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travel documents to enable the 

applicant to travel to a U.S. port-of-entry 

and request parole from U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) to join his 

or her family member. The ultimate 

determination whether to parole an 

individual into the United States is 

made by CBP officers upon the 

individual’s arrival at a U.S. port of 

entry. 

Unlike refugee status, parole does not 

lead to any immigration status. Parole 

also does not constitute an admission to 

the United States. INA secs. 

101(a)(13)(B), 212(d)(5)(A); 8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(13)(B), 1182(d)(5)(A). Once an 

individual is paroled into the United 

States, the parole allows the individual 

to stay temporarily in the United States 

and to apply for employment 

authorization. See 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(11). 

The alien may stay in the United States 

unless and until the parole is 

terminated. See 8 CFR 212.5(e). 

The CAM Parole Program was 

established based on the Secretary’s 

discretionary parole authority and the 

broad authority to administer the 

immigration laws. See INA secs. 103(a), 

212(d)(5); 8 U.S.C. 1103(a), 1182(d)(5). 

DHS is rescinding the discretionary 

CAM parole policy, which was 

instituted for ‘‘significant public 

benefit’’ reasons, of automatically 

considering parole for all individuals 

found ineligible for refugee status under 

the in-country refugee program in 

Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador. 

This discretionary change in policy does 

not preclude such individuals from 

applying for parole consideration 

independent of the CAM program by 

filing USCIS Form I–131, Application 

for Travel Document, consistent with 

the instructions for that form. Parole 

will only be issued on a case-by-case 

basis and only where the applicant 

demonstrates an urgent humanitarian or 

a significant public benefit reason for 

parole and that applicant merits a 

favorable exercise of discretion. Any 

alien may request parole to travel to the 

United States, but an alien does not 

have a right to parole. 

As of August 16, 2017, USCIS will no 

longer consider or authorize parole 

under the CAM Parole Program. In 

addition, USCIS will notify individuals 

who have been conditionally approved 

for parole under this program and who 

have not yet traveled that the program 

has been terminated and their 

conditional approval for parole has been 

rescinded. As noted above, such 

individuals may apply for parole 

consideration independent of the CAM 

program by filing USCIS Form I–131, 

Application for Travel Document, 

consistent with the instructions for that 

form. 

Although DHS is terminating the 

CAM Parole Program, individuals who 

have been paroled into the United States 

under the CAM Parole program will 

maintain parole until the expiration of 

that period of parole unless there are 

other grounds for termination of parole 

under DHS regulations at 8 CFR 

212.5(e). CAM parolees already in the 

United States also may apply for reparole on Form I–131 before their 

current parole period expires or apply 

for any immigration status for which 

they may be otherwise eligible. They are 

encouraged to submit any requests for 

re-parole at least 90 days before 

expiration of their period for parole. 

USCIS will consider each request for reparole based on the merits of each 

application and may re-parole 

individuals who demonstrate urgent 

humanitarian reasons or a significant 

public benefit. 

The termination of the CAM Parole 

Program does not affect the CAM 

Refugee Program and its operation. 

General information about applying 

for parole by filing a Form I–131 may be 

found at http://www.uscis.gov/ 

humanitarianparole. 

Elaine C. Duke, 

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2017–16828 Filed 8–15–17; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; Extension, 1670–0027. 

SUMMARY: As part of a Federal 

Government-wide effort to streamline 

the process to seek feedback from the 

public on service delivery, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), National Protection and 

Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of 

the Chief Information Office (OCIO) has 

submitted a Generic Information 

Collection Request (ICR): ‘‘Generic 

Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery’’ to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995. DHS previously published this 

information collection request (ICR) in 

the Federal Register on Friday, May 5, 

2017, for a 60-day public comment 

period. No comments were received by 

DHS. The purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until September 15, 

2017. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security and sent via 

electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@

omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information collection activity provides 

a means to garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. NPPD is 

planning to submit this collection to 

OMB for approval. By qualitative 

feedback we mean information that 

provides useful insights on perceptions 

and opinions, but are not statistical 

surveys that yield quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights 

into customer or stakeholder 

perceptions, experiences and 

expectations, provide an early warning 

of issues with service, or focus attention 

on areas where communication, training 

or changes in operations might improve 

delivery of products or services. These 

collections will allow for ongoing, 

collaborative and actionable 

communications between NPPD and its 

customers and stakeholders. It will also 

allow feedback to contribute directly to 

the improvement of program 

management. 

