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ACTION: Amendment 1. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 

(FEMA–4842–DR), dated November 1, 

2024. 

Incident: Severe Storm, Straight-line 

Winds, and Flooding. 

DATES: Issued on December 3, 2024. 

Incident Period: July 13, 2024 through 

July 14, 2024. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: January 20, 2025. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: August 1, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan 

Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 

apply for a disaster assistance loan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for Private Non-Profit 

organizations in the Cheyenne River 

Sioux Tribe, dated November 1, 2024, is 

hereby amended to extend the deadline 

for filing applications for physical 

damage as a result of this disaster to 

January 20, 2025. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Alejandro Contreras, 

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, 

Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28817 Filed 12–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #20610 and #20611; 

SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE Disaster 

Number NY–20016] 

Presidential Declaration Amendment of 

a Major Disaster for the Saint Regis 

Mohawk Tribe 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 1. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the Saint Regis Mohawk 

Tribe (FEMA–4818–DR), dated 

November 1, 2024. 

Incident: Severe Storm and Flooding. 

DATES: Issued on December 3, 2024. 

Incident Period: August 8, 2024 

through August 10, 2024. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: January 31, 2025. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: August 1, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan 

Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 

apply for a disaster assistance loan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for the Saint Regis Mohawk 

Tribe, dated November 1, 2024, is 

hereby amended to extend the deadline 

for filing applications for physical 

damages as a result of this disaster to 

January 31, 2025. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Alejandro Contreras, 

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, 

Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28793 Filed 12–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12555] 

RIN 1400–AF92 

Public Notice of Revised Exchange 

Visitor Skills List 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Public notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

(‘‘Department’’) is announcing an 

update of the Exchange Visitors Skills 

List (‘‘Skills List’’). The Skills List is a 

list of countries designated by the 

Secretary of State as clearly requiring 

the services of persons engaged in 

certain fields of specialized knowledge 

or skills. This list is used by the 

Department of State and the Department 

of Homeland Security to determine 

whether an individual who has been 

admitted into the United States as a ‘‘J’’ 

nonimmigrant exchange visitor, or who 

acquired such status, is subject to the 

two-year foreign residence requirement 

under Section 212(e) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (‘‘INA’’), as 

amended. 

DATES: The Exchange Visitor Skills List 

is applicable on December 9, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jami 

Thompson, Senior Regulatory 

Coordinator, Visa Office, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State; 

email: VisaRegs@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: INA 

212(e) (8 U.S.C. 1182(e)) provides that 

certain individuals who have been 

admitted to the United States as ‘‘J’’ 

nonimmigrant exchange visitors, or who 

acquired such status in the United 

States, are ineligible to apply for an 

immigrant visa, for permanent 

residence, or for certain nonimmigrant 

visas until they have resided and been 

physically present in their country of 

nationality or last residence for an 

aggregate of at least two years following 

departure from the United States. More 

specifically, under INA 212(e) (8 U.S.C. 

1182(e)), this requirement attaches to J 

nonimmigrants who, among other 

criteria, are a national or resident of a 

country that the Secretary of State, 

pursuant to Department regulations, has 

designated as clearly requiring the 

services of persons engaged in the field 

of specialized knowledge or skill in 

which the individual was engaged. 

Department regulations at 22 CFR 

41.62(c) implement the Secretary’s 

designation authority under this 

provision, providing that an exchange 

visitor is subject to the two-year foreign 

residence requirement if they are a 

national or legal permanent resident of 

a ‘‘country which the Secretary of State 

has designated, through publication by 

public notice in the Federal Register, as 

clearly requiring the services of persons 

engaged in the field of specialized 

knowledge or skill’’ during their 

exchange visitor program. The 

Department also implements INA 

212(e), 8 U.S.C. 1182(e) through 

regulations at 22 CFR 41.63 and 22 CFR 

40.202. 

Pursuant to the provisions of INA 

212(e), 8 U.S.C. 1182(e), 22 CFR 41.62, 

and 22 CFR 41.63, the Department is 

announcing a revised Skills List. The 

Department has periodically updated 

the Skills List since the initial 

publication of the Skills List on April 

25, 1972. New lists were published on 

February 10, 1978, June 12, 1984, 

January 16, 1997, and April 30, 2009. 

