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2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed 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 submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, National Cyber 

Security Division. 

Title: US–CERT Incident Reporting. 

OMB Number: 1670–NEW. 

Frequency: Once. 

Affected Public: Federal, State, Local, 

Tribal, Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 6000 per 

year. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 2000 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): None. 

Description: The Federal Information 

Security Management Act of 2002 

requires all federal agencies to report 

security incidents to a federal incident 

response center, designated as the 

United States Computer Emergency 

Readiness Team (US–CERT). US–CERT 

has created a web-based Incident 

Reporting Form for all federal agencies, 

organizations, private and commercial 

companies, and individuals to submit 

incidents to US–CERT’s security 

operations center. In July of 2006, OMB 

issued Memo M06–19 revising reporting 

procedures to require all federal 

agencies to report all incidents 

involving personally identifiable 

information (PII) to US–CERT within 

one hour of discovering the incident. 

Dated: August 14, 2008. 

Matt Coose, 

Acting Chief Information Officer, National 

Protection and Programs Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2008–0117] 

Homeland Security Science and 

Technology Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Closed Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Homeland Security 

Science and Technology Advisory 

Committee will meet October 20–22, 

2008, at the Booz Allen Hamilton office 

in Norfolk, VA. The meeting will be 

closed to the public beginning October 

20, 2008 at 12 p.m. 

DATES: The Homeland Security Science 

and Technology Advisory Committee 

will meet October 20, 2008, from 12 

p.m. to 5:45 p.m., October 21, 2008, 

from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on October 

22, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the office of Booz Allen Hamilton, Twin 

Oak II, 5800 Lake Wright Drive, Suite 

400, Norfolk, VA 23502. Requests to 

have written material distributed to 

each member of the committee prior to 

the meeting should reach the contact 

person at the address below by Friday, 

October 15, 2008. Send written material 

to Ms. Deborah Russell, Science and 

Technology Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, 

Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528. 

Comments must be identified by DHS– 

2008–0117 and may be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: HSSTAC@dhs.gov. Include 

the docket number in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Fax: 202–254–6173. 

• Mail: Ms. Deborah Russell, Science 

and Technology Directorate, Department 

of Homeland Security, 245 Murray 

Lane, Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received by the Homeland 

Security Science and Technology 

Advisory Committee, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Deborah Russell, Science and 

Technology Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, 

Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528, 202– 

254–5739. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). 

The committee will meet for the 

purpose of organizational and 

preliminary technical discussions on 

the next cycle of HSSTAC studies 

including classified topics. 

Basis for Closure: In accordance with 

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, it has been determined 

that the Science and Technology 

Advisory Committee meeting concerns 

sensitive Homeland Security 

information and classified matters 

within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(1) and (c)(9)(B) which, if 

prematurely disclosed, would 

significantly jeopardize national 

security and frustrate implementation of 

proposed agency actions. 

Dated: September 30, 2008. 

Jay M. Cohen, 

Under Secretary for Science and Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2008–0105] 

Privacy Act of 1974; United States 

Coast Guard Auxiliary Database 

System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office; DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974 and as part of the 

Department of Homeland Security’s 

ongoing effort to review and update 

legacy system of records notices, the 

Department of Homeland Security is 

giving notice that it proposes to update 

and reissue the following legacy record 

system DOT/CG 501 Auxiliary 

Management Information System, April 

11, 2000, as a Department of Homeland 

Security system of records notice titled 

United States Coast Guard Auxiliary 

Database. The Auxiliary Database is the 

United States Coast Guard’s information 

system that tracks and reports contact, 

activity, performance, and achievement 

information about the members of its 

volunteer workforce element, the United 

States Coast Guard Auxiliary. Categories 

of individuals and categories of records 

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have been reviewed, and the routine 

uses of this legacy system of records 

notice have been updated to better 

reflect the United States Coast Guard’s 

Auxiliary Database record system. This 

new system will be included in the 

Department of Homeland Security’s 

inventory of record systems. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 6, 

2008. This new system will be effective 

November 6, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2008–0105 by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–866–466–5370. 

• Mail: Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy 

Officer, Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528. 

• Instructions: All submissions 

received must include the agency name 

and docket number for this rulemaking. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change and may be read at 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions please contact: David 

Roberts (202–475–3521), Privacy 

Officer, United States Coast Guard. For 

privacy issues please contact: Hugo 

Teufel III (703–235–0780), Chief Privacy 

Officer, Privacy Office, U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Pursuant to the savings clause in the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107–296, Section 1512, 116 Stat. 