The solicitation of feedback will target 

areas such as: timeliness, 

appropriateness, accuracy of 

information, courtesy, efficiency of 

service delivery, and resolution of 

issues with service delivery. Responses 

will be assessed to plan and inform 

efforts to improve or maintain the 

quality of service offered to the public. 

If this information is not collected, vital 

feedback from customers and 

stakeholders on the Directorate’s 

services will be unavailable. 

NPPD will only submit a collection 

for approval under this generic 

clearance if it meets the following 

conditions: (1) The collections are 

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burden for respondents (based on 

considerations of total burden hours, 

total number of respondents, or burdenhours per respondent) and are low-cost 

for both the respondents and the Federal 

Government; (3) The collections are 

noncontroversial and do not raise issues 

of concern to other Federal agencies; (4) 

Any collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; (5) 

Personally identifiable information is 

collected only to the extent necessary 

and is not retained; (6) Information 

gathered is intended to be used only 

internally for general service 

improvement and program management 

purposes and is not intended for release 

outside of the NPPD (if released, NPPD 

must indicate the qualitative nature of 

the information); (7) Information 

gathered will not be used for the 

purpose of substantially informing 

influential policy decisions; and (8) 

Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collections 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be generalized to the overall 

population. This type of generic 

clearance for qualitative information 

will not be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliably actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 

more rigorous designs that address: the 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential 

nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

As a general matter, information 

collections will not result in any new 

system of records containing personal 

information and will not ask questions 

of a sensitive nature, such as sexual 

behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, 

and other matters that are commonly 

considered private. 

This is an extension of an existing 

information collection. The Office of 

Management and Budget is particularly 

interested in comments which: 

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 submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

Title: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB Number: 1670–0027. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 

Organizations, State, local or tribal 

governments. 

Number of Respondents: 49,080. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 14 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 11,130 hours. 

Dated: August 9, 2017. 

David Epperson, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17267 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLORN01000.L63100000.HD0000.

17XL111AF.HAG 17–0096] 

Closure on Public Lands of 

Yellowstone Bridge in Linn County, OR 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of closure. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

closure of the Yellowstone Bridge to 

motorized vehicles is in effect on public 

lands administered by the Cascades 

Field Office, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM). 

DATES: This closure will be in effect up 

to 2 years beginning August 16, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The closure notice and map 

of the affected area will be posted at the 

BLM Northwest Oregon District Office, 

1717 Fabry Road, Salem, Oregon, 97306, 

and the project ePlanning Web site: 

https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-frontoffice/eplanning/nepa/nepa_register.do. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Field Manager, John Huston, Cascades 

Field Office, BLM Northwest Oregon 

District Office, 1717 Fabry Road, Salem, 

OR 97306, telephone (503) 315–5969 or 

jhuston@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service at 1–800–877–8339 to contact 

the above individual during normal 

business hours. The FRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question for the above 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

closure affects public lands at 

Yellowstone Creek, Linn County, 

Oregon. 

The public lands affected by this 

closure are described as follows: BLM 

road 11–3–27.1, Willamette Meridian, 

Oregon, T. 11S., R. 3E., Sec. 27 SW1⁄4

SE1⁄4. 

The temporary closure is necessary to 

ensure public safety due to findings of 

bridge instability. The closure is 

necessary for up to 2 years to develop 

an engineering remediation plan, and 

secure funding. Closing of the bridge 

will not restrict access to public lands 

as alternate routes are available. 

The BLM will position vehicle 

barriers on each side of the bridge and 

post closure signs. The closure order is 

issued under the authority of 43 CFR 

8364.1, which allows the BLM to 

establish closures for the protection of 

persons, property, and public lands and 

resources. Violation of any of the terms, 

conditions, or restrictions contained 

within this closure order may subject 

the violator to citation or arrest with a 

penalty or fine or imprisonment or both 

as specified by law. 

The temporary closure is in 

conformance with the 2016 

Northwestern and Coastal Oregon 

Record of Decision and Resource 

Management Plan. The temporary 

closure has been reviewed under 

Categorical Exclusion DOI–BLM– 

ORWA–N010–2017–0012, which can be 

viewed at the project ePlanning page 


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