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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: 

Request for Fee Waiver. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–912; 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. The collection of 

information on Form I–912 is necessary 

in order for U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) to make a 

determination that the applicant is 

unable to pay the application fee for 

certain immigration benefits. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 85,000 responses at 1 hour and 

10 minutes (1.166 hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 99,110 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2020; 

Telephone 202–272–8377. 

Dated: September 30, 2010. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for the Deployment 

and Operation of High Energy X–Ray 

Inspection Systems at Sea and Land 

Ports of Entry 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: A final Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment (PEA) and a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) for High Energy X–Ray 

Inspection Systems (HEXRIS) at sea and 

land ports of entry has been prepared 

and is available for public review. The 

final PEA documents a review of the 

potential environmental effects of the 

deployment and operation of HEXRIS at 

various sea and land ports of entry. 

Based on the final PEA, a determination 

was made that the proposed action will 

not significantly affect the human 

environment such that further analysis 

is required. Therefore, a FONSI was 

issued, and no Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) is required. 

DATES: The final PEA and FONSI are 

available for review through November 

5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final PEA and 

FONSI may be obtained by accessing the 

following Internet address: http:// 

ecso.swf.usace.army.mil/Pages/ 

Publicreview.cfm, or by contacting Guy 

Feyen of CBP by telephone (202–344– 

1531), by fax (202–344–1418), by e-mail 

to guy.feyen@dhs.gov, or by writing to: 

CBP, Attn: Guy Feyen, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 1575, 

Washington, DC 20229. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Antoinette DiVittorio, Environmental 

and Energy Division, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, telephone (202) 344– 

3131. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: High 

energy X-ray inspection is a nonintrusive inspection technology that is 

used to scan high-density cargo 

containers for contraband such as illicit 

drugs, currency, guns, and weapons of 

mass destruction. To assist U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 

meeting its mission requirements of 

securing the borders of the United States 

while simultaneously facilitating 

legitimate trade and travel, High Energy 

X–Ray Inspection Systems (HEXRIS) are 

proposed to be deployed and operated 

at both sea and land ports of entry 

across the United States and Puerto 

Rico. HEXRIS fill a unique niche in the 

types of inspection tools used by CBP at 

the Nation’s ports of entry. HEXRIS are 

capable of penetrating dense cargo loads 

that cannot otherwise be examined with 

other technologies such as gamma 

imaging systems or low-energy X-ray 

systems. HEXRIS will also assist in 

fulfilling the requirement for the 100% 

scanning of containers entering the 

United States as directed in the Security 

and Accountability for Every (SAFE) 

Port Act of 2006. Public Law 109–347 

(Oct. 13, 2006). 

The NEPA Process 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA) requires an agency 

to evaluate the environmental 

implications of any proposed major 

action that could significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment. 

Generally, to meet the NEPA 

requirements, an agency prepares an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) to 

determine whether a more thorough 

analysis of the environmental 

implications is necessary. If such an 

analysis is necessary, the agency will 

produce an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). If additional analysis is 

not necessary, the agency will issue a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI). A Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment (PEA) is an 

EA that evaluates a major action on a 

broad, programmatic basis. 

Environmental evaluations at specific 

project locations are conducted later. 

HEXRIS PEA 

On May 25, 2010, CBP published a 

notice in the Federal Register (75 FR 

29357). entitled: ‘‘Notice of Availability 

of the Draft Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Deployment and Operation of High 

Energy X–Ray Inspection Systems at Sea 

and Land Ports of Entry.’’ This notice 

announced that a draft PEA concerning 

HEXRIS had been prepared and made 

available to the public in accordance 

with NEPA, the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations for 

Implementing the NEPA (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508), and Department of 

Homeland Security Directive 023–01 

(renumbered from 5100.1), 

Environmental Planning Program of 

April 19, 2006. The notice informed the 

public on how to obtain a copy of the 

draft PEA and requested comments from 

the public about the draft PEA. The 

draft PEA addressed the potential 

environmental effects from the 

installation and operation of HEXRIS at 

various ports throughout the United 

States. CBP conducted evaluations on 

various resources present at the ports, 

including: Climate, soils, water quality, 

air quality, vegetation, wildlife, noise, 

infrastructure, aesthetics, and 

radiological heath and safety, which 

were discussed in the draft PEA. The 

draft was made available for a 30 day 

public comment period, beginning on 

the date of the publication of the notice. 

