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Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS 

Desk Officer. Comments may be 

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 

20529–2210. Comments may also be 

submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202– 

272–8352 or via e-mail at 

rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395– 

6974 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by e-mail 

please make sure to add OMB Control 

Number 1615–0063 in the subject box. 

Written comments and suggestions from 

the public and affected agencies should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the 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 

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 an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

National Interest Waivers; Supplemental 

Evidence to I–140 and I–485. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: No Form 

Number. U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals and 

Households. The supplemental 

documentation will be used by U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services to 

determine eligibility for national 

interest waiver requests and to finalize 

the request for adjustment to lawful 

permanent resident status. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 8,000 responses, two responses 

per respondent, at (1) hour per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 16,000 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the proposed 

information requirements, or additional 

information, please visit the Web site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov/search/ 

index.jsp. 

If additional information is required 

contact: USCIS, Regulatory Products 

Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, (202) 272– 

8377. 

Dated: April 24, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–9750 Filed 4–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and 

request for comments; new information 

collection; OMB No. 1660–NW35; 

FEMA Form 528–1, NEFRLS 

Registration; and FEMA Form 528–2, 

NEFRLS Search. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on a proposed new 

information collection. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, this Notice seeks comments 

concerning the National Emergency 

Family Registry and Locator System 

(NEFRLS) established in accordance 

with Title VI of the Department of 

Homeland Security Appropriations Act 

of 2007 to help facilitate the 

reunification of families displaced due 

to a major disaster or emergency 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 29, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate 

submissions to the docket, please use 

only one of the following means to 

submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments at 

http://www.regulations.gov under 

docket ID FEMA–2009–0001. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

Office of Chief Counsel, Regulation and 

Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, 

SW., Room 835, Washington, DC 20472– 

3100. 

(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to 

(703) 483–2999. 

(4) E-mail. Submit comments to 

FEMA–POLICY@dhs.gov. Include 

docket ID FEMA–2009–0001 in the 

subject line. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and docket ID. 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, 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 read the 

Privacy Act notice that is available on 

the Privacy and Use Notice link on the 

Administration Navigation Bar of http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Waddy Gonzalez, Mass Care 

Team Lead, Individual Assistance 

Division, Mass Care Unit, at (202) 212– 

1077 for additional information. You 

may contact the Records Management 

Branch for copies of the proposed 

collection of information at facsimile 

number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail 

address: FEMA–InformationCollections@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PostKatrina Emergency Management Reform 

Act of 2006, in Title VI of the DHS 

Appropriations Act of 2007, Public Law 

109–295, section 689c, 120 Stat. 1355 at 

1451 is the legal basis for FEMA to 

provide a National Emergency Family 

Registry and Locator System (NEFRLS) 

to allow adults (including medical 

patients) that have been displaced by a 

Presidentially-declared disaster or 

emergency to voluntarily register by 

submitting personal information to be 

entered into a database that could be 

used by others to help reunify them 

with their families. 

Collection of Information 

Title: National Emergency Family 

Registry and Locator System (NEFRLS). 

Type of Information Collection: New 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–NW35. 

Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA 

Form 528–1, NEFRLS Registration; and 

FEMA Form 528–2, NEFRLS Search. 

Abstract: NEFRLS is a Web-based 

system. The information collected in the 

NEFRLS will be used to help facilitate 


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the reunification of family members that 

have been displaced due to a major 

disaster or emergency. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 328,366 Hours. 

TABLE A.12—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

Type of respondent Form name/form 

number 

No. of 

respondents 

No. of responses per 

respondent 

Avg. burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

Avg. 

hourly 

wage rate 

Total annual 

respondent 

cost 

Individuals or households.NEFRLS Registration 

800#/FEMA Form 

528–1.

42,717 1 .32 (19 minutes) ......... 13,527 $19.81 $267,970 

Individuals or households.NEFRLS Registration 

Internet/FEMA Form 

528–1.

14,239 1 .22 (13 minutes) ......... 3,085 19.81 61,114 

Subtotal—Registration...................................... 56,956 .................... ..................................... ................ ................ ........................

Individuals or households.NEFRLS Search 800#/ 

FEMA Form 528–2.

194,846 3 .32 (19 minutes) ......... 185,104 19.81 $3,666,910 

Individuals or households.NEFRLS Search Internet/FEMA Form 

528–2.

194,846 3 .22 (13 minutes) ......... 126,650 19.81 2,508,937 

Subtotal—Search ..................................... 389,692 .................... ..................................... ................ ................ ........................

Total ............. ..................................... 446,648 .................... ..................................... 328,366 ................ 6,504,931 

Estimated Cost: There are no start-up, 

operational or other costs associated 

with this information collection in 

addition to the burden hour cost noted 

in the table above. 

Comments 

Comments may be submitted as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 

above. Comments are solicited to (a) 

evaluate whether the proposed data 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) 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; 

(c) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) 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. 

Larry Gray, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of Management, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–9813 Filed 4–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: New Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form I–395, 

Affidavit in Lieu of Lost Receipt of 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

for Collateral Accepted as Security. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (USICE), has submitted the 

following information collection request 

for review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on February 12, 2009 Vol. 74 

No. 28, 7072, allowing for a 60 day 

public comment period. No comments 

were received on this information 

collection. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted for thirty days 

until May 29, 2009. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

regarding items contained in this notice 

and especially with regard to the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time should be directed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, for United States 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

Department of Homeland Security, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

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 

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. 


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