Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 121 / Thursday, June 25, 2009 / Notices 30311 

Inactive records are stored by the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration at that agency’s Federal 

Records Centers facilities. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Information is retrieved by 

individual’s name and identifying 

number (e.g. Social Security, MMLD 

assigned system number or Continuous 

Discharge Book number) . 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Electronic 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. 

Paper records related to issuance of 

Merchant Mariners’ Licenses and 

Documents (MMLD) are located in Coast 

Guard Regional Examination Centers or 

the National Maritime Center in locked 

file cabinets. Access to records is 

limited to personnel requiring access for 

their jobs. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Paper records related to issuance of 

Merchant Mariner Licenses and 

Documents are held on site for five 

years past the last activity with the file. 

After that time they are then transferred 

to the Washington National Records 

Center in Suitland, MD. As disposition 

is pending on this system contingent on 

NARA approval, records are maintained 

indefinitely. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

United States Coast Guard, National 

Maritime Center, NMC–4, 100 Forbes 

Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25404. 

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, National Maritime Center, NMC– 

4, 100 Forbes Drive, Martinsburg, WV 

25404. 

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. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Personnel File-seamen, United States 

Coast Guard officials, other Federal 

Agencies, and employer. Shipping 

Articles—Vessels’ operators, seamen, 

masters of vessels, State Department, 

and Coast Guard officials. Training 

records—schools certified to provide 

training for U.S. mariners. Medical 

records—physicians, hospitals and 

other medical providers authorized by 

mariners to provide this information on 

their behalf. Disciplinary Records-Coast 

Guard Investigating Officers. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from 

subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), 

(H), (I), and (f) of the Privacy Act 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Mary Ellen Callahan, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–14911 Filed 6–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: H–2 Petitioner’s 

Employment Related or Fee Related 

Notification; Extension of an Existing 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 30-day notice of information 

collection under review: H–2 

Petitioner’s Employment Related or Fee 

Related Notification; OMB Control No. 

1615–0107. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) has 

submitted 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 was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on April 15, 2009, at 74 FR 

17503, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did not receive 

any comments. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until July 27, 2009. 

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 

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 

20529–2210. 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– 

5806 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by email, please make sure to add OMB 

Control No. 1615–0107 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 


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
30312 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 121 / Thursday, June 25, 2009 / Notices 

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: 

Extension of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: H–2 

Petitioner’s Employment Related or Fee 

Related Notification. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: No form 

number. 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 and 

households. The notification 

requirement is necessary to ensure that 

alien workers maintain their 

nonimmigrant status and will help 

prevent H–2 workers from engaging in 

unauthorized employment. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 1,700 respondents at 30 

minutes (.50) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 850 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

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

fdmspublic/component/main. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, telephone 

number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: June 22, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–15007 Filed 6–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–360, Revision of an 

Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-day notice of information 

collection under review: Form I–360, 

Petition for Amerasian, Widow, or 

Special Immigrant. OMB Control No. 

1615–0020. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 August 24, 2009. 

Written comments and suggestions 

regarding items contained in this notice, 

especially with regard to the estimated 

public burden and associated response 

time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210. 

Comments may also be submitted to 

DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352, or 

via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When 

submitting comments by e-mail, please 

add the OMB Control Number 1615– 

0020 in the subject box. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information 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 

agencies 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: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Petition for Amerasian, Widow, or 

Special Immigrant. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–360. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. This information collection 

is used by several prospective classes of 

aliens who intend to establish their 

eligibility to immigrate to the United 

States. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 8,984 responses at 2 hours per 

response, 5,000 responses at 3 hours per 

response, and 4,700 at 2.25 hours per 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 43,543 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, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: June 22, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–15008 Filed 6–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–690; Extension of an 

Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-day notice of information 

collection under review: Form I–690, 

Application for Waiver of Grounds of 

Excludability; OMB Control Number 

1615–0032. 


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES