72460 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 232 / Monday, December 5, 2005 / Notices 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of North Dakota 

resulting from a severe winter storm and 

record and near-record snow from October 4–

6, 2005, is of sufficient severity and 

magnitude to warrant a major disaster 

declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act). 

Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster 

exists in the State of North Dakota. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal disaster 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

You are authorized to provide all 

categories of Public Assistance in the 

designated areas, emergency assistance 

(Public Assistance Category B, emergency 

protective measures for a period of 48 hours 

in those areas designated for snow removal 

assistance), Hazard Mitigation throughout the 

State, and any other forms of assistance 

under the Stafford Act you may deem 

appropriate. Consistent with the requirement 

that Federal assistance be supplemental, any 

Federal funds provided under the Stafford 

Act for Public Assistance and Hazard 

Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the 

total eligible costs. If Other Needs Assistance 

under Section 408 of the Stafford Act is later 

requested and warranted, Federal funding 

under that program will also be limited to 75 

percent of the total eligible costs. 

Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration to the extent 

allowable under the Stafford Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Acting Director, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Thomas J. Costello, 

of FEMA is appointed to act as the 

Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

declared disaster. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the State of North Dakota to 

have been affected adversely by this 

declared major disaster: 

The counties of Benson, Billings, 

Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Dunn, Golden 

Valley, McHenry, McKenzie, McLean, 

Mercer, Oliver, Pierce, Renville, Rolette, 

Sheridan, Stark, Towner, and Ward and the 

Fort Berthold Indian Reservation for Public 

Assistance. 

The counties of Billings, Bowman, Burke, 

Dunn, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Morton, 

Mountrail, Stark, Ward, and Williams for 

snow removal and emergency protective 

measures (Category B) under the Public 

Assistance program for a period of 48 hours. 

All counties and tribal reservations within 

the State of North Dakota are eligible to apply 

for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program. 

(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, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Acting Director, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Application 

for Immediate Family Member of U–1 

Recipient; and U Nonimmigrant Status 

Certification; Forms I–918; I–918 

Supplement A; and I–918 Supplement 

B. 

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 February 3, 2006. 

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 

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: 

New information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Immediate Family 

Member of U–1 Recipient; and U 

Nonimmigrant Status Certification. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Forms I–918; 

I–918 Supplement A; and I–918 

Supplement B; 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, Federal Government. This 

application permits victims of certain 

qualifying criminal activity and their 

immediate family members to 

demonstrate that they qualify for 

temporary nonimmigrant status 

pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking 

and Violence Protection Act of 2000 

(VTVPA), and to receive temporary 

immigration benefits. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: Form I–918—12,000 responses 

at 3 hours per response; Supplement 

A—24,000 responses at 1 hour per 

response; Supplement B—36,000 

responses at 1 hour per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 96,000 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions, or 

additional information, please visit the 

USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/ 

graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm. 

If additional information is required 

contact: USCIS, Regulatory Management 

Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 

3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20529, (202) 

272–8377. 

Dated: November 30, 2005. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

[FR Doc. 05–23598 Filed 12–2–05; 8:45 am] 

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