This revised Skills List supersedes the 

most recent Skills List published in 

2009. Accordingly, J nonimmigrant 

exchange visitors who were subject to 

the two-year foreign residence 

requirement at the time of their 

admission or acquisition of J status 

based on designations in a previously 

published Skills List will no longer be 

subject to that requirement if their 

country is not designated in this revised 


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1All data taken from the World Bank Group Data 

(https://data.worldbank.org/). 

2 $7500 in 2023 dollars is approximately 50% of 

global median income or about the 33 percentile of 

income distribution, which covers about 1⁄3 of all 

countries with lowest human development 

indicator measure. 

3See, e.g., 14 FR 4591 (July 22, 1949), 21 FR 6270 

(Aug. 21, 1956), 37 FR 7156 (Apr. 11, 1972), 37 FR 

17470 (Aug. 29, 1972), 38 FR 20319 (July 31, 1973), 

72 FR 10060 (Mar. 7, 2007). 

4 Mast Indus. v. Regan, 596 F. Supp. 1567, 1582 

(Ct. Int’l Trade 1984) (quotation marks omitted). 

5E.g., Yassini v. Crosland, 618 F.2d 1356, 1360 

n.4 (9th Cir. 1980). 6Public Law 80–402 (1948). 

list. This Skills List was developed by 

the Bureau of Consular Affairs Visa 

Office in collaboration with the State 

Department’s Office of the Chief 

Economist and the Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. 

The Department is updating the 

countries included on the Skills List 

based on criteria that is data driven, 

transparent, and consistent with U.S. 

goals for the development of foreign 

countries. The Department is not 

updating skills in this revision—for 

countries present on this revised Skills 

List, the skills listed remain the same as 

in the 2009 Skills List. The Skills List 

below accounts for overall economic 

development (as measured by per capita 

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)), country 

size, and overall outbound migration 

rate. 1

• If a country has per capita GDP that 

is less than $7,500 2 in 2023 dollars 

(calculated using the purchasing power 

parity (PPP) exchange rate), the 

Department presumes it would benefit 

from its nationals or residents 

possessing the specialized knowledge or 

skills designated on the Skills List. 

• If a country is at or above the $ 

7,500 GDP threshold, but below the 

median per capita GDP ($15,000 in 2023 

dollars), and determined to be small, 

which makes it more difficult to 

develop internal hubs of specialized 

knowledge or skills, the Department 

presumes that country would benefit 

from its nationals or residents 

possessing the specialized knowledge or 

skills designated on the Skills List. 

• If a country is at or above the $7,500 

GDP threshold, but below the median 

per capita GDP ($15,000 in 2023 

dollars), and has experienced a 

significant balance of outbound 

migration, which is likely to have 

resulted in the loss of talent and skills 

over the preceding decade, the 

Department presumes that country 

would benefit from its nationals or 

residents possessing the specialized 

knowledge or skills designated on the 

Skills List. 

The Department has chosen these 

indicators and thresholds as an 

objective, measurable proxy for a 

country’s standard of living and 

development and is closely linked to the 

accumulation of human capital within a 

given country. These criteria are meant 

to ensure countries with low levels of 

development as well as those countries 

with higher levels of development that 

have other extenuating circumstances 

that stymie the development of a skilled 

workforce will remain on the Skills List 

to support the development of that 

country. 

The Department has chosen these 

criteria to assist its determination that 

the listed countries clearly require the 

services of persons engaged in 

designated fields of specialized 

knowledge or skills, because these wellestablished measures of a country’s 

standard of living are informative of 

whether the country in fact clearly 

requires the relevant knowledge or skill, 

as opposed to the country only 

benefiting from or otherwise not 

requiring additional expertise in the 

relevant fields. 

The Department intends to review the 

Skills List every three years and will 

publish updates as appropriate. 

Exchange Visitors who seek a 

definitive determination from the 

Department of whether the two-year 

foreign residence requirement applies to 

them may request an Advisory Opinion 

from the Waiver Review Division. 

Information on this process is available 

on our website at travel.state.gov. 

This Notice is exempt from notice and 

comment as it involves a foreign affairs 

function of the United States. 5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(1).). The Department has invoked 

the foreign affairs exemption from 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) 

requirements for numerous rules 

involving the Exchange Visitor Program 

going back to 1949, including several 

rules specifically relating to the twoyear foreign residence requirement.3

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1), notice-andcomment requirements of the APA do 

not apply ‘‘to the extent there is 

involved . . . a military or foreign 

affairs function of the United States.’’ 