The comment period ended on June 24, 

2010. Two comments were received. 

CBP has now prepared the final PEA 

for the deployment and operation of 

HEXRIS. The comments received on the 

draft PEA have been reviewed and are 

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included in the final PEA document. On 

the basis of the final PEA, CBP 

determined that the installation and 

operation of HEXRIS will have no 

significant impact on human health or 

the environment and that preparation of 

an EIS is not warranted. A FONSI was 

issued on August 3, 2010. The 

environmental implications for 

individual ports will be considered as 

HEXRIS are installed. Any relevant 

documents will be made available for 

public review via publication of notices 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: October 1, 2010. 

Gregory Giddens, 

Executive Director, Facilities Management 

and Engineering, Office of Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2009–0168] 

Notice of Public Availability of 

Navigation and Vessel Inspection 

Circular (NVIC) 2–10, ‘‘Guidance for 

Implementation and Enforcement of 

the Salvage and Marine Firefighting 

Regulations for Vessel Response 

Plans’’ 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the availability of NVIC 2–10, Guidance 

for Implementation and Enforcement of 

the Salvage and Marine Firefighting 

Regulations for Vessel Response Plans. 

The guidance contained in the NVIC 

provides details regarding the 

application and enforcement of the final 

rule, ‘‘Salvage and Marine Firefighting 

Requirements; Vessel Response Plans 

for Oil,’’ as published in the Federal 

Register on December 31, 2008 (73 CFR 

80618). Regulators and industry have a 

need for further guidance in order to 

facilitate a better understanding of, and 

compliance with, the final rule. An 

electronic copy of NVIC 2–10 can be 

downloaded at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/ 

cg5/nvic/default.asp or by searching the 

docket number above at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, call 

or e-mail LCDR Ryan Allain, Office of 

Vessel Activities (CG–5431), U.S. Coast 

Guard; telephone 202–372–1226, e-mail 

ryan.d.allain@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

We published a final rule in the 

Federal Register on December 31, 2008, 

requiring the identification of salvage 

and marine firefighting services in 

vessel response plans (73 FR 80618). 

The regulation requires appropriate 

salvage and marine firefighting 

resources to be identified, contracted 

for, and capable of responding to 

incidents up to and including the worst 

case discharge scenario. The rulemaking 

sets new response planning timeframes 

for each of the required salvage and 

marine firefighting services. 

On August 31, 2009, the Coast Guard 

published another final rule concerning 

vessel response plans that deferred the 

implementation date for the salvage and 

marine firefighting requirements from 

June 1, 2010 to February 22, 2011 

(Vessel and Facility Response Plans for 

Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment 

Requirements and Alternative 

Technology Revisions, 74 FR 45004). As 

a result, pursuant to 33 CFR 

155.4020(a), tank vessel response plans 

incorporating salvage and firefighting 

changes must be submitted by February 

22, 2011. 

NVIC 2–10 provides voluntary 

guidance to vessel owners and 

operators, salvage and marine 

firefighting resource providers, and 

other members of the maritime industry 

for preparing and submitting the 

necessary information to comply with 

the requirements contained in the 

Salvage and Marine Firefighting 

Requirements; Vessel Response Plans 

for Oil, 33 CFR part 155, subpart I. The 

NVIC also contains an extensive list of 

frequently asked questions and job aids 

to assist affected industry in submitting 

the required updates to their vessel 

response plans. 

This notice is issued under authority 

of 5 U.S.C. 552, and 33 CFR 1.05–15. 

Dated: September 27, 2010. 

Kevin S. Cook, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of 

Prevention Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; 

Renewal of the Public Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of reestablishment. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2), following 

the recommendation and approval of 

the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee 

Council, and in consultation with the 

General Services Administration the 

Secretary of the Interior hereby renews 

the charter for the Exxon Valdez Oil 

Spill Public Advisory Committee. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Court 

Order establishing the Exxon Valdez Oil 

Spill Trustee Council also requires a 

public advisory committee. The Public 

Advisory Committee was established to 

advise the Trustee Council, and began 

functioning in October 1992. The Public 

Advisory Committee consists of 10 

members representing the following 

principal interests: Sport hunting and 

fishing, conservation and 

environmental, public-at-large, 

recreation users, commercial tourism, 

science/technical, subsistence, 

commercial fishing, aquaculture and 

mariculture, and Native landowners. 

In order to ensure that a broad range 

of public viewpoints continues to be 

available to the Trustee Council, and in 

keeping with the settlement agreement, 

the continuation of the Public Advisory 

Committee is recommended. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Douglas Mutter, Department of the 

Interior, Office of Environmental Policy 

and Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Room 

119, Anchorage, Alaska, (907) 271– 

5011. 

Certification 

I hereby certify that the renewal of the 

Charter of the Public Advisory 

Committee is necessary and in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties mandated by the 

settlement of United States v. State of 

Alaska, No. A91–081 CV, and is in 

accordance with the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation 

and Liability Act of 1980, as amended 

and supplemented. 

Ken Salazar, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

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