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Rockledge Drive, Room 5210, MSC 7846, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–1246, 

edwardss@csr.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: July 2, 2021. 

Tyeshia M. Roberson-Curtis, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14617 Filed 7–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection; 30-Day Comment 

Request: Generic Clearance To Collect 

Stakeholder Feedback on the Research 

Domain Criteria (RDoC) Initiative, 

(NIMH) 

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for review 

and approval of the information 

collection listed below. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

information collection are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of the date of this 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact: Andrew Hooper, 

NIMH Project Clearance Liaison, 

Science Policy and Evaluation Branch, 

Office of Science Policy, Planning and 

Communications, NIMH, Neuroscience 

Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, MSC 

9667, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, call 

(301) 480–8433, or email your request, 

including your mailing address, to 

nimhprapubliccomments@mail.nih.gov. 

Formal requests for additional plans and 

instruments must be requested in 

writing. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on May 5, 2021, pages 23974– 

23975 (Vol. 86, No. 85) and allowed 60 

days for public comment. No public 

comments were received. The purpose 

of this notice is to allow an additional 

30 days for public comment. The 

National Institute of Mental Health 

(NIMH), National Institutes of Health, 

may not conduct or sponsor, and the 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, an information collection that has 

been extended, revised, or implemented 

on or after October 1, 1995, unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

In compliance with Section 

3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the National 

Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request for review and 

approval of the information collection 

listed below. 

Proposed Collection Title: Generic 

Clearance to Collect Stakeholder 

Feedback on the Research Domain 

Criteria (RDoC) Initiative, 0925–0756, 

EXTENSION, exp., date 07/31/2021, 

National Institute of Mental Health 

(NIMH), National Institutes of Health 

(NIH). 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: This request serves as notice 

that the National Institute of Mental 

Health (NIMH) plans to collect 

stakeholder feedback to assess the 

strengths and weaknesses of the 

Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) 

initiative. NIMH launched RDoC in 

2009 to implement Strategy 1.4 of the 

2008 NIMH Strategic Plan: ‘‘Develop 

new ways of classifying disorders based 

on dimensions of observable behaviors 

and brain functions.’’ Rather than 

beginning with a syndrome and then 

working ‘‘down’’ to clarify mechanisms, 

the aim of RDoC is to guide research 

that begins with disruptions in 

neurobiological and behavioral 

mechanisms, and then works across 

systems to clarify connections among 

such disruptions and clinical 

symptoms. NIMH has developed social 

media platforms and tools for the RDoC 

initiative, including a dedicated RDoC 

twitter account (https://twitter.com/ 

nimh_rdoc), the RDoC website, which 

also houses the RDoC matrix (https://

www.nimh.nih.gov/research-priorities/ 

rdoc/index.shtml), and several 

educational and training resources 

(including webinars) to educate the field 

and interface with scientists who may 

have questions about RDoC (https://

www.nimh.nih.gov/research-priorities/ 

rdoc/rdoc-educational-and-trainingresources.shtml). The evaluation 

approach will be conducted using 

surveys centered around current content 

(i.e., website, twitter, and webinars), as 

well as open ended surveys that will 

cover the scientific content of RDoC. 

The information collected will be used 

by NIMH staff to determine success of 

the RDoC initiative, develop future 

directions and endeavors, and to help 

guide programmatic priorities for RDoC 

and the Institute. 

OMB approval is requested for 3 

years. There are no costs to respondents 

other than their time. The total 

estimated annualized burden hours are 

490. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Instrument type Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Workshops ....................................................................................................... 50 1 8 400 

Interviews ......................................................................................................... 10 1 30/60 5

Surveys ............................................................................................................ 100 1 30/60 50 

Focus Groups .................................................................................................. 10 1 1 10 

Assessment Forms .......................................................................................... 100 1 15/60 25 

Total .......................................................................................................... 270 270 ........................ 490 


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1Because the suspension of requirements under 

this notice applies throughout an academic term 

during which the suspension is in effect, DHS 

considers an F–1 nonimmigrant student who 

engages in a reduced course load or employment (or 

both) after this notice is effective to be engaging in 

a ‘‘full course of study,’’ see 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6), and 

eligible for employment authorization, through the 

end of any academic term for which such student 

is matriculated as of March 3, 2023, provided the 

student satisfies the minimum course load 

requirement in this notice. DHS also considers 

students who engage in online coursework pursuant 

to ICE coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) 

guidance for nonimmigrant students to be in 

compliance with regulations while such guidance 

remains in effect. See ICE Guidance and Frequently 

Asked Questions on COVID–19, available at https:// 

www.ice.gov/coronavirus [last visited May 2021]. 

2USCIS DHS Announces Temporary Protected 

Status Designation for Yemen, available at: https:// 

www.uscis.gov/archive/dhs-announces-temporaryprotected-status-designation-for-yemen [last visited 

May 2021]. 

3United Nations News UN humanitarian office 

puts Yemen war dead at 233,000, mostly from 

‘indirect causes’ available at https://news.un.org/ 

en/story/2020/12/1078972#:∼:text=

UN%20Podcasts-,UN%20humanitarian%20office

%20puts%20Yemen%20war

%20dead,%2C%20mostly%20from%20’indirect

%20causes’&text=Millions%20of%20children

%20across%20Yemen,lack%20of%20basic

%20health%20services [last visited May 2021]. 

