82_FR_47956 82 FR 47759 - Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board

82 FR 47759 - Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)

Page Range47759-47761
FR Document2017-22161

This notice announces the appointment of the members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB) for DHS. The purpose of the PRB is to view and make recommendations concerning proposed performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay adjustments, and other appropriate personnel actions for incumbents of SES, Senior Level and Senior Professional positions of the Department.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the appointment of the members of the 
Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB) for DHS. 
The purpose of the PRB is to view and make recommendations concerning 
proposed performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay adjustments, and 
other appropriate personnel actions for incumbents of SES, Senior Level 
and Senior Professional positions of the Department.

DATES: The PRB members' terms begin October 13, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Haefeli, Office of the Chief 
Human Capital Officer, [email protected], or by telephone 
(202) 357-8164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each Federal agency is required to establish 
one or more performance review boards to make recommendations, as 
necessary, in regard to the performance of senior executives within the 
agency. 5 U.S.C. 4314(c). This notice announces the appointment of the 
members of the PRB for DHS. The purpose of the PRB is to review and 
make recommendations concerning proposed performance

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appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay adjustments, and other appropriate 
personnel actions for incumbents of SES positions within DHS.
    The Board shall consist of at least three members. In the case of 
an appraisal of a career appointee, more than half of the members shall 
consist of career appointees. Composition of the specific PRBs will be 
determined on an ad hoc basis from among the individuals listed below:

Agarwal, Nimisha
Albence, Matthew T
Allen, Matthew C
Alles, Randolph D
Allison, Roderick J
Anderson, Sandra D
Annan, Niccomedo S
Archambeault, Gregory J
Asher, Nathalie R
Asseng Jr, George A
Awni, Muhammad H
Ayala, Janice
Bailey, Angela S
Barrera, Staci
Barrera, Staci A
Bench, Bradford A
Benner, Derek N
Berger, Katrina W
Bible, Daniel A
Borkowski, Mark S
Braccio, Dominick D
Bramell, Brittany M
Brown, A. Scott
Brown, Michael C
Brunjes, David
Bryan, William N
Bush, Thomas L
Buster, Robert P
Cahill, Donna L
Callahan, William J
Calvo, Karl H
Cappello, Elizabeth A
Carraway, Melvin
Carrick, Patrick G
Carver, Jonathan I
Castro, Raul
Chang, Hayley
Chavez, Richard M
Cheng, Wen Ting
Cissna, Tiffany A
Clark, Kenneth N
Cline, Richard K
Cogswell, Patricia F
Coleman, Corey
Colucci, Nicholas
Contreras, Patrick D
Davidson, Andrew
Davidson, Michael J
Davis, Michael P
Dawson, Mark B
Decker, Thomas R
DiFalco, Frank J
DiPietro, Joseph R
Dougherty, Thomas E
Dragani, Nancy J
Driggers, Richard J
Dunbar, Susan
Edge, Peter T
Edwards, Benjamin R
Emrich, Matthew
Erichs, Alysa D
Etre, Matthew J
Falk, Scott
Fallon, William T
Fenton, Jennifer M
Filipponi, Karen B
Fitzmaurice, Stacey D
Flores, Simona L
Fluty, Larry D
Folden, Shane M
Fortner, Robert C
Fujimara, Paul
Fujimura, Paul N
Fulghum, Charles H
Gallagher, Sean W
Gallihugh II, Ronald B
Gammon, Carla
Gantt, Kenneth D
Gibbons, James M
Glawe, David J
Gowadia, Huban A
Griggs, Christine
Groom, Molly M
Guzman, Nicole G
Hall, Christopher J
Hammersley, Bonnie M
Hampton, Stephanie L
Harris, Melvin
Havranek, John
Heighberger, Eric B
Henderson, Latetia M
Hess, David
Hewitt, Ronald
Higgins, Jennifer
Higgins, Jennifer
Hill, Marcus L.
Hochman, Kathleen T
Hoffman, Jonathan R
Howard, Jr., Percy L
Huang, Paul P
Hutchinson, Kimberly S
Jacksta, Linda L.