2310 (November 25, 2002), the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS)/United States Coast Guard 

(USCG) have relied on previous Privacy 

Act systems of records notices for the 

collection maintenance of records that 

concern the USCG Auxiliary Database 

(AUXDATA) system of records. 

As part of its efforts to streamline and 

consolidate its record systems, DHS is 

updating and reissuing a DHS/USCG 

system of records under the Privacy Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552a) that deals with USCG 

Auxiliary program management. The 

collection and maintenance of this 

information will assist DHS/USCG in 

meeting its obligation to administer the 

USCG Auxiliary program. 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974 and as part of DHS’s ongoing effort 

to review and update legacy system of 

records notices, DHS/USCG is giving 

notice that it proposes to update and 

reissue the following legacy record 

system DOT/CG 501 Auxiliary 

Management Information System 

(AUXMIS) (65 FR 19475 April 11, 2000) 

as a DHS/USCG system of records notice 

titled, Auxiliary Database (AUXDATA). 

The AUXDATA system is the USCG’s 

information system that tracks and 

reports contact, activity, performance, 

and achievement information about the 

members of its volunteer workforce 

element, the USCG Auxiliary. Categories 

of individuals and categories of records 

have been reviewed, and the routine 

uses of this legacy system of records 

notice have been updated to better 

reflect DHS/USCG’s AUXDATA record 

system. This new system will be 

included in DHS’s inventory of record 

systems. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information principles in a statutory 

framework governing the means by 

which the United States Government 

collects, maintains, uses, and 

disseminates individuals’ records. The 

Privacy Act applies to information that 

is maintained in a ‘‘system of records.’’ 

A ‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any 

records under the control of an agency 

for which information is retrieved by 

the name of an individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

identifying particular assigned to the 

individual. In the Privacy Act, an 

individual is defined to encompass 

United States citizens and legal 

permanent residents. As a matter of 

policy, DHS extends administrative 

Privacy Act protections to all 

individuals where systems of records 

maintain information on U.S. citizens, 

lawful permanent residents, and 

visitors. Individuals may request access 

to their own records that are maintained 

in a system of records in the possession 

or under the control of DHS by 

complying with DHS Privacy Act 

regulations, 6 CFR Part 5. 

The Privacy Act requires each agency 

to publish in the Federal Register a 

description denoting the type and 

character of each system of records that 

the agency maintains, and the routine 

uses that are contained in each system 

in order to make agency record keeping 

practices transparent, to notify 

individuals regarding the uses of their 

records, and to assist individuals to 

more easily find such files within the 

agency. Below is the description of the 

AUXDATA System of Records. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

DHS has provided a report of this new 

system of records to the Office of 

Management and Budget and to 

Congress. 

System of Records 

DHS/USCG–024 

SYSTEM NAME: 

United States Coast Guard Auxiliary 

Database. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at the USCG 

Headquarters in Washington, DC, the 

USCG Operations Systems Center in 

Martinsburg, WV, and field offices. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system include all current and 

former USCG Auxiliarists. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Categories of records in this system 

include: 

• Personal information (name, 

employee identification number, 

address, birth date, phone number); 

• Auxiliary qualifications 

information (formal designations in 

program disciplines that result from 

successful completion of training 

regimens, for example: Class instructor, 

vessel examiner, boat coxswain, and 

certifications and licenses); 

• Auxiliary activities information 

(patrols conducted, classes taught); and 

• Information on facilities (boats, 

radio stations or aircraft-owned by 

Auxiliarists as well as facility 

identification numbers (e.g. boat license 

number). 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301; The Federal Records 

Act, 44 U.S.C. 3101; 14 U.S.C. 632, 830, 

831; COMDTINST M16790.1 (series). 

PURPOSE(S): 

This system is the primary 

management tool for the USCG 

Auxiliary program. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records of information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed outside DHS as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

A. To the Department of Justice 

(including United States Attorney 

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Offices) or other Federal agency 

conducting litigation or in proceedings 

before any court, adjudicative or 

administrative body when it is 

necessary to the litigation and one of the 

following is a party to the litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation: 

1. DHS or any component thereof; 

2. any employee of DHS in his/her 

official capacity; 

3. any employee of DHS in his/her 

individual capacity where DOJ or DHS 

has agreed to represent the employee; or 

4. the United States or any agency 

thereof, is a party to the litigation or has 

an interest in such litigation, and DHS 

determines that the records are both 

relevant and necessary to the litigation 

and the use of such records is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

DHS collected the records. 

