Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 20 / Tuesday, February 1, 2005 / Notices 5201

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Notice of Adjustment of Statewide Per 

Capita Threshold for Recommending a 

Cost Share Adjustment

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that we 

are increasing the statewide per capita 

threshold for recommending cost share 

adjustments for disasters declared on or 

after January 1, 2005, through December 

31, 2005.

DATES: Effective Date: February 1, 2005. 

Applicability Date: This notice applies 

to major disasters declared on or after 

January 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 44 CFR 206.47, FEMA annually 

adjusts the statewide per capita 

threshold that is used to recommend an 

increase of the Federal cost share from 

seventy-five percent (75%) to not more 

than ninety percent (90%) of the eligible 

cost of permanent work under section 

406 and emergency work under section 

403 and section 407 of the Stafford Act. 

The adjustment to the threshold is based 

on the Consumer Price Index for All 

Urban Consumers published annually 

by the U.S. Department of Labor. For 

disasters declared on January 1, 2005, 

through December 31, 2005, the 

qualifying threshold is $110 of State 

population. 

We base the adjustment on an 

increase in the Consumer Price Index 

for All Urban Consumers of 3.3 percent 

for the 12-month period ended in 

December 2004. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the U.S. Department of 

Labor released the information on 

January 19, 2005.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individual and 

Household Housing; 97.049, Individual and 

Household Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050, Individual and Household Program—

Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.) 

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 05–1779 Filed 1–31–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Request for 

the Return of Original Document(s), 

Form G–884. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services has submitted the 

following information collection request 

for review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. Comments 

are encouraged and will be accepted for 

sixty days until April 4, 2005. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the collection of information 

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 a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Request for the Return of Original 

Document(s). 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form G–884. 

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 or 

households. The information provided 

will be used by the USCIS to determine 

whether a person is eligible to obtain 

original document(s) contained in an 

alien file. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 2,500 responses at 15 minutes 

(0.25) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 625 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

information collection instrument, 

please contact Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management 

Division, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529; 202–272–8377.

Dated: January 27, 2005. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 05–1811 Filed 1–31–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Medical 

Certification for Disability Exceptions, 

Form N–648. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection is published to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are