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ii. The need to track and reconcile 

actual costs? 

iii. Other savings? 

d. Does your State, Tribe, or 

jurisdiction reconcile actual costs for 

both small and large projects regardless 

of Federal requirements? 

e. What is the average amount of time 

spent on reconciling (if applicable and 

assuming the subgrantee is not 

requesting a net small project overrun) 

and closing a project, considering 

project amounts near the previous and 

current maximum thresholds, for 

example: 

i. Between $40,000 and $68,500? 

ii. Between $68,500 and $120,000? 

iii. Between $120,000 and $200,000? 

f. Will there be a reduction in the 

number of final site inspections for 

projects between $68,500 and $120,000? 

g. What is the average amount of time 

spent on a final site inspection for a 

project between $68,500 and $120,000? 

h. If the increased maximum 

threshold would decrease the number of 

final site inspections, will that create 

grantee and/or subgrantees cost savings 

on transportation, lodging, per diem, 

travel time and other associated final 

inspection costs? If so, what are the 

estimated savings? 

i. Are there impacts to other processes 

and/or savings generated by the change 

in the maximum threshold for the 

grantees and/or subgrantees? If so, what 

are these impacts and savings? 

j. Will the maximum threshold change 

cause challenges to the grantees and 

subgrantees? If available, please provide 

any solutions to the identified 

challenges. 

k. What processes does your State, 

Tribe or jurisdiction have in place to 

alleviate waste, fraud and abuse? 

l. As a grantee, does your State, Tribe, 

or jurisdiction perform audits on small 

projects? If so, can you estimate how 

much it costs to complete the audit? 

m. Does your State, Tribe, or 

jurisdiction foresee or plan to change 

your policies, procedures, laws, or 

regulations in response to the new 

maximum threshold? For example: 

i. Grantee/subgrantee cost shares for 

large or small projects (if so, can you 

estimate how much or by what 

percentage change)? 

ii. Reconciliation for large or small 

projects? 

iii. Audits for large or small projects? 

iv. Additional consolidation of work 

on small projects? 

2. How will the change to the 

minimum threshold impact your State, 

Tribe, jurisdiction, or community? For 

example, please consider how it might 

impact the administrative costs of 

processing grants, the timeliness of 

receiving recovery funds, and the ability 

to ensure proper use of Public 

Assistance grant funding. Please provide 

data to support your statement, if 

available. 

a. How many projects between $1,000 

and $3,000 would be consolidated into 

a single project worksheet over $3,000 

based on a logical grouping of work 

(which is the current standard)? If not 

many, why? 

b. Are there obstacles to project 

consolidation that FEMA needs to 

consider? If so, please provide solutions 

to the identified obstacles. 

c. Is there a way to track the number 

of projects that will be consolidated? 

Would your State, Tribe, jurisdiction, or 

community be willing to submit data to 

support an estimate of the number of 

consolidated projects and/or participate 

in a survey to collect data? 

d. Is there a way to track the number 

of projects that did not meet the 

minimum threshold and will not be 

consolidated? Would your State, Tribe, 

jurisdiction, or community be willing to 

submit data to support an estimate of 

the number of consolidated project and/ 

or participate in a survey to collect data? 

e. Will greater consolidation of 

projects based on a logical grouping of 

work under the minimum threshold 

save time in the closeout of a small 

project? For example, will closing one 

consolidated project worksheet save 

time compared to closing three separate 

project worksheets? 

f. Does your State, Tribe, or 

jurisdiction foresee or plan to change 

your policies, procedures, laws, or 

regulations in response to the new 

minimum threshold? For example: 

i. Training and policies for project 

consolidation and logical grouping. 

ii. Change to disaster assistance 

minimum thresholds in your State, 

Tribe, or jurisdiction, if applicable. 

3. Do you have other comments or 

recommendations related to this subject 

that you would like to share for FEMA’s 

consideration? 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5189. 

Dated: November 7, 2014. 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0064] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: OMB–25, Special Immigrant 

Visas for Fourth Preference 

Employment-Based Broadcasters; 

Extension, Without Change, of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection notice 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on August 21, 2014, at 79 FR 

49529, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did not receive 

any comment in connection with the 60- 

day notice. 

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until December 19, 

2014. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice, especially 

regarding the estimated public burden 

and associated response time, must be 

directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer 

via email at oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806. All 

submissions received must include the 

agency name and the OMB Control 

Number 1615–0064. 

You may wish to consider limiting the 

amount of personal information that you 

provide in any voluntary submission 

you make. For additional information 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

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Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

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 

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 submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension, without change, of 

a currently approved collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Special Immigrant Visas for Fourth 

Preference Employment-Based 

Broadcasters. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: No Agency 

Form Number; File No. OMB–25; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The information collected 

via the submitted supplemental 

documentation (as contained in 8 CFR 

204.13(d)) will be used by the USCIS to 

determine eligibility for the requested 

classification as fourth preference 

Employment-based immigrant 

broadcasters. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection OMB–25 is 100 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

2 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total estimated annual 

hour burden associated with this 

collection is 200 hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument with 

supplementary documents, or need 

additional information, please visit 

http://www.regulations.gov. We may 

also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of 

Policy and Strategy, Regulatory 

Coordination Division, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2134; 

Telephone 202–272–8377. 

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

Laura Dawkins, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27332 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0125] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Secondary Inspections Tool, 

Form M–1061; Extension, Without 

Change, of a Currently Approved 

Collection 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection notice 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on September 4, 2014, at 79 FR 

52739, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did not receive 

any comment in connection with the 60- 

day notice. 

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until December 19, 

2014. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice, especially 

regarding the estimated public burden 

and associated response time, must be 

directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer 

via email at oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806. All 

submissions received must include the 

agency name and the OMB Control 

Number 1615–0125. 

You may wish to consider limiting the 

amount of personal information that you 

provide in any voluntary submission 

you make. For additional information 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

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 

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 submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension, Without Change, of 

a Currently Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Secondary Inspections Tool. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: Form M– 

1061; USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The Secondary Inspections 

Tool (SIT) is an internet-based tool that 

processes, displays, and retrieves 

biometric and biographic data from the 

Automated Biometric Identification 

System (IDENT) within the US-Visitor 

and Immigrant Status Indicator 

Technology (US–VISIT) system. USCIS 

officers in USCIS District/Field Offices 

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