This exemption applies when the rule 

in question ‘‘is clearly and directly 

involved in a foreign affairs function.’’ 4

In addition, although the text of the 

APA does not require an agency 

invoking this exemption to show that 

such procedures may result in 

‘‘definitely undesirable international 

consequences,’’ some courts have 

required such a showing.5 Both 

standards are satisfied here. 

In designating countries and skills on 

the Skills List, the Secretary is carrying 

out authority vested by Congress to 

assess the needs of foreign countries. As 

this relates to the Exchange Visitor 

Program, a key diplomacy tool, the 

Secretary’s designations of countries on 

the list directly involves a foreign affairs 

function as the designations are a 

vehicle to advancing U.S. foreign policy 

objectives in countries whose nationals 

and residents participate in exchange 

visitor programs. The Exchange Visitor 

Program’s nexus to foreign affairs is 

reflected in the purpose of the United 

States Information and Educational 

Exchange Act of 1948 to ‘‘promote the 

better understanding of the United 

States among the peoples of the world 

and to strengthen cooperative 

international relations,’’ 6 and the 

Secretary’s discretionary designation of 

countries as ‘‘clearly requiring’’ certain 

fields of knowledge or skills by nature 

reflects a quintessential foreign affairs 

function. The Mutual Educational and 

Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (also 

known as the Fulbright-Hays Act), 

provides further evidence of the foreign 

affairs function served by the Exchange 

Visitor Program. 

‘‘The purpose of this [Act] is to enable 

the Government of the United States to 

increase mutual understanding between 

the people of the United States and the 

people of other countries by means of 

educational and cultural exchange; to 

strengthen the ties which unite us with 

other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations, and the contributions being 

made toward a peaceful and more 

fruitful life for people throughout the 

world; to promote international 

cooperation for educational and cultural 

advancement; and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic, 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ 22 U.S.C. 2451. 

The revised Exchange Visitors Skills 

List clearly and directly involves a 

foreign affairs function given the nature 

of the Secretary’s express authority to 

designate countries under INA section 

212(e), 8 U.S.C. 1182(e). Even more 

generally, courts have acknowledged 

that ‘‘[t]he exchange visitor program— 

with its statutory mandate for 

international interaction through 

nonimmigrants—certainly relates to the 

foreign affairs and diplomatic duties 

conferred upon the Secretary of State 

and the State Department.’’ Raoof v. 

Sullivan, 315 F. Supp. 3d 34, 44 (D.D.C. 

2018). 

Further, requiring the Department to 

subject this list of designations to the 


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(9th Cir. 1980). 

APA’s notice and comment 

requirements would result in ‘‘definitely 

undesirable international 

consequences.’’ The foreign relations 

considerations of opening this list of 

designations to public comment, 

including comment from foreign 

governments whose policies are directly 

affected by this list and requiring the 

Department to respond publicly to 

questions regarding the balancing of 

foreign policy and other national 

interests, would have definitely 

undesirable international 

consequences.7 For example, if a foreign 

country expresses dissatisfaction with 

the Skills List designations, requiring 

the Department to air this disagreement 

in a public forum could have larger 

implications for foreign relations 

between the United States and that 

other country. 

The 2024 Exchange Visitor Skills List 

reads as follows: 

(01) Agriculture, Agriculture 

Operations, and Related Sciences 

(01.00) 

• Agriculture, General 

(01.01) 

• Agricultural Business and 

Management 

• Production Operations and 

Mechanization 

(01.06) 

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture 

(01.09) 

• Animal Sciences 

• Agricultural Animal Breeding 

• Animal Health and Nutrition 

• Dairy Science 

• Livestock Management 

• Poultry Science 

(01.10) 

• Food Science 

(01.11) 

• Plant Sciences 

• Crop Science 

• Horticulture Science 

• Agricultural and Horticultural Plant 

Breeding 

• Pest Management 

• Range Science 

(01.12) 

• Soil Science and Agronomy 

(03) Natural Resources and 

Conservation 

(03.01) 

• Natural Resources Conservation and 

Research 

• Environmental Science 

• Wildlife Studies 

• Wildlands Studies 

• Environmental Protection 

(03.02) 

• Natural Resources Management and 

Policy 

(03.03) 

• Fishing and Fisheries Sciences 

• Fishing and Fisheries Management 

(03.05) 

• Forestry 

(04) Architecture and Related Services 

(04.02) 

• Architecture 

• Environmental Design 

• Interior Design 

• Landscape Design 

• Architectural History 

• Architectural Technology 

(04.03) 

