Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 2014 / Notices 68343 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8950] 

Notice of Information Collection Under 

OMB Emergency Review: Affidavit of 

Relationship (AOR) for Minors From 

Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala 

ACTION: Notice of request for emergency 

OMB approval and public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

request described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the emergency review procedures of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (5 

CFR 1320.13). The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for public comment 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. Emergency review and 

approval of this collection has been 

requested from OMB by immediately. If 

granted, the emergency approval is only 

valid for 180 days. The Department 

plans to follow this emergency request 

with a submission for a 3 year approval 

through OMB’s normal PRA clearance 

process (5 CFR 1320.10). 

ADDRESSES: Direct any comments on 

this emergency request to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) and to PRM/Admissions. 

All comments must be received by 10 

days from publication of this Notice. 

You may submit comments to OMB 

by the following methods: 

• Email: oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS 

form number, information collection 

title, and OMB control number in the 

subject line of your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

You may submit comments to PRM/ 

Admissions by the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

Internet may use the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) to 

comment on this notice by going to 

www.Regulations.gov. You can search 

for the document by entering ‘‘Public 

Notice 8950’’ in the Search bar. If 

necessary, use the Narrow by Agency 

filter option on the Results page. 

• Email: PRM/Admissions (Sean 

Hantak: hantaksr@state.gov). You must 

include Emergency Submission 

Comment on ‘‘information collection 

title’’ in the subject line of your 

message. 

• Regular Mail: Send written 

comments to PRM/Admissions, 2901 C 

Street NW., Room 6825, Washington DC 

20520. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and OMB control 

number (if any) in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents 

to Sean Hantak, PRM/Admissions, 2901 

C Street NW., Rm 6825, Washington DC 

20520 who may be reached at hantaksr@

state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Information Collection: 

Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) for 

Minors from Honduras, El Salvador and 

Guatemala. 

• OMB Control Number: ‘‘None’’. 

• Type of Request: Emergency 

Review. 

• Originating Office: PRM/A. 

• Form Number: DS–7699. 

• Respondents: Anchor parents in the 

U.S. with children in Honduras, El 

Salvador and Guatemala. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,500. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

2,500. 

• Average Time per Response: 60 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 2,500 

hours. 

• Frequency: One time per form. 

• Obligation to respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden of 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review 

Abstract of proposed collection: The 

Department of State Bureau of 

Population, Refugees, and Migration 

(PRM) is responsible for coordinating 

and managing the U.S. Refugee 

Admissions Program (USRAP). PRM 

coordinates within the Department of 

State, as well as with the Department of 

Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS), 

in carrying out this responsibility. A 

critical part of the State Department’s 

responsibility is determining which 

individuals, from among millions of 

refugees worldwide, will have access to 

U.S. resettlement consideration. PRM 

and DHS/USCIS are now assisting with 

the preparation of a White House 

directive to initiate an in-country 

program to provide a means for certain 

persons in the United States who are 

lawfully present (‘‘anchor parents’’) to 

claim a relationship with child(ren) in 

Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala 

and to assist the U.S. Department of 

State in determining whether those 

child(ren) are qualified to apply for 

access to the USRAP for family 

reunification purposes. This form also 

assists DHS/USCIS to verify parentchild relationships during refugee case 

adjudication. The main purpose of the 

DS–7699 is for the anchor parent to 

provide biographical information about 

his/her child(ren) in the qualifying 

countries who may subsequently seek 

access to the USRAP for verification by 

the U.S. government. 

Methodology: The collection of this 

information currently involves the 

limited use of electronic techniques. 

Anchor parents (respondents) in the 

United States will work closely with a 

resettlement agency during the 

completion of the AOR to ensure that 

the information is accurate. Anchor 

parents may visit any resettlement 

agency to complete an AOR. Sometimes 

anchors (respondents) do not have 

strong English-language skills and 

benefit from having a face-to-face 

meeting with resettlement agency staff. 

The collection instrument (DS–7699) 

will be available electronically and 

responses will be completed 

electronically. Completed AORs will be 

printed out for ink signature by the 

respondents as well. The electronic 

copy will be submitted electronically to 

the Refugee Processing Center (RPC) for 

downloading into the Worldwide 

Refugee Admission Processing System 

(WRAPS), with the signed paper copy 

remaining with PRM’s Resettlement and 

Placement Agency partners. Within the 

next three years, however, it is 

anticipated that AORs will be submitted 

electronically only, with electronic 

signatures, by the resettlement agency to 

the RPC. 

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68344 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 2014 / Notices 

Dated: October 29, 2014. 

Simon Henshaw 

PDAS, Bureau of Population, Refugees and 

Migration, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27040 Filed 11–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8948] 

Notice of Preparation/Notice of Intent 

To Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Report/Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Otay Mesa 

Conveyance and Disinfection System 

Project 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this Notice is 

to inform the public and interested 

federal, tribal, state, and local 

government entities that the Otay Water 

District (District) and the U.S. 

Department of State (DOS) intend to 

prepare a joint Environmental Impact 

Report/Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIR/EIS) for the Otay Mesa Conveyance 

and Disinfection System Project 

(proposed project). In November 2013, 

the District submitted an application to 

DOS for a Presidential Permit 

authorizing the construction, 

connection, operation, and maintenance 

of a cross-border pipeline facility for the 

proposed project, which would convey 

desalinated seawater from a new border 

crossing with Mexico approximately 

four miles northeast to the District’s Roll 

Reservoir in San Diego County. This 

Notice of Preparation/Notice of Intent 

(NOP/NOI) informs the public about the 

proposed project and solicits 

participation and comments from 

interested federal, tribal, state, and local 

government entities and the public for 

consideration in establishing the scope 

and content of the EIR/EIS. 