Jenkins, Jr., Kenneth T
Jennings, David W
Jeronimo, Jose M
Johnson, Tae D
Jones, Keith
Jones, Keith A
Jones, Sophia D
Kair, Lee R
Karoly, Stephen J
Kelly, William G
Kerner, Francine
Kerns, Kevin
Khu, Jae A
King, Tatum S
Kirby, Lyn
Klein, Matthew
Kolasky, Robert P
Kolbe, Kathryn L
Koumans, Mark R
Kruger, Mary U
Lajoye, Darby R
Landfried, Phillip A
Lanum, Scott F
Lechleitner, Patrick J
Lenox, Mark R
Lewis, Donald R
Ley, Jennifer E
Lucero, Enrique M
Luck, Scott A
Lundgren, Karen E
Macias, Joseph
Maher, Joseph
Manaher, Colleen M
Manfra, Jeanette M
Marcott, Stacy A
Marin, David A
Mayenschein, Eddie D
McCane, Bobby
McElwain, Patrick J
McLane, Jo Ann
McNeill, Ha N
McNeill, Ha Nguyen
Melendez, Angel M
Melero, Mariela
Micone III, Vincent N
Mildrew, Sean M
Miles, Jere T
Miller, Marlon V
Miller, Philip T
Mocny, Robert A
Moman, C. Christopher
Monarez, Susan C
Moore, Joseph D
Moore, Mark J
Moskowitz, Brian M
Moynihan, Timothy M
Mulligan, George D
Mulligan, Scott E
Nally, Kevin
Neufeld, Donald
Neufeld, Donald W
Nevano, Gregory C
Newhouse, Victoria E
Newman, Jane E
Nuebel-Kovarik, Kathy
Nykamp, Nancy A
Opiola, Terence S
Owen, Todd C
Padilla, Kenneth
Palmer, David
Palmer, David J
Pane, Karen W
Paramore, Faron K
Parmer Jr, Raymond R
Patterson, Leonard E
Perez, Nelson
Perez, Robert E
Pineiro, Marlen
Price, Corey A
Provost, Carla L
Renaud, Daniel
Renaud, Tracy
Rittenberg, Scott R
Rivera, David D
Robbins, Timothy S
Roberts, Russell A
Rodriguez, Waldemar
Rogers, Debra A
Rose Jr, Pat A
Sahakian, Diane V
Salzgaber, Wayne H
Sammon, John P
Sarandrea, Eric
Saunders, Ian C
Scanlon, Julie A
Scott, Kika M
Seguin, Debbie
Selby, Mark R
Sellers, Frederick E
Settles, Clark E
Shah, Dimple
Shaw, David C
Shelton Waters, Karen R
Short, Victoria D
Smith, Brenda B
Solheim, Linda T
Spero, James
Spradlin, Ryan L
Stein, Frederick A
Swartz, Neal
Swartz, Neal J
Sykes, Gwendolyn

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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.
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                                                      Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701            yangp3@nih.gov; Telephone: (240) 627–                 Institute of Allergy and Infectious
                                                    Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892                     3413; Facsimile: (240) 627–3117.                      Diseases receives written evidence and
                                                    (Telephone Conference Call).                                                                                  argument that establishes that the grant
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                      Contact Person: David B. Winter, Ph.D.,
                                                    Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                                                                                                                                                  of the license would not be consistent
                                                                                                            Intellectual Property                                 with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209
                                                    Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                                    Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4204,                   U.S. Provisional Application 62/                   and 37 CFR part 404.
                                                    MSC 7812, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–                  324,762, filed April 19, 2016, and PCT                  Complete applications for a license in
                                                    1152, dwinter@csr.nih.gov.                              Patent Application PCT/US2017/                        the prospective field of use that are filed
                                                    (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance               028133, filed April 17, 2017, both                    in response to this notice will be treated
                                                    Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine;              entitled ‘‘Use of Gram Negative Species               as objections to the grant of the
                                                    93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,              to Treat Atopic Dermatitis’’ [HHS Ref.                contemplated Exclusive
                                                    93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,                   E–099–2016/0], and U.S. and foreign                   Commercialization Patent License
                                                    93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National                 patent applications claiming priority to              Agreement. Comments and objections
                                                    Institutes of Health, HHS)
                                                                                                            the aforementioned applications.                      submitted to this notice will not be
                                                      Dated: October 6, 2017.                                  The patent rights in these inventions              made available for public inspection
                                                    Anna Snouffer,
                                                                                                            have been assigned to the government of               and, to the extent permitted by law, will
                                                                                                            the United States of America.                         not be released under the Freedom of
                                                    Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory                The prospective exclusive license
                                                    Committee Policy.                                                                                             Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.