• City/Urban Planning 

• Community and Regional Planning 

• Architectural Urban Design 

(05) Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender 

Studies 

— 

(09) Communication, Journalism, and 

Related Programs 

(09.01) 

• Communication and Media Studies 

(09.04) 

• Journalism 

• Broadcast Journalism 

• Photojournalism 

• On-Line/Web page News 

(09.07) 

• Telecommunication 

• Radio Communication 

• Television Communication 

• Digital Communication 

• Media/Multimedia 

(09.09) 

• Public Relations 

• Advertising 

• Applied Communication 

(09.10) 

• Publishing 

(10) Communications Technologies, 

Technicians and Support Services 

(10.01) 

• Communications Technology/ 

Technicians 

(10.02) 

• Audiovisual Communications 

Technologies/Technicians 

• Photographic and Film/Video 

Technology 

• Radio and Television Broadcasting 

• Recording Arts 

(10.03) 

• Graphic Communications 

• Printing Management 

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and 

Digital Imaging Design 

• Animation 

• Interactive Technology 

• Video Graphics and Special Effects 

• Graphic and Printing Equipment 

Operator 

• Printing Press Operator 

• Computer Typography 

• Composition Equipment Operator 

(11) Computer and Information 

Sciences and Support Services 

(11.01) 

• Computer and Information Sciences, 

General 

• Web page Design 

• Database Administration 

• Cybernetics 

• Artificial Intelligence 

• Robotics 

• Information Technology 

(11.02) 

• Computer Programming 

(11.03) 

• Data Processing 

(11.04) 

• Information Science/Studies 

(11.05) 

• Computer Systems Analysis 

(11.06) 

• Data Entry 

• Microcomputer Applications 

• Word Processing 

(11.07) 

• Computer Science 

• Systems Engineering 

(11.10) 

• Computer/Information Technology 

Administration 

• Computer/Information Technology 

Management 

(12) Personal and Culinary Services 

(12.03) 

• Funeral & Mortuary Service 

(12.05) 

• Cooking, Culinary Arts and Related 

Services 

• Baking and Pastry Arts 

• Bartending 

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training 

• Restaurant Management 


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• Culinary and Catering Management 

• Food Preparation/Professional 

Cooking 

• Meat Cutting 

• Food Service 

• Institutional Food Workers 

(13) Education 

(13.01) 

• Education, General 

• Educational Administration 

(13.02) 

• Bilingual, Multilingual, and 

Multicultural 

(13.03) 

• Curriculum and Instruction 

• Media Design 

(13.06) 

• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, 

and Research 

(13.09) 

• Social and Philosophical Foundations 

of Education 

(13.10) 

• Special Education and Teaching 

(13.11) 

• Student Counseling and Personnel 

Services 

(13.12) 

Teacher Education and Professional 

Development, Specific Levels and 

Methods, including, but not limited to: 

• Adult and Continuing Education 

• Early Childhood 

• Elementary 

• Middle School and Secondary 

Education 

• Montessori Teacher Education 

• Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education 

(13.13) 

Teacher Education and Professional 

Development, Specific Subject Areas, 

including, but not limited to: 

• Agriculture 

• Art 

• Business 

• Computers 

• Drama 

• Driver Safety 

• English 

• Foreign Languages 

• Geography 

• Health 

• History 

• Home Economics 

• Industrial Arts 

• Sales and Marketing 

• Math 

• Music 

• Physical Education 

• Psychology 

• Reading 

• Science 

• Social Studies 

• Speech 

(14) Engineering 

(14.01) 

• Engineering, General 

(14.02) 

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and 

Astronautical Engineering 

(14.03) 

• Agricultural/Biological Engineering 

and Bioengineering 

(14.05) 

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering 

(14.07) 

• Chemical Engineering 

(14.08) 

• Civil Engineering 

• Geotechnical Engineering 

• Structural Engineering 

• Water Resources 

• Transportation and Highway 

Engineering 

(14.09) 

• Computer Hardware and Software 

Engineering 

(14.10) 

• Electrical, Electronics and 

Communications Engineering 

• Radio Engineering 

(14.14) 

• Environmental Engineering 

• Pollution Control 

• Waste and Hazardous Material 

Disposal 

(14.18) 

• Materials Engineering 

(14.19) 

• Mechanical Engineering 

(14.20) 

• Metallurgical Engineering 

(14.21) 

• Mining and Mineral Engineering 

(14.22) 

• Naval Architecture and Marine 

Engineering 

(14.23) 

• Nuclear Engineering 

(14.24) 

• Ocean Engineering 

(14.25) 

• Energy Engineering & Tech. 

