 

number of final and unexecuted orders 

of removal against citizens, subjects, 

nationals, and residents of that country; 

(3) the number of orders of removal 

executed against citizens, subjects, 

nationals, and residents of that country; 

and (4) such other factors as may serve 

the U.S. interest. See 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(1)(i) and 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(1). Examples of factors 

serving the U.S. interest that could 

result in the non-inclusion of a country 

or the removal of a country from the list 

include, but are not limited to, fraud, 

abuse, and non-compliance with the 

terms and conditions of the H–2 

programs by nationals of that country. 

In December 2008, DHS published in 

the Federal Register two notices, 

‘‘Identification of Foreign Countries 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible to 

Participate in the H–2A Visa Program,’’ 

and ‘‘Identification of Foreign Countries 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible to 

Participate in the H–2B Visa Program,’’ 

which designated 28 countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. See 73 

FR 77,043 (Dec. 18, 2008); 73 FR 77,729 

(Dec. 19, 2008). The notices ceased to 

have effect on January 17, 2010 and 

January 18, 2010, respectively. See 8 

CFR 214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(2) and 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(3). In implementing 

these regulatory provisions, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, with 

the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State, has published a series of notices 

on a regular basis. See 75 FR 2,879 (Jan. 

19, 2010) (adding 11 countries); 76 FR 

2,915 (Jan. 18, 2011) (removing 

Indonesia and adding 15 countries); 77 

FR 2,558 (Jan. 18, 2012) (adding 5 

countries); 78 FR 4,154 (Jan. 18, 2013) 

(adding 1 country); FR 79 3,214 (Jan.17, 

2014) (adding 4 countries). 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has determined, with the concurrence of 

the Secretary of State, that 63 countries 

previously designated in the January 17, 

2014 notice continue to meet the 

standards identified in that notice for 

eligible countries and therefore should 

remain designated as countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. Further, 

the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State, has determined that it is now 

appropriate to add 5 countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. This 

determination is made taking into 

account the four regulatory factors 

identified above. The Secretary of 

Homeland Security also considered 

other pertinent factors including, but 

not limited to, evidence of past usage of 

the H–2A and H–2B programs by 

nationals of the country to be added, as 

well as evidence relating to the 

economic impact on particular U.S. 

industries or regions resulting from the 

addition or continued non-inclusion of 

specific countries. In consideration of 

all of the above, this notice designates 

for the first time the Czech Republic, 

Denmark, Madagascar, Portugal, and 

Sweden as countries whose nationals 

are eligible to participate in the H–2A 

and H–2B programs. 

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Designation of Countries Whose 

Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B Nonimmigrant 

Worker Programs 

Pursuant to the authority provided to 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

under sections 214(a)(1), 215(a)(1), and 

241 of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(1), 1185(a)(1), and 

1231), I am designating, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

nationals from the following countries 

to be eligible to participate in the H–2A 

and H–2B nonimmigrant worker 

programs: 

Argentina 

Australia 

Austria 

Barbados 

Belize 

Brazil 

Bulgaria 

Canada 

Chile 

Costa Rica 

Croatia 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Dominican Republic 

Ecuador 

El Salvador 

Estonia 

Ethiopia 

Fiji 

Grenada 

Guatemala 

Haiti 

Honduras 

Hungary 

Iceland 

Ireland 

Israel 

Italy 

Jamaica 

Japan 

Kiribati 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Macedonia 

Madagascar 

Mexico 

Moldova 

Montenegro 

Nauru 

The Netherlands 

Nicaragua 

New Zealand 

Norway 

Panama 

Papua New Guinea 

Peru 

The Philippines 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Samoa 

Serbia 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Solomon Islands 

South Africa 

South Korea 

Spain 

Sweden 

Switzerland 

Thailand 

Tonga 

Turkey 

Tuvalu 

Ukraine 

United Kingdom 

Uruguay 

Vanuatu 

This notice does not affect the status 

of aliens who currently hold valid H–2A 

or H–2B nonimmigrant status. Persons 

currently holding such status, however, 

will be affected by this notice should 

they seek an extension of stay in H–2 

classification, or a change of status from 

one H–2 status to another. Similarly, 

persons holding nonimmigrant status 

other than H–2 status are not affected by 

this notice unless they seek a change of 

status to H–2 status. 

Nothing in this notice limits the 

authority of the Secretary of Homeland 

Security or his or her designee or any 

other federal agency to invoke against 

any foreign country or its nationals any 

other remedy, penalty, or enforcement 

action available by law. 

Jeh Charles Johnson, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9M–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2014–0068] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security/United States 

Coast Guard—002 Employee 

Assistance Program Records System 

of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security proposes to update 

and reissue a current Department of 

Homeland Security system of records 

titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security/United States Coast Guard 

Employee Assistance Program Records 

System of Records.’’ This system of 

records allows the Department of 

Homeland Security/United States Coast 

Guard to administer the United States 

Coast Guard Employee Assistance 

Program for military personnel. As a 

result of the biennial review of this 

system, the system manager and address 

category has been updated. 

Additionally, this notice includes nonsubstantive changes to simplify the 

formatting and text of the previously 

published notice. This updated system 

will be included in the Department of 

Homeland Security’s inventory of 

record systems. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 15, 2015. This updated system 

will be effective January 15, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2014–0068 by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–343–4010. 

• Mail: Karen L. Neuman, Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this rulemaking. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, please visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, please contact: 

Marilyn Scott-Perez (202) 475–3515, 

Privacy Officer, Commandant (CG–61), 

United States Coast Guard, Mail Stop 

7710, Washington, DC 20593. For 

privacy questions, please contact: Karen 

L. Neuman, (202) 343–1717, Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) United States 

Coast Guard (USCG) proposes to update 

and reissue a current DHS system of 

records titled, ‘‘DHS/United States Coast 

Guard—002 Employee Assistance 

Program Records System of Records.’’ 

The collection and maintenance of this 

information will allow the DHS/USCG 

to administer the United States Coast 

Guard Employee Assistance Program for 

military personnel. As a result of a 

biennial review of the system, the 

system manager and address category 

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