                                                                                                            territory may be worldwide and the
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–22140 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]                                                                     Dated: October 4, 2017.
                                                                                                            field of use may be limited to the
                                                    BILLING CODE 4140–01–P                                  following field of use: ‘‘Use of                      Suzanne Frisbie,
                                                                                                            pharmaceutical and biological                         Deputy Director, Technology Transfer and
                                                                                                            compositions comprising Gram-negative                 Intellectual Property Office, National Institute
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                bacteria for the topical treatment of                 of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                          dermatological diseases and                           [FR Doc. 2017–22148 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]

                                                    National Institutes of Health                           dermatological conditions’’.                          BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                                                                               Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common,
                                                    Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent                   recurrent, chronic inflammatory skin
                                                    License: Use of Pharmaceutical and                      disease that is a cause of considerable               DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                    Biological Compositions Comprising                      economic and social burden. It is one of              SECURITY
                                                    Gram-Negative Bacteria for the Topical                  the most prevalent skin disorders,
                                                    Treatment of Dermatological Diseases                    affecting ∼25% of children in developed               Senior Executive Service Performance
                                                    and Dermatological Conditions                           and developing countries and is                       Review Board
                                                                                                            expected to continue to escalate. This                AGENCY: Office of the Secretary,
                                                    AGENCY:    National Institutes of Health,               increased rate of incidence has changed
                                                    HHS.                                                                                                          Department of Homeland Security
                                                                                                            the focus of research on AD toward                    (DHS).
                                                    ACTION:   Notice.                                       epidemiology, prevention, and
                                                                                                                                                                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                            treatment.
                                                    SUMMARY:   The National Institute of                       The subject technology describes
                                                    Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an                                                                           SUMMARY:   This notice announces the
                                                                                                            pharmaceutical and biological                         appointment of the members of the
                                                    institute of the National Institutes of                 compositions comprising Gram-negative
                                                    Health, Department of Health and                                                                              Senior Executive Service (SES)
                                                                                                            bacteria that can be developed into a                 Performance Review Board (PRB) for
                                                    Human Services, is contemplating the                    topical treatment for atopic dermatitis
                                                    grant of an Exclusive Commercialization                                                                       DHS. The purpose of the PRB is to view
                                                                                                            (AD), as well as methods and kits using               and make recommendations concerning
                                                    Patent License to practice the inventions               these compositions.
                                                    embodied in the Patents and Patent                                                                            proposed performance appraisals,
                                                                                                               NIAID scientists have recently                     ratings, bonuses, pay adjustments, and
                                                    Applications listed in the Summary                      identified probiotic strains of
                                                    Information section of this notice to                                                                         other appropriate personnel actions for
                                                                                                            Roseomonas mucosa bacteria that were                  incumbents of SES, Senior Level and
                                                    Forte Biosciences, Inc. located in San                  shown to be beneficial in a pre-clinical
                                                    Diego, California.                                                                                            Senior Professional positions of the
                                                                                                            mouse model of AD. With this                          Department.
                                                    DATES: Only written comments and/or                     promising data, NIAID launched a phase
                                                    applications for a license which are                    I/II clinical trial in March 2017 (link;              DATES: The PRB members’ terms begin
                                                    received by the National Institute of                   https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/                  October 13, 2017.
                                                    Allergy and Infectious Diseases’                        NCT03018275) and preliminary results                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Technology Transfer and Intellectual                    from this ongoing study show that the                 Elizabeth Haefeli, Office of the Chief
                                                    Property Office on or before October 30,                technology may be highly effective at                 Human Capital Officer,
                                                    2017 will be considered.                                treating and reducing the symptoms of                 Elizabeth.Haefeli@hq.dhs.gov, or by
                                                    ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the                   atopic dermatitis. If successfully                    telephone (202) 357–8164.