• Petroleum and Natural Gas 

(14.33) 

• Construction Engineering 

(14.35) 

• Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 

(14.38) 

• Surveying Engineering 

(14.39) 

• Geological/Geophysical Engineering 

(16) Foreign Languages, Literatures, 

and Linguistics 

Including: 

• Foreign Languages and Literatures 

• Linguistics 

• Language Interpretation and 

Translation 

• Comparative Literature 

• Language 

• Literature and Linguistics for all 

Languages in the world including 

various forms and study of sign 

language 

(19) Family and Consumer Sciences/ 

Human Sciences 

(19.01) 

• Family and Consumer Sciences, 

General 

• Human Sciences, General (formerly, 

Home Economics) 

(19.05) 

• Foods, Nutrition, and Related 

Services 

(19.09) 

• Apparel and Textiles 

• Textile Manufacturing 

• Textile Science 

• Apparel and Textile Marketing 

Management 

• Fashion and Fabric Consulting 

(22) Legal Professions and Studies 

Including: 

• Law 

• Legal Research 

• Judicature 

• All branches and specialties in the 

practice of law 

(23) English Language and Literature/ 

Letters 

Including: 

• English Literature 

• Composition 

• Various types of English Writing 

(24) Liberal Arts and Sciences, General 

Studies and Humanities 

— 


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(25) Library Science 

(26) Biological and Biomedical Sciences 

(26.01) 

• Biology 

(26.03) 

• Botany/Plant Biology 

(26.04) 

• Anatomical Sciences 

• Anatomy 

(26.05) 

• Microbiological Sciences and 

Immunology 

(26.07) 

• Zoology/Animal Biology 

(26.08) 

Genetics, all types, including: 

• Animal 

• Plant 

• Molecular 

• Microbial and Eukaryotic 

• Human 

• Genetic Engineering 

• Biomathematics 

• Bioinformatics 

(26.12) 

• Biotechnology 

(26.13) 

• Ecology, Population Biology 

(27) Mathematics and Statistics 

— 

(31) Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and 

Fitness Studies 

(31.01) 

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 

(31.05) 

• Health and Physical Education/ 

Fitness 

(36.0101) 

• Camp Counselor 

(38) Philosophy and Religious Studies 

— 

(39) Theology and Religious Vocations 

— 

(40) Physical Sciences 

(40.01) 

• Physical Sciences 

(40.02) 

• Astronomy 

• Astrophysics 

• Planetary Astronomy and Science 

• Space Technology 

(40.04) 

• Atmospheric Sciences and 

Meteorology 

(40.05) 

• Chemistry 

(40.06) 

• Geological and Earth Sciences 

• Geosciences 

• Oceanography 

• Hydrology 

(40.08) 

• Physics 

(41) Science Technologies/Technicians 

— 

(42) Psychology 

Including, but not limited to: 

• Psychometrics 

• Psychobiology 

(43) Security and Protective Services 

Including: 

• Law Enforcement 

• Fire Protection 

• Corrections 

(44) Public Administration and Social 

Service Professions 

(44.04) 

• Public Administration 

• City Planning 

• Urban Planning 

• Urban Transportation 

(44.07) 

• Social Work 

• Youth Services 

• Welfare 

• Probation 

(45) Social Sciences 

(45.02) 

• Anthropology 

• Physical Anthropology 

(45.03) 

• Archeology 

(45.04) 

• Criminology 

(45.05) 

• Demography and Population Studies 

(45.06) 

• Economics 

(45.07) 

• Geography 

• Cartography 

(45.09) 

• International Relations and Affairs 

(45.10) 

• Political Science and Government 

(45.11) 

• Sociology 

(45.99) 

• Social Sciences, Other 

(46) Construction Trades 

— 

(47) Mechanic and Repair 

Technologies/Technicians 

— 

(48) Precision Production 

(48.00) 

• Precision Production Trades 

• Metal Working 

• Woodworking 

• Drafting 

(49) Transportation and Materials 

Moving 

(49.01) 

Air Transportation, including: 

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace 

Science and Technology, General 

• Airline/Commercial/Professional 

Pilot and Flight Crew 

• Aviation/Airway Management and 

Operations 

• Air Traffic Controller 

• Flight Instructor 

(49.02) 

