Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 22, 2005 / Notices 70629 

This notice extends the comment period 

by 30 days. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until December 22, 

2005. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS–

2005–0054, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: tom.harrington@dhs.gov. 

Include docket number DHS–2005–0054 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Office of State and Local 

Government Coordination and 

Preparedness, Grants Program Office, 

810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20531. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Harrington 202–786–9791 (this is not a 

toll free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondents’ burden, 

invites the general public to take this 

opportunity to comment on this 

proposed information collection as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

Currently, the Office of State and 

Local Government Coordination and 

Preparedness (OSLGCP) is soliciting 

comments concerning a proposed new 

collection, the SAFER Grant 

Application. The information collection 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on August 16, 2005 at 70 FR 

48170 allowing for OMB review and a 

60-day public comment period. No 

comments were received. The purpose 

of this notice is to allow an additional 

30-days for public comments. 

Description: The SAFER Act 15 

U.S.C.229(a) provides for $65 million in 

grant funding to be distributed directly 

to individual fire departments on a 

competitive basis. The law allows DHS 

to fund fire department staff and 

benefits on a decreasing cumulative 

value over the span of five years. The 

information collected through the 

program’s application is the minimum 

necessary to evaluate grant applications 

authorized under the SAFER Grant 

Program or is necessary for DHS to 

comply with mandates delineated in the 

law. 

Public Participation: Interested 

persons are invited to participate in this 

Information Collection Request by 

submitting written data, views, or 

arguments on all aspects of the 

proposed Information Collection 

Request. OSLGCP also invites comments 

that relate to the economic, 

environmental, or federalism affects that 

might result from this Information 

Collection Request. Comments that will 

provide the most assistance to the 

OSLGCP in developing these procedures 

will reference a specific portion of the 

Information Collection Request, explain 

the reason for any recommended 

change, and include data, information, 

or authority that support such 

recommended change. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number DHS–2005–0054 for this 

Information Collection Request. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Analysis: 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of State and Local 

Government Coordination and 

Preparedness. 

Title: Staffing for Adequate Fire and 

Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant 

Application. 

OMB Control Number: NEW. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 17 

hours per response. 

Total Burden Hours: 149,000. 

Total Cost Burden: None. 

Dated: November 14, 2005. 

Scott Charbo, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–23047 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection 

Triennial Status Report and Status 

Report Fee: General Notice 

AGENCY: Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of due date for Status 

Report and Fee. 

SUMMARY: This is to advise Customs 

brokers that the Triennial Status Report 

Fee of $100 that is assessed for each 

license held by a broker whether it may 

be an individual, partnership, 

association or corporation, is due during 

the month of February 2006 along with 

the corresponding status report. 

DATES: Due date for payment of the fee 

and status report: February 28, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Russell Morris, Broker Management 

Branch, (202) 344–2717. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1641(g) and 

19 CFR 111.30(d), each broker must file 

a written status report and pay the 

corresponding fee of $100 every three 

years. The report is due every three 

years regardless of the date the license 

was issued to the broker. The last status 

report and fee were due during the 

month of February 2003. Reports and 

fees must be filed during the month of 

February 2006, and be addressed to the 

director of the port that originally 

delivered the license to the broker. No 

reports or fees should be submitted 

directly to Customs and Border 

Protection Headquarters. 

The elements that must be included 

in the report are prescribed in 19 CFR 

111.30(d). While no particular format is 

required, a model report may be 

obtained from your local Customs and 

Border Protection port office. 

Dated: November 15, 2005. 

Jayson P. Ahern, 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 05–23061 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement Bureau 

[File No. 1653–0029] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-day notice of information 

collection under review; immigration 

user fee. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (USICE) 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 January 23, 2006. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

70630 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 22, 2005 / Notices 

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 

agencies 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: 

Immigration User Fee. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: No Agency 

Form Number (File No. OMB–1653–

0029). U.S. ICE. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Businesses or other 

for profit: The information requested 

from commercial air carriers, 

commercial vessel operators, and tour 

operators is necessary for effective 

budgeting, financial management, 

monitoring, and auditing of user fee 

collections. No forms are required. Only 

data readily available from accounting 

records, necessary, to conduct daily 

business are required. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 25 responses at 15 minutes per 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 331 hours this includes 250 

annual record keeping hours plus 81 

annual reporting burden hours. 

If you have comments, suggestions, or 

need a copy of the information 

collection, 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; 

or Jonathon Cykman, USICE, Director, 

IT Policy and Planning, 801 I Street, 

NW., Suite 760, Washington, DC 20001, 

(202) 732–2048. 

Dated: November 17, 2005. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

[FR Doc. 05–23058 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Extension Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 

Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) 

Program 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

TSA has forwarded the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

of an extension of the currently 

approved collection under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. TSA 

published a Federal Register notice, 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments, of the following collection of 

information on August 23, 2005, 70 FR 

43902. 

DATES: Send your comments by 

December 22, 2005. A comment to OMB 

is most effective if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be faxed to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: DHS–TSA Desk 

Officer, at (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katrina Wawer, Information Collection 

Specialist, Office of Transportation 

Security Policy, TSA–9, Transportation 

Security Administration, 601 South 

12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information, 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. Therefore, in preparation for 

OMB review and approval of the 

following information collection, TSA is 

soliciting comments to—

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement 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; 

(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 using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

Title: Federal Flight Deck Officer 

(FFDO) Program. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1652–0011. 

Forms(s): FFDO online application. 

Affected Public: Applicants to the 

FFDO Program and current FFDOs. 

Abstract: To further supplement the 

security measures being implemented 

by TSA, Congress and the President 

enacted the Arming Pilots Against 

Terrorism Act (APATA) as Title XIV of 

the Homeland Security Act (Pub. L. 

107–296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2300), 

codified at 49 U.S.C. 44921. APATA 

required TSA to establish a program to 

screen, select, train, deputize, equip, 

and supervise qualified volunteer pilots 

of passenger aircraft. With the 

enactment of the Vision 100—Century 

of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 

108–176, Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2490, 

2561), the program was expanded to 

include pilots of cargo aircraft, as well 

as flight engineers and navigators on 

both passenger and cargo aircraft. These 

individuals, known as Federal Flight 

Deck Officers (FFDOs), are authorized to 

transport and carry a firearm and to use 

force, including deadly force, to defend 

the flight deck of an aircraft against acts 

of criminal violence or air piracy. 

Information collected as the result of 

this renewal request would be used to 

assess the qualifications and suitability 

of prospective and current FFDOs 

through an online application, to ensure 

the readiness of every FFDO, to 

administer the program, and for security 

purposes. 

Number of Respondents: Up to 13,780 

annually. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 13,780 hours annually. The 

burden estimate stated in the August 23, 

2005 notice did not account for the total 

reporting burden, and thus has been 

revised here.