Project Description: The proposed 

project would entail construction of a 

potable water pipeline and associated 

facilities to convey desalinated sea 

water produced in Mexico into the 

District’s service area in southern San 

Diego County, California. The scope of 

the proposed project for the purpose of 

environmental review pursuant to the 

California Environmental Quality Act 

(CEQA) and consistent with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) is limited to the portion of the 

proposed project within the United 

States. The scope does not include the 

proposed desalination plant in Rosarito, 

Mexico or associated pipeline 

infrastructure in Mexico. Within the 

United States, the proposed project 

would involve the construction and 

operation of an approximately four-mile 

long (depending on the selected 

alternative) potable water pipeline with 

a set diameter of between 48 and 54 

inches, and a metering station within 

the Otay Mesa area of the County of San 

Diego just north of the United States/

Mexico border. Additionally, a pump 

station and/or disinfection facility may 

be constructed if needed. 

The proposed project would enable 

the District to import and convey 

desalinated potable water from a 

connection point at the United States/

Mexico border north to the District’s 

existing Roll Reservoir. The proposed 

Mexican desalination plant (not a part 

of the proposed project) is envisioned to 

produce 100 million gallons per day 

(MGD) of desalinated sea water. The 

District intends to initially purchase 

approximately 20–25 MGD of 

desalinated sea water, and ultimately 

increase the amount to 50 MGD. Due to 

seasonal variation in demand, the 

District anticipates that 10 MGD would 

be conveyed in the winter months, and 

up to 50 MGD would be conveyed 

during peak demand periods in the 

summer months. Numerous alignment 

(routing) options were considered; 

however, after initial consideration of 

environmental and engineering 

opportunities and constraints, the 

District has chosen three alternative 

alignments considered the most feasible, 

and will address those alignments in the 

EIR/EIS. 

The District will be responsible for 

approving the expenditure of public 

funds for the proposed project and DOS 

will be responsible for determining 

whether the proposed project serves the 

national interest pursuant to Executive 

Order 13337, and if so, issuing a 

Presidential Permit authorizing the 

construction, connection, operation, and 

maintenance of the cross-border 

pipeline facility. 

Project Location: The proposed 

project is generally located in the 

southwestern portion of San Diego 

County, in the community of Otay Mesa, 

immediately adjacent to the United 

States/Mexico border, east of Interstate 

5, Interstate 805 and State Route 125. 

More specifically, the proposed project 

is located within the East Otay Mesa 

Specific Plan, which lies between the 

Otay River Valley to the north, United 

States/Mexico border to the south, San 

Ysidro Mountains to the east, and City 

of San Diego Otay Mesa Community 

Plan Area to the west. 

Probable Environmental Effects: The 

District will be the CEQA Lead Agency 

and the DOS will be the federal lead 

agency for the environmental review of 

the proposed project. The District and 

DOS are jointly reviewing the proposed 

project pursuant to CEQA and 

consistent with NEPA, respectively, and 

will prepare a joint EIR/EIS to identify 

and assess potential environmental 

impacts, mitigation measures, and 

alternatives associated with the 

proposed project. The District and DOS 

have determined that an EIR/EIS is the 

appropriate environmental document 

for the proposed project because there is 

substantial evidence that some aspects 

of the proposed project individually or 

cumulatively may have a significant 

effect on the human environment. The 

EIR/EIS will identify the purpose and 

need for the proposed project, the 

affected environment, project 

alternatives (including the no action 

alternative), impacts of the project 

alternatives, and proposed mitigation 

measures. Environmental issues that 

may require detailed analysis include, 

but are not necessarily limited to, the 

following: Air quality, biological 

resources, cultural resources, geology 

and soils, greenhouse gas emissions 

(GHG), hazards and hazardous 

materials, hydrology and water quality, 

noise, socioeconomics/environmental 

justice, and transportation/traffic. Based 

on the preliminary scope of the 

proposed project, technical studies are 

expected to be prepared for the 

following issues: Air quality/GHG, 

biological resources, cultural resources, 

geology/soils, hazardous materials, 

hydrology and water quality, noise, and 

traffic. 

Scoping Period: The District and DOS 

have issued this NOP/NOI, and are 

seeking review and comments within 30 

days from relevant federal, tribal, state, 

and local government entities, 

interested parties, and the public about 

the scope of the EIR/EIS, alternatives 

and analyses, pursuant to CEQA Section 

21153(a); California Code of 

Regulations, Title 14, section 15082(a) 

and 15083; and consistent with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (as implemented by the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations 

found at 40 CFR 1500–1508). The 

comment period for the NOP/NOI 

begins on November 14, 2014 and ends 

on December 14, 2014. 

A copy of this NOP/NOI is available 

on the proposed project’s Web site: 

www.owd-desalconveyance.com. The 

California Office of Planning and 

Research is responsible for coordinating 

state-level review of the CEQA/NEPA 

document. Additionally, DOS will 

publish the NOP/NOI in the Federal 

Register pursuant to CEQ Regulations, 

Sections 1501.7 and 1508.22. Once the 

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