Ground Transportation, including: 

• Construction 

• Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving 

Equipment Operation 

• Commercial Vehicle Operation 

• Mobil Crane Operation 

(49.03) 

Marine Transportation, including: 

• Commercial Fishing 

• Diver, Professional Instructor 

• Marine Science 

• Merchant Marine 

(50) Visual and Performing Arts 

(50.01) 

Visual and Performing Arts, 

including, but not limited to: 

• Music 

• Theatre 

• Sculpture 

• Photography 

• TV & Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 

(50.04) 

Design and Applied Arts, including: 

• Commercial and Advertising Art 

• Industrial Design 

• Fashion/Apparel Design 

• Interior Design 

• Graphic Design 

• Illustration 

(51) Health Professions and Related 

Clinical Sciences 

(51.01) 

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• Communication Disorders Sciences & 

Services 

• Speech Language Pathology 

• Sign Language Interpretation 

(51.04) 

• Dentistry 

• Advanced/Graduate Dentistry 

• Oral Sciences 

• Dental Technology 

• Orthodontics 

(51.06) 

• Dental Support Services/Assistant 

(51.07) 

• Health and Medical Administrative 

Services 

• Health/Medical Statistics and 

Documentation 

(51.08) 

• Medical Support Services/Assistant 

(51.09) 

Allied Health Diagnostic, 

Intervention, and Treatment 

Professions, including, but not limited 

to the following fields: 

• Emergency Medical 

• Cardiovascular 

• Electrocardiograph 

Electroneurodiagnostic/ 

Electroencephalographic 

• Nuclear Medical 

• Perfusionist 

• Radiation Therapy 

• Respiratory Care Therapy 

• Surgical 

• Sonography and Ultrasound 

• Radiography 

• Athletic Training 

• Genetic Therapy 

• Cardiopulmonary 

• Radiation Protection/Health Physics 

(51.10) 

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 

and Allied Professions 

(51.12) 

Medicine/Medical Research, all 

specialties and fields, including, but not 

limited to: 

• Allergy and Immunology 

• Anesthesiology 

• Audiology 

• Cancer 

• Cardiography 

• Cardiology 

• Dermatology 

• Embryology 

• Emergency Medicine 

• Epidemiology 

• Family Practice 

• Forensic Medicine 

• Gastroenterology 

• Geriatrics 

• Hematology 

• Internal Medicine 

• Medical Genetics 

• Neurology 

• Nuclear Medicine 

• Obstetrics and Gynecology 

• Oncology 

• Ophthalmology 

• Orthopedic Surgery 

• Otolaryngology 

• Pathology 

• Pediatrics 

• Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics 

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

• Physiology 

• Plastic Surgery 

• Podiatry 

• Preventive Medicine 

• Proctology 

• Psychiatry 

• Radiology 

• Radiation Oncology 

• Speech Pathology 

• Sports Medicine 

• Surgery 

• Toxicology 

• Transitional 

• Urology 

• Virology 

(51.15) 

• Mental and Social Health Services 

• Substance Abuse Counseling 

• Marriage/Family Counseling 

• Psychoanalysis 

(51.16) 

• Nursing (including all specialties) 

(51.17) 

• Optometry 

(51.19) 

• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy 

(51.20) 

• Pharmacy (including Administration) 

(51.22) 

• Public Health, including, but not 

limited to: 

• Environmental Health 

• Occupational Health and Industrial 

Hygiene 

• Public Health Education and 

Promotion 

• International Health 

• Community Health and Preventive 

Medicine 

• Health Services Administration 

(51.23) 

• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic 

Professions 

(51.24) 

• Veterinary Medicine 

(51.25) 

Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical 

Sciences, including all Veterinary 

Sciences: 

• Anatomy 

• Physiology 

• Microbiology 

• Pathology 

• Toxicology 

• Animal/Veterinary Surgery and 

Medicine 

(51.27) 

• Medical Illustration 

• Informatics & Medical Photography 

(51.31) 

• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition 

(51.33) 

• Alternative Medicine 

(52) Business, Management, Marketing, 

and Related Support Services 

(52.02) 

• Business Administration 

• Management and Operations 

• Industrial Administration & 

Management 

• Small Business Administration/ 

Operations 

• Franchising 

(52.03) 

• Accounting and Related Services 

(52.04) 