                                                    patent application, inquiries, and                      developed, this invention would be the                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each
                                                    comments relating to the contemplated                   first live biotherapeutic product                     Federal agency is required to establish
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                                                    Exclusive Commercialization Patent                      approved by the FDA for the treatment                 one or more performance review boards
                                                    License should be directed to: David                    of AD.                                                to make recommendations, as necessary,
                                                    Yang, Technology Transfer and                              This notice is made in accordance                  in regard to the performance of senior
                                                    Patenting Specialist, Technology                        with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404.               executives within the agency. 5 U.S.C.
                                                    Transfer and Intellectual Property                      The prospective exclusive license will                4314(c). This notice announces the
                                                    Office, National Institute of Allergy and               be royalty bearing, and the prospective               appointment of the members of the PRB
                                                    Infectious Diseases, National Institutes                exclusive license may be granted unless               for DHS. The purpose of the PRB is to
                                                    of Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Suite 6D,                 within fifteen (15) days from the date of             review and make recommendations
                                                    Rockville, MD 20852–9804; Email:                        this published notice, the National                   concerning proposed performance


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                                                    appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay                       Falk, Scott                                           Mayenschein, Eddie D
                                                    adjustments, and other appropriate                      Fallon, William T                                     McCane, Bobby
                                                    personnel actions for incumbents of SES                 Fenton, Jennifer M                                    McElwain, Patrick J
                                                                                                            Filipponi, Karen B                                    McLane, Jo Ann
                                                    positions within DHS.
                                                                                                            Fitzmaurice, Stacey D                                 McNeill, Ha N
                                                       The Board shall consist of at least                  Flores, Simona L                                      McNeill, Ha Nguyen
                                                    three members. In the case of an                        Fluty, Larry D                                        Melendez, Angel M
                                                    appraisal of a career appointee, more                   Folden, Shane M                                       Melero, Mariela
                                                    than half of the members shall consist                  Fortner, Robert C                                     Micone III, Vincent N
                                                    of career appointees. Composition of the                Fujimara, Paul                                        Mildrew, Sean M
                                                    specific PRBs will be determined on an                  Fujimura, Paul N                                      Miles, Jere T
                                                    ad hoc basis from among the individuals                 Fulghum, Charles H                                    Miller, Marlon V
                                                                                                            Gallagher, Sean W                                     Miller, Philip T
                                                    listed below:
                                                                                                            Gallihugh II, Ronald B                                Mocny, Robert A
                                                    Agarwal, Nimisha                                        Gammon, Carla                                         Moman, C. Christopher
                                                    Albence, Matthew T                                      Gantt, Kenneth D                                      Monarez, Susan C
                                                    Allen, Matthew C                                        Gibbons, James M                                      Moore, Joseph D
                                                    Alles, Randolph D                                       Glawe, David J                                        Moore, Mark J
                                                    Allison, Roderick J                                     Gowadia, Huban A                                      Moskowitz, Brian M
                                                    Anderson, Sandra D                                      Griggs, Christine                                     Moynihan, Timothy M
                                                    Annan, Niccomedo S                                      Groom, Molly M                                        Mulligan, George D
                                                    Archambeault, Gregory J                                 Guzman, Nicole G                                      Mulligan, Scott E
                                                    Asher, Nathalie R                                       Hall, Christopher J                                   Nally, Kevin
                                                    Asseng Jr, George A                                     Hammersley, Bonnie M                                  Neufeld, Donald
                                                    Awni, Muhammad H                                        Hampton, Stephanie L                                  Neufeld, Donald W
                                                    Ayala, Janice                                           Harris, Melvin                                        Nevano, Gregory C
                                                    Bailey, Angela S                                        Havranek, John                                        Newhouse, Victoria E
                                                    Barrera, Staci                                          Heighberger, Eric B                                   Newman, Jane E
                                                    Barrera, Staci A                                        Henderson, Latetia M                                  Nuebel-Kovarik, Kathy
                                                    Bench, Bradford A                                       Hess, David                                           Nykamp, Nancy A
                                                    Benner, Derek N                                         Hewitt, Ronald                                        Opiola, Terence S
                                                    Berger, Katrina W                                       Higgins, Jennifer                                     Owen, Todd C
                                                    Bible, Daniel A                                         Higgins, Jennifer                                     Padilla, Kenneth
                                                    Borkowski, Mark S                                       Hill, Marcus L.                                       Palmer, David