4United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 

(UNHCR) Refugee Data Finder 2015–2020 available 

at https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/ 

download/?url=Gb4fe1 [last visited May 2021]. 

Dated: July 6, 2021. 

Andrew A. Hooper, 

Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute 

of Mental Health, National Institutes of 

Health. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14630 Filed 7–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. ICEB–2021–0007] 

RIN 1653–ZA19 

Employment Authorization for Yemeni 

F–1 Students Experiencing Severe 

Economic Hardship as a Direct Result 

of the Current Crisis in Yemen 

AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE), Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

(Secretary) is suspending certain 

regulatory requirements for F–1 

nonimmigrant students whose country 

of citizenship is Yemen (regardless of 

country of birth) and who are 

experiencing severe economic hardship 

as a direct result of the current crisis in 

Yemen. 

The Secretary is taking action to 

provide relief to Yemeni citizens who 

are lawful F–1 nonimmigrant students 

so the students may request 

employment authorization, work an 

increased number of hours while school 

is in session, and reduce their course 

load while continuing to maintain F–1 

nonimmigrant student status. DHS will 

deem an F–1 nonimmigrant student 

who receives employment authorization 

by means of this notice to be engaged in 

a ‘‘full course of study’’ for the duration 

of the employment authorization, if the 

nonimmigrant student satisfies the 

minimum course load requirement 

described in this notice. 

DATES: This notice will be effective on 

September 4, 2021 and will remain in 

effect through March 3, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Snyder, Unit Chief, Policy and 

Response Unit, Student and Exchange 

Visitor Program; U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street 

SW, Stop 5600, Washington, DC 20536– 

5600; email: sevp@ice.dhs.gov, 

telephone: (703) 603–3400. This is not 

a toll-free number. Program information 

is available at http://www.ice.gov/

sevis/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

What action is DHS taking under this 

notice? 

The Secretary is exercising authority 

under 8 CFR 214.2(f)(9) to temporarily 

suspend the applicability of certain 

requirements governing on-campus and 

off-campus employment for F–1 

nonimmigrant students whose country 

of citizenship is Yemen who are present 

in the United States in lawful F–1 

nonimmigrant student status as of 

September 4, 2021, and who are 

experiencing severe economic hardship 

as a direct result of the current crisis in 

Yemen. Suspension of the employment 

limitations will be available from 

September 4, 2021 until March 3, 2023, 

for those who are in lawful F–1 

nonimmigrant status as of September 4, 

2021. DHS will deem an F–1 

nonimmigrant student granted 

employment authorization by means of 

this notice to be engaged in a ‘‘full 

course of study’’ for the duration of the 

employment authorization, if the F–1 

nonimmigrant student satisfies the 

minimum course load set forth in this 

notice.1 See 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6)(i)(F). 

Who is covered by this notice? 

This notice applies exclusively to F– 

1 nonimmigrant students who meet all 

of the following conditions: 

(1) Are citizens of Yemen (regardless 

of country of birth); 

(2) Are lawfully present in the United 

States in an F–1 nonimmigrant status on 

September 4, 2021, under section 

101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(15)(F)(i); 

(3) Are enrolled in an academic 

institution that is Student and Exchange 

Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified for 

enrollment of F–1 nonimmigrant 

students; 

(4) Are currently maintaining F–1 

nonimmigrant status; and 

(5) Are experiencing severe economic 

hardship as a direct result of the current 

crisis in Yemen. 

This notice applies to F–1 

nonimmigrant students in an approved 

private school in grades kindergarten 

through grade 12, public school in 

grades 9 through 12, and undergraduate 

and graduate education. An F–1 

nonimmigrant student covered by this 

notice who transfers to another SEVPcertified academic institution remains 

eligible for the relief provided by means 

of this notice. 

Why is DHS taking this action? 

DHS initially designated Yemen for 

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on 

September 3, 2015, based on ongoing 

armed conflict in the country resulting 

from the July 2014 offensive by the 

Houthis, a northern opposition group 

that initiated a violent, territorial 

expansion across the country, 

eventually forcing the Yemeni 

government leaders into exile in Saudi 

Arabia.2

As a result of the ongoing armed 

conflict and continuous crisis in Yemen, 

the Secretary has redesignated and 

extended TPS for Yemen for 18 months, 

effective September 4, 2021. Consistent 

with USCIS designation for TPS for 

Yemen, this notice provides relief to 

Yemeni F–1 nonimmigrant students 

experiencing severe economic hardship 

as a direct result of the crisis in Yemen. 

DHS has reviewed conditions in Yemen 

and determined that making 

employment authorization available for 

eligible nonimmigrant students is 

warranted. This notice will enable 

Yemeni F–1 nonimmigrant students to 

request employment authorization, 

carry a reduced course load, and 

increase the number of authorized hours 

for employment. 

The civil war in Yemen has entered 

its eighth year, killing an estimated 

233,000 individuals.3 The United 

Nations High Commissioner for 

Refugees (UNHCR) has recorded 69,160 

Yemeni refugees and asylum-seekers in 

neighboring countries.4 Over 4 million 

people have been internally displaced 

within Yemen, and 166,000 of those 


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