• Business Operations Support and 

Assistant Services 

(52.06) 

• Business/Managerial Economics 

• Management Studies & Economic 

Information Analysis 

(52.08) 

• Finance 

• Banking and Financial Management 

Services 

(52.09) 

• Hospitality Administration/ 

Management 

• Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant 

Management & Tourism 

• Travel Services Management 

(52.10) 

• Human Resources Management and 

Services 

• Labor and Industrial Relations 

• Organizational Behavior Studies 

• Labor Studies 

(52.11) 

• International Business/Trade/ 

Commerce 

(52.12) 

• Management Information Systems and 

Services 

(52.13) 

• Management Sciences and 

Quantitative Methods 


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• Operations Research 

• Statistics 

(52.14) 

• Marketing/Marketing Management 

(52.15) 

• Real Estate 

(52.16) 

• Taxation 

(52.17) 

• Insurance 

(52.20) 

• Construction Management 

(54) History 

(54.01) 

• History 

• Regional History, such as American, 

European and Asian 

• History of Science and Technology 

• Public/Applied History 

• Archival Administration 

(60) Medical Residency Programs 

(60.01) 

Dental Residency Programs: 

(60.02) 

Medical Residency Programs: 

• The program sponsor for medical 

residency programs is The 

Educational Commission for Foreign 

Medical Graduates 

(60.03) 

• Veterinary Residency Programs 

Country Skill Codes 

Belize * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Benin 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 

50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Burkina Faso * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Burma (Myanmar) * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Cambodia 

• 01.01, 03.01, 04.03, 10.01, 13.01, 

14.14, 44.04, 51.08, 51.12 

Cameroon 

• 03.01, 03.05, 04, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 

19.05, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31.01, 38, 39, 

40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51.01, 

51.04, 51.06, 51.07, 51.08, 51.09, 

51.10, 51.12, 51.15, 51.16, 51.17, 

51.19, 51.20, 51.22, 51.23, 51.24, 

51.25, 51.27, 51.31, 51.33, 52.02, 

52.03, 52.04, 52.06, 52.08, 52.09, 

52.11, 52.12, 52.13, 52.14, 52.15, 

52.20, 54, 60 

Cape Verde 

• 01, 03, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 26, 27, 40, 

41, 42, 43, 44, 51 

Congo, Dem. Rep.* 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Djibouti 

• 01, 13, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 41, 

42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52, 60 

Ecuador * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

El Salvador 

• 01.00, 01.01, 01.06, 01.09, 01.10, 

01.12, 03.01, 03.02, 03.03, 04.03, 

09.01, 09.07, 09.10, 11, 12, 13.01, 

13.02, 13.06, 13.09, 13.10, 13.11, 

13.12, 13.13, 14.01, 14.02, 14.05, 

14.07, 14.09, 14.18, 14.20, 14.22, 

14.25, 14.33, 14.35, 14.39, 16, 19.05, 

23, 24, 25, 26.04, 26.05, 26.07, 26.08, 

26.11, 26.12, 26.13, 31.01, 31.05, 38, 

40, 43, 44, 45.02, 45.03, 45.05, 45.07, 

45.09, 45.10, 49, 50, 51.02, 51.04, 

51.06, 51.07, 51.08, 51.09, 51.10, 

51.15, 51.16, 51.17, 51.19, 51.20, 

51.22, 51.23, 51.24, 51.25, 51.27, 

51.31, 51.33, 52.03, 52.06, 52.09, 

52.10, 52.11, 52.12, 52.15, 52.16, 

52.20, 54, 60 

Eritrea * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Eswatini 

• 01, 03, 04, 09.01, 09.04, 09.07, 09.09, 

10, 11, 13, 14, 19.09, 22, 26, 27, 31, 

40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49.01, 49.02, 50.04, 51, 52, 60 

Ethiopia 

• 01, 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 

19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 

40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 

50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Fiji * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Gambia, The 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54 

Ghana 

• 01, 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 

19.01, 19.05, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 40, 

41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 

51, 52, 54, 60 

Guatemala 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09.01, 09.04, 09.07, 

09.10, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19.01, 19.05, 

22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 40, 41, 42, 43, 

44, 45, 48, 49, 51, 52.02, 52.03, 52.04, 

52.06, 52.08, 52.09, 52.10, 52.11, 

52.12, 52.13, 52.15, 52.16, 52.20, 60 

Haiti 

• 01, 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 22, 

23, 24, 26, 27, 31, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 

45 

Honduras * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Jamaica * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Kenya * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Kosovo 

