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44 U.S.C. 35). The purpose of this notice 

is to allow 30 days for public comments. 

Comments are encouraged and will be 

accepted for thirty days until September 

8, 2008. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), and to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS 

Desk Officer. Comments may be 

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Management Division, Clearance Office, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008, 

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may 

also be submitted to DHS via facsimile 

to 202–272–8352 or via e-mail at 

rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–

6974 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by e-mail 

please make sure to add Form G–28 in 

the subject box. Written comments and 

suggestions from the public and affected 

agencies 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: 

Emergency request for OMB approval. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Notice of Entry of Appearance as 

Attorney or Accredited Representative, 

and Notice of Entry of Appearance of 

Foreign Attorney. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form G–28, 

and Form G–28I. 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 data collected on 

Forms G–28 and G–28I are used by DHS 

to determine eligibility of the individual 

to appear as a representative. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 2,479,000 responses at 20 

minutes (.333) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 825,507 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:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 

If additional information is required 

contact: USCIS, Regulatory Management 

Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 

Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, 

(202) 272–8377. 

Dated: August 4, 2008. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Management Analyst, Regulatory 

Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E8–18176 Filed 8–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Customs and Border Protection 

[CBP Dec. 08–30] 

Container Seals on Maritime Cargo 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Homeland Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This document brings 

attention to the existing statutory 

requirement by which all maritime 

containers in transit to the United States 

are required to be sealed with a seal 

meeting the ISO/PAS 17712 standard 

and specifies the date on which the 

requirement shall take effect. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 15, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leslie Fleming Luczkowski, Cargo and 

Conveyance Security, Office of Field 

Operations, (202) 344–1927. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 944, as amended 

by Section 1701 of Title XVII 

(‘‘Maritime Cargo’’) of the Implementing 

Recommendations of the 911 

Commission Act of 2007 (911 Act), the 

Secretary of Homeland Security is 

authorized to establish by regulation 

minimum standards and procedures for 

securing containers in transit to the 

United States. The 911 Act provides that 

if the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) does not issue an interim final 

rule for establishing such minimum 

standards and procedures by April 1, 

2008, effective no later than October 15, 

2008, all containers in transit to the 

United States shall be required to be 

sealed with a seal meeting the 

International Organization for 

Standardization Publicly Available 

Specification 17712 (ISO/PAS 17712) 

standard for sealing containers. As DHS 

has not issued regulations establishing 

minimum standards and procedures for 

securing such containers at this time, 

pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 944, all maritime 

containers in transit to the U.S. by 

vessel shall be required to be sealed 

with a seal meeting the ISO/PAS 17712 

standard for sealing containers no later 

than October 15, 2008. 

As 6 U.S.C. 944 imposes a selfexecuting legal requirement, DHS is not 

required to issue regulations for this 

requirement to be implemented. This 

document does not impose additional 

requirements beyond those found in 6 

U.S.C. 944. This document simply 

serves to bring attention to the existing 

statutory requirement that all maritime 

containers in transit to the United States 

by vessel are required to be sealed with 

a seal meeting the ISO/PAS 17712 

standard and specifies the date on 

which the requirement takes effect. 

The ISO/PAS 17712 Standard 

Generally, ISO/PAS 17712 requires 

that container freight seals meet or 

exceed certain standards for strength 

and durability so as to prevent 

accidental breakage, early deterioration 

(due to weather conditions, chemical 

action, etc.) or undetectable tampering 

under normal usage. ISO/PAS 17712 

also requires that each seal be clearly 

and legibly marked with a unique 

identification number. 

Copies of ISO/PAS 17712 may be 

purchased from the International 

Organization for Standardization, 1, rue 

de Varembe ́, CH–1211 Geneva 20, 

Switzerland or the American National 

Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 

New York, NY 10036. 


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Containers Subject to the 6 U.S.C. 944 

Sealing Requirement 

All loaded containers, including 

foreign cargo remaining on board 

(FROB), arriving by vessel at a port of 

entry in the United States on or after 

October 15, 2008, are required to be 

sealed with a seal meeting the ISO/PAS 

17712 standard. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) recognizes that there are types of 

containers that cannot be readily 

secured by use of a container freight seal 

meeting the ISO/PAS 17712 standard. 