B. To a congressional office from the 

record of an individual in response to 

an inquiry from that congressional office 

made at the request of the individual to 

whom the record pertains. 

C. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration or other Federal 

government agencies pursuant to 

records management inspections being 

conducted under the authority of 44 

U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

D. To an agency, organization, or 

individual for the purpose of performing 

audit or oversight operations as 

authorized by law, but only such 

information as is necessary and relevant 

to such audit or oversight function. 

E. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: 

1. DHS suspects or has confirmed that 

the security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; 

2. The Department has determined 

that as a result of the suspected or 

confirmed compromise there is a risk of 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security or integrity of this system or 

other systems or programs (whether 

maintained by DHS or another agency or 

entity) or harm to the individual who 

relies upon the compromised 

information; and 

3. The disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with DHS’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

F. To contractors and their agents, 

grantees, experts, consultants, and 

others performing or working on a 

contract, service, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or other assignment for DHS, 

when necessary to accomplish an 

agency function related to this system of 

records. Individuals provided 

information under this routine use are 

subject to the same Privacy Act 

requirements and limitations on 

disclosure as are applicable to DHS 

officers and employees. 

G. To an appropriate Federal, State, 

tribal, local, international, or foreign law 

enforcement agency or other appropriate 

authority charged with investigating or 

prosecuting a violation or enforcing or 

implementing a law, rule, regulation, or 

order, where a record, either on its face 

or in conjunction with other 

information, indicates a violation or 

potential violation of law, which 

includes criminal, civil, or regulatory 

violations and such disclosure is proper 

and consistent with the official duties of 

the person making the disclosure. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records in this system are stored 

electronically or on paper in secure 

facilities in a locked drawer behind a 

locked door. The records are stored on 

tape at the USCG Operations Center in 

Martinsburg, WV. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Information is retrieved by 

individual’s name and employee 

identification number (EMPLID). 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records in this system are 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable rules and policies, including 

all applicable DHS automated systems 

security and access policies. Strict 

controls have been imposed to minimize 

the risk of compromising the 

information that is being stored. Access 

to the computer system containing the 

records in this system is limited to those 

individuals who have a need to know 

the information for the performance of 

their official duties and who have 

appropriate clearances or permissions. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Retention and disposal are performed 

in accordance with USCG standard 

retention policies and back-up 

schedules established at the USCG 

Operations Systems Center in 

Martinsburg, WV. Back-ups are 

performed on tape, and tapes are 

overwritten for reusability purposes. 

Incremental back-ups are run six days 

each week and are kept for a minimum 

of two weeks. Full back-ups are run 

once each week and are kept for a 

minimum for four weeks. Quarterly full 

back-ups are run and kept for one year. 

Yearly full back-ups, run in January, are 

kept indefinitely. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

United States Coast Guard, Office of 

Command, Control, Communications, 

Computers, and Sensors Capabilities 

(CG–761), United States Coast Guard, 

2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20593–0001. United States Coast Guard, 

Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety 

(CG–542), United States Coast Guard, 

2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20593–0001. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking notification of 

and access to any record contained in 

this system of records, or seeking to 

contest its content, may submit a 

request in writing to United States Coast 

Guard, Office of Command, Control, 

Communications, Computers, and 

Sensors Capabilities (CG–761), United 

States Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. 

United States Coast Guard, Office of 

Auxiliary and Boating Safety (CG–542), 

United States Coast Guard, 2100 2nd 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593– 

0001. 

When seeking records about yourself 

from this system of records or any other 

USCG system of records your request 

must conform with the Privacy Act 

regulations set forth in 6 CFR Part 5. 

You must first verify your identity, 

meaning that you must provide your full 

name, current address and date and 

place of birth. You must sign your 

request, and your signature must either 

be notarized or submitted under 28 

U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits 

statements to be made under penalty of 

perjury as a substitute for notarization. 

While no specific form is required, you 

may obtain forms for this purpose from 

the Director, Disclosure and FOIA, 

http://www.dhs.gov or 1–866–431–0486. 

In addition you should provide the 

following: 

• An explanation of why you believe 

the Department would have information 

on you, 

• Specify when you believe the 

records would have been created, 

• If your request is seeking records 

pertaining to another living individual, 

you must include a statement from that 

individual certifying his/her agreement 

for you to access his/her records. 

Without this bulleted information the 

USCG may not be able to conduct an 

effective search, and your request may 

be denied due to lack of specificity or 

lack of compliance with applicable 

regulations. 