• 01.01, 01.06, 03.01, 03.02, 03.05, 04, 

05, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 

24, 25, 26, 27, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 

45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Lebanon * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Liberia * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Malawi 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 

14.01, 14.03, 14.05, 14.07, 14.08, 


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14.09, 14.10, 14.14, 14.18, 14.19, 

14.20, 14.21, 14.25, 14.33, 14.35, 

14.38, 14.39, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 

27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 

46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Mali 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 

19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 40, 41, 42, 

43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 

60 

Mauritania * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Mozambique 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 60 

Nepal 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 

40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 

50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Nicaragua * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Niger 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09.01, 09.04, 09.07, 

09.09, 10.01, 10.02, 11, 13, 14.01, 

14.03, 14.05, 14.07, 14.08, 14.09, 

14.10, 14.14, 14.18, 14.19, 14.20, 

14.21, 14.23, 14.25, 14.33, 14.35, 

14.38, 14.39, 26, 27, 40, 41, 43, 45, 

49.01, 49.02, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Nigeria 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,31, 40, 

41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 

51, 52, 60 

Palestinian Authority (West Bank and 

Gaza) 

• 01, 03.01, 03.02, 04.03, 05, 09.01, 

09.04, 09.07, 09.09, 10, 11, 13, 14.01, 

14.05, 14.07, 14.08, 14.09, 14.10, 

14.14, 14.19, 14.21, 14.25, 14.33, 

14.35, 14.38, 14.39, 16, 19.09, 22, 23, 

24, 25, 26.01, 27, 38, 39, 40.01, 40.04, 

40.05, 40.08, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45.03, 46, 

47, 48, 49.02, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60.01, 

60.02 

Philippines, The 

• 01, 03, 04.03, 05, 09.01, 09.09, 09.10, 

10, 11, 13.02, 13.06, 13.09, 13.10, 

13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 14, 16, 19, 23, 25, 

26, 27, 31, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44.07, 

45, 49, 51.01, 51.02, 51.04, 51.06, 

51.07, 51.08, 51.09, 51.10, 51.12, 

51.15, 51.17, 51.19, 51.22, 51.23, 

51.24, 51.25, 51.27, 51.31, 51.33, 

52.04, 52.06, 52.10, 52.11, 52.13, 

52.14, 52.17, 52.20, 54, 60 

Rwanda 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 38, 40, 

41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 

51, 52, 54, 60 

Senegal 

• 01, 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 22, 

23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 

44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Tajikistan 

• 01, 04, 10, 11, 14 

Tanzania 

• 01, 03, 04.02, 09.01, 09.04, 11, 13, 14, 

16, 25, 26, 27, 31.01, 40, 41, 42, 43, 

44, 45, 46, 47, 51, 52.02, 52.03, 52.08, 

52.09, 52.10, 52.11, 52.20, 60 

Timor-Leste * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Togo 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12.05, 13, 

14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 

39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 60 

Tonga * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Venezuela, RB 

• 01, 03, 04.03, 05, 09.01, 09.07, 10, 11, 

13, 14, 16, 19.01, 19.05, 23, 24, 25, 26, 

27, 31.01, 31.05, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 

46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Yemen, Rep.* 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

Zambia * 

• 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60 

* All listed skills apply to this 

country. 

Julie M. Stufft, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28718 Filed 12–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0253] 

Entry-Level Driver Training; Albert 

Farley Jr.; Application for Exemption 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that 

Albert Farley Jr. has requested an 

exemption from the theory and behindthe-wheel (BTW) instructor 

requirements contained in the entrylevel driver training (ELDT) regulations 

for himself as a prospective training 

instructor. Mr. Farley Jr. seeks an 

exemption from the requirement that 

instructors have at least two years of 

driving experience of the same or higher 

class and/or the same endorsement level 

as the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

to be operated to satisfy the instructor 

requirements under the ELDT 

regulations. FMCSA requests public 

comment on the applicant’s request for 

exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 8, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Federal Docket 

Management System Number FMCSA– 

2024–0253 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. See the Public 

Participation and Request for Comments 

section below for further information. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.T., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket number 

(FMCSA–2024–0253) for this notice. 

Note that DOT posts all comments 

received without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: If you do not have access to 

the internet, you may view the docket 

by visiting Docket Operations on the 

ground floor of the DOT West Building, 


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