Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Notices 47761 

Trotta, Nicholas 

Ulrich II, Dennis A 

Valerio, Tracey A 

Valverde, Michael 

Veatch, John E 

Vente, Robert P 

Venture, Veronica A 

Villanueva, Raymond 

Vitiello, Ronald D 

Wagner, John P 

Walton, Kimberly H 

Weinberg, Joseph W 

Whittenburg, Cynthia F 

Windham, Nicole 

Wofford, Cynthia R 

Wong, Ricardo A 

Wulf, David M 

Yarwood, Susan A 

Young, Edward E 

Dated: October 4, 2017. 

Greg Ruocco, 

Manager, Executive Resources Policy, Office 

of the Chief Human Capital Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22161 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Environmental Planning and Historic 

Preservation Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Readiness 

Support Officer, Office of Management, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of administrative 

corrections to directive and instruction. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to provide information on 

administrative revisions to the 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS 

or Department) Categorical Exclusions 

found in DHS Instruction 023–01–001– 

01, Rev. 01, Implementation of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(herein after referred to as Instruction). 

The Instruction was finalized October 

31, 2014 and became effective on March 

26, 2015; however, unintended 

administrative errors have since been 

identified. These errors are limited to 

Categorical Exclusions found in 

Appendix A, Table 1 of the Instruction. 

The administrative revisions covered 

under this notice either resolve 

ambiguity to ensure application which 

is consistent with the administrative 

record or resolve typographical errors 

that had the potential to result in 

inappropriate application. These 

revisions are effective upon publication 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: The list of Categorical 

Exclusions, found in Appendix A, Table 

1, of the Instruction is revised as of 

October 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Relevant documents are 

posted at www.dhs.gov/nepa. These 

documents include: This notice, the 

Instruction with the revised list of 

Categorical Exclusions, the 

Administrative Record supporting the 

establishment of the Categorical 

Exclusions, a summary of revisions, the 

U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG’s) 

Commandant Instruction M16475.1D, 

and the Federal Register notice entitled 

National Environmental Policy Act: 

Coast Guard Procedures for Categorical 

Exclusions which appeared on July 23, 

2002 (67 FR 48243). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jennifer Hass, Environmental Planning 

and Historic Preservation Program 

Manager, DHS, SEP-EPHP@hq.dhs.gov 

or at 202–834–4346. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS 

Directive 023–01 Rev. 01 (hereinafter 

Directive) and the Instruction establish 

the Department’s policy and procedures 

for compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) regulations for implementing the 

procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508). Together, the 

Directive and Instruction apply to all of 

the Components of DHS and help 

ensure the integration of environmental 

stewardship into DHS decision making 

as required by NEPA. The Instruction 

serves as the DHS implementing 

procedures for NEPA (as required by 40 

CFR 1505.1 and 1507.3) and includes 

the Department’s list of Categorical 

Exclusions, found in Appendix A, Table 

1. Notice of the Directive and 

Instruction were published in the 

Federal Register on November 26, 2014 

(79 FR 70538) and became effective on 

March 26, 2015. 

During a recent review of the 

Instruction, a number of administrative 

errors were identified which have the 

potential to substantively alter the 

correct and intended application of 

several Categorical Exclusions. Based on 

our internal review, we have 

determined these errors occurred during 

the transcription process as Categorical 

Exclusions unique to the USCG and the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

were merged with the other DHS 

Component Categorical Exclusions to 

create a single, unified list of Categorical 

Exclusions for application within the 

Department. There was no intent to 

substantively alter the language or 

application of these Categorical 

Exclusions. 

For the Categorical Exclusions unique 

to the USCG, the impacted Categorical 

Exclusions appear correctly in the 

USCG’s Commandant Instruction 

M16475.1D which has been in effect 

since November 29, 2000 and the 

Federal Register notice entitled 

National Environmental Policy Act: 

Coast Guard Procedures for Categorical 

Exclusions which was published on July 

23, 2002 (67 FR 48243). 

In general, the administrative 

revisions include omission of an 

asterisk (*) designating the requirement 

to prepare a Record of Environmental 

consideration (REC); inclusion of an 

asterisk (*) designating the requirement 

to prepare a REC where that was not 

intended; administrative revision to 

more clearly delineate when a REC is 

required; clarification to resolve 

ambiguity to ensure application which 

consistent with the administrative 

record, and resolution of a 

typographical error. A copy of this 

Federal Register publication, DHS 

Instruction 023–01–001–01 Rev. 01 with 

the revised list of Categorical 

Exclusions, the Administrative Record 

supporting the establishment of the 

Categorical Exclusions, a summary of 

revisions, the USCG’s Commandant 

Instruction M16475.1D, and the Federal 

Register notice entitled National 

Environmental Policy Act: Coast Guard 

Procedures for Categorical Exclusions 

which appeared on July 23, 2002 (67 FR 

48243) are available on the internet at 

www.dhs.gov/nepa. 

Dated: October 5, 2017. 

Teresa R. Pohlman, 

Executive Director Sustainability and 

Environmental Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22077 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0040] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection: Application for 

Employment Authorization 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration (USCIS) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment upon this proposed revision of 

a currently approved collection of 

information. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the information collection notice 

is published in the Federal Register to 

obtain comments regarding the nature of 


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