                                                    Braccio, Dominick D                                     Hochman, Kathleen T                                   Palmer, David J
                                                    Bramell, Brittany M                                     Hoffman, Jonathan R                                   Pane, Karen W
                                                    Brown, A. Scott                                         Howard, Jr., Percy L                                  Paramore, Faron K
                                                    Brown, Michael C                                        Huang, Paul P                                         Parmer Jr, Raymond R
                                                    Brunjes, David                                          Hutchinson, Kimberly S                                Patterson, Leonard E
                                                    Bryan, William N                                        Jacksta, Linda L.                                     Perez, Nelson
                                                    Bush, Thomas L                                          Jenkins, Jr., Kenneth T                               Perez, Robert E
                                                    Buster, Robert P                                        Jennings, David W                                     Pineiro, Marlen
                                                    Cahill, Donna L                                         Jeronimo, Jose M                                      Price, Corey A
                                                    Callahan, William J                                     Johnson, Tae D                                        Provost, Carla L
                                                    Calvo, Karl H                                           Jones, Keith                                          Renaud, Daniel
                                                    Cappello, Elizabeth A                                   Jones, Keith A                                        Renaud, Tracy
                                                    Carraway, Melvin                                        Jones, Sophia D                                       Rittenberg, Scott R
                                                    Carrick, Patrick G                                      Kair, Lee R                                           Rivera, David D
                                                    Carver, Jonathan I                                      Karoly, Stephen J                                     Robbins, Timothy S
                                                    Castro, Raul                                            Kelly, William G                                      Roberts, Russell A
                                                    Chang, Hayley                                           Kerner, Francine                                      Rodriguez, Waldemar
                                                    Chavez, Richard M                                       Kerns, Kevin                                          Rogers, Debra A
                                                    Cheng, Wen Ting                                         Khu, Jae A                                            Rose Jr, Pat A
                                                    Cissna, Tiffany A                                       King, Tatum S                                         Sahakian, Diane V
                                                    Clark, Kenneth N                                        Kirby, Lyn                                            Salzgaber, Wayne H
                                                    Cline, Richard K                                        Klein, Matthew                                        Sammon, John P
                                                    Cogswell, Patricia F                                    Kolasky, Robert P                                     Sarandrea, Eric
                                                    Coleman, Corey                                          Kolbe, Kathryn L                                      Saunders, Ian C
                                                    Colucci, Nicholas                                       Koumans, Mark R                                       Scanlon, Julie A
                                                    Contreras, Patrick D                                    Kruger, Mary U                                        Scott, Kika M
                                                    Davidson, Andrew                                        Lajoye, Darby R                                       Seguin, Debbie
                                                    Davidson, Michael J                                     Landfried, Phillip A                                  Selby, Mark R
                                                    Davis, Michael P                                        Lanum, Scott F                                        Sellers, Frederick E
                                                    Dawson, Mark B                                          Lechleitner, Patrick J                                Settles, Clark E
                                                    Decker, Thomas R                                        Lenox, Mark R                                         Shah, Dimple
                                                    DiFalco, Frank J                                        Lewis, Donald R                                       Shaw, David C
                                                                                                            Ley, Jennifer E                                       Shelton Waters, Karen R
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                                                    DiPietro, Joseph R
                                                    Dougherty, Thomas E                                     Lucero, Enrique M                                     Short, Victoria D
                                                    Dragani, Nancy J                                        Luck, Scott A                                         Smith, Brenda B
                                                    Driggers, Richard J                                     Lundgren, Karen E                                     Solheim, Linda T
                                                    Dunbar, Susan                                           Macias, Joseph                                        Spero, James
                                                    Edge, Peter T                                           Maher, Joseph                                         Spradlin, Ryan L
                                                    Edwards, Benjamin R                                     Manaher, Colleen M                                    Stein, Frederick A
                                                    Emrich, Matthew                                         Manfra, Jeanette M                                    Swartz, Neal
                                                    Erichs, Alysa D                                         Marcott, Stacy A                                      Swartz, Neal J
                                                    Etre, Matthew J                                         Marin, David A                                        Sykes, Gwendolyn



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                                                    Trotta, Nicholas                                        documents include: This notice, the                   Federal Register notice entitled
                                                    Ulrich II, Dennis A                                     Instruction with the revised list of                  National Environmental Policy Act:
                                                    Valerio, Tracey A                                       Categorical Exclusions, the                           Coast Guard Procedures for Categorical
                                                    Valverde, Michael                                       Administrative Record supporting the                  Exclusions which was published on July
                                                    Veatch, John E
                                                    Vente, Robert P
                                                                                                            establishment of the Categorical                      23, 2002 (67 FR 48243).