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RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

All records pertaining to Auxiliary 

members are derived from forms filled 

out by the individuals on a voluntary 

basis. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

Dated: September 30, 2008. 

Hugo Teufel III, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of removal of one Privacy 

Act system of records notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security is giving notice that 

it will remove five system of records 

notices from its inventory of record 

systems because the United States Coast 

Guard no longer requires the systems. 

The five obsolete systems are: DOT/CG 

503 Motorboat Registration, April 11, 

2000, DOT/CG 509 Non-Judicial 

Punishment Record, April 11, 2000, 

DOT/CG 526 Adjudication and 

Settlement of Claims System, April 11, 

2000, DOT/CG 633 Coast Guard Civilian 

Personnel Security Program, April 11, 

2000, and DOT/CG 676 Official Coast 

Guard Reserve Service Record, April 11, 

2000. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 6, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528, by telephone 

(703) 235–0780 or facsimile 1–866–466– 

5370. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and as part of its 

ongoing integration and management 

efforts, the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) is removing five United 

States Coast Guard (USCG) system of 

records notice from its inventory of 

record systems. 

DHS inherited these record systems 

upon its creation in January of 2003. 

Upon review of its inventory of systems 

of records, DHS has determined it no 

longer needs or uses these system of 

records and is retiring the following: 

DOT/CG 503 Motorboat Registration (65 

FR 19475 April 11, 2000), DOT/CG 509 

Non-Judicial Punishment Record (65 FR 

19475 April 11, 2000), DOT/CG 526 

Adjudication and Settlement of Claims 

System (65 FR 19475 April 11, 2000), 

DOT/CG 633 Coast Guard Civilian 

Personnel Security Program (65 FR 

19475 April 11, 2000), and DOT/CG 676 

Official Coast Guard Reserve Service 

Record (65 FR 19475 April 11, 2000). 

DOT/CG 503 Motorboat Registration 

was originally established to manage the 

USCG boating safety program. 

DOT/CG 509 Non-Judicial 

Punishment Record was originally 

established to administer military 

justice. 

DOT/CG 526 Adjudication and 

Settlement of Claims System was 

originally established to determine the 

entitlement of claimants who submit 

claims to the USCG. 

DOT/CG 633 Coast Guard Civilian 

Personnel Security Program was 

originally established to determine 

eligibility for access to classified 

information under Executive Order 

11652. 

DOT/CG 676 Official Coast Guard 

Reserve Service Record was originally 

established to ensure fulfillment of 

normal administrative personnel 

procedures, including examining and 

screening for completeness and 

accuracy of records correspondence. 

Eliminating these systems of records 

notices will have no adverse impacts on 

individuals, but will promote the 

overall streamlining and management of 

DHS Privacy Act record systems. 

Dated: September 30, 2008. 

Hugo Teufel III, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5252–N–01] 

Reconsideration of Waivers Granted to 

and Alternative Requirements for the 

State of Alabama’s CDBG Disaster 

Recovery Grant Under the Department 

of Defense Emergency Supplemental 

Appropriations To Address Hurricanes 

in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic 

Influenza Act, 2006 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of reconsidered waivers, 

alternative requirements, and statutory 

program requirements. 

SUMMARY: This notice describes the 

statutorily required reconsideration of 

additional waivers and alternative 

requirements applicable to the CDBG 

disaster recovery grant provided to the 

State of Alabama on June 14, 2006, for 

the purpose of assisting in the recovery 

in the most impacted and distressed 

areas related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina in 2005. HUD 

previously published an allocation and 

application notice on February 13, 2006, 

applicable to this grant and four others 

under the same appropriation and 

extended that notice on August 8, 2008. 

As described in the Supplementary 

Information section of this notice, HUD 

is authorized by statute to waive 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

and specify alternative requirements for 

this purpose, upon the request of the 

state grantee. This notice for the State of 

Alabama also notes statutory provisions 

affecting program design and 

implementation. The original notice has 

been reconsidered and the waivers are 

being retained. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 14, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessie Handforth Kome, Director, 

Disaster Recovery and Special Issues 

Division, Office of Block Grant 

Assistance, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 

20410–7000, telephone number 202– 

708–3587. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. Fax inquiries may be sent to Ms. 

Kome at 202–401–2044. (Except for the 

‘‘800’’ number, these telephone numbers 

are not toll-free.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority To Grant Waivers 

The Department of Defense, 

Emergency Supplemental 

Appropriations to Address Hurricanes 

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