These include tanks, non-standard 

containers (such as open top 

containers), or containers that simply 

cannot accommodate a seal meeting the 

ISO/PAS 17712 standard (such as 

custom built containers). These types of 

containers are not subject to the 

statutory requirement. 

Enforcement of the 6 U.S.C. 944 Sealing 

Requirement 

CBP will consider 6 U.S.C. 944 to be 

violated if a loaded container that is 

subject to the sealing requirements 

arrives by vessel at a port of entry in the 

United States on or after October 15, 

2008, either (i) with no seal or (ii) with 

a seal that does not meet the ISO/PAS 

17712 standard. These violations derive 

from a failure to properly seal the 

container. 

CBP may assess a civil penalty against 

the party responsible for the violation of 

6 U.S.C. 944 under 19 U.S.C. 1595a(b) 

for the attempted introduction of 

merchandise into the United States 

contrary to law. 

CBP will phase in penalty 

assessments for violation of the 

container sealing requirements. 

Trade Act Requirements 

CBP also takes this opportunity to 

remind vessel carriers that pursuant to 

19 CFR 4.7(b)(2) and 4.7a(c)(4)(xiv), they 

must transmit all seal numbers to CBP 

24 hours before cargo is laden aboard a 

vessel at a foreign port via the Vessel 

Automated Manifest System (AMS). 

Dated: August 4, 2008. 

Thomas S. Winkowski, 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. E8–18174 Filed 8–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14851–I, F–14851–M, F–14851–N; AK–

964–1410–KC–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving lands for 

conveyance pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act will be 

issued to NANA Regional Corporation, 

Inc., Successor in Interest to Deering 

Ipnatchiak Corporation. The lands are in 

the vicinity of Deering, Alaska, and are 

located in: 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 6 N., R. 21 W., 

Secs. 7, 18, and 19. 

Containing approximately 1,859 acres. 

T. 7 N., R. 21 W., 

Secs. 3, 8, 9, and 10; 

Secs. 16 and 17; 

Secs. 24, 25, 35, and 36. 

Containing approximately 6,400 acres. 

T. 8 N., R. 21 W., 

Secs. 23 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 5,109 acres. 

Aggregating approximately 13,368 acres. 

The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to NANA Regional 

Corporation, Inc. when the surface 

estate is conveyed to NANA Regional 

Corporation, Inc., Successor in Interest 

to Deering Ipnatchiak Corporation. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Arctic 

Sounder. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until September 

8, 2008 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Hillary Woods, 

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer 

Adjudication I. 

[FR Doc. E8–18203 Filed 8–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14880–X, F–14880–Y, F–14880–C2; AK–

964–1410–KC–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving lands for 

conveyance pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act will be 

issued to Kikiktagruk Inupiat 

Corporation. The lands are in the 

vicinity of Kotzebue, Alaska, and are 

located in: 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 19 N., R. 14 W., 

Secs. 17 and 18. 

Containing approximately 605 acres. 

T. 19 N., R. 15 W., 

Secs. 4 to 20, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 7,498 acres. 

T. 19 N., R. 16 W., 

Sec. 3; 

Secs. 9 to 15, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 4,956 acres. 

T. 20 N., R. 16 W., 

Secs. 31 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing 3,797.30 acres. 

T. 21 N., R. 16 W., 

Secs. 31 and 32. 

Containing approximately 1,279 acres. 

T. 20 N., R. 17 W., 

Secs. 1, 6, 12, and 13. 

Containing 2,240.22 acres. 

T. 21 N., R. 17 W., 

Secs. 15, 22, 27, and 28; 

Secs. 31 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing 6,376.56 acres. 

T. 22 N., R. 17 W., 

Secs. 5, 6, and 7. 

Containing approximately 1,835 acres. 

T. 23 N., R. 17 W., 

Secs. 23 to 28, inclusive; 

Secs. 31 to 34, inclusive. 

Containing 6,371.25 acres. 


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