                                                    Venture, Veronica A                                     Exclusions, a summary of revisions, the                 In general, the administrative
                                                    Villanueva, Raymond                                     U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG’s)                           revisions include omission of an
                                                    Vitiello, Ronald D                                      Commandant Instruction M16475.1D,                     asterisk (*) designating the requirement
                                                    Wagner, John P                                          and the Federal Register notice entitled              to prepare a Record of Environmental
                                                    Walton, Kimberly H                                      National Environmental Policy Act:                    consideration (REC); inclusion of an
                                                    Weinberg, Joseph W                                      Coast Guard Procedures for Categorical                asterisk (*) designating the requirement
                                                    Whittenburg, Cynthia F                                  Exclusions which appeared on July 23,                 to prepare a REC where that was not
                                                    Windham, Nicole                                         2002 (67 FR 48243).                                   intended; administrative revision to
                                                    Wofford, Cynthia R                                                                                            more clearly delineate when a REC is
                                                    Wong, Ricardo A                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
                                                                                                            Jennifer Hass, Environmental Planning                 required; clarification to resolve
                                                    Wulf, David M
                                                    Yarwood, Susan A                                        and Historic Preservation Program                     ambiguity to ensure application which
                                                    Young, Edward E                                         Manager, DHS, SEP-EPHP@hq.dhs.gov                     consistent with the administrative
                                                                                                            or at 202–834–4346.                                   record, and resolution of a
                                                       Dated: October 4, 2017.                                                                                    typographical error. A copy of this
                                                    Greg Ruocco,                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS
                                                                                                                                                                  Federal Register publication, DHS
                                                    Manager, Executive Resources Policy, Office             Directive 023–01 Rev. 01 (hereinafter                 Instruction 023–01–001–01 Rev. 01 with
                                                    of the Chief Human Capital Officer.                     Directive) and the Instruction establish              the revised list of Categorical
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–22161 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]            the Department’s policy and procedures                Exclusions, the Administrative Record
                                                    BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P
                                                                                                            for compliance with the National                      supporting the establishment of the
                                                                                                            Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and                   Categorical Exclusions, a summary of
                                                                                                            the Council on Environmental Quality                  revisions, the USCG’s Commandant
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  (CEQ) regulations for implementing the                Instruction M16475.1D, and the Federal
                                                    SECURITY                                                procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR                 Register notice entitled National
                                                                                                            parts 1500–1508). Together, the                       Environmental Policy Act: Coast Guard
                                                    Environmental Planning and Historic                     Directive and Instruction apply to all of             Procedures for Categorical Exclusions
                                                    Preservation Program                                    the Components of DHS and help                        which appeared on July 23, 2002 (67 FR
                                                                                                            ensure the integration of environmental               48243) are available on the internet at
                                                    AGENCY:  Office of the Chief Readiness                  stewardship into DHS decision making
                                                    Support Officer, Office of Management,                                                                        www.dhs.gov/nepa.
                                                                                                            as required by NEPA. The Instruction
                                                    Department of Homeland Security.                        serves as the DHS implementing                          Dated: October 5, 2017.
                                                    ACTION: Notice of administrative                        procedures for NEPA (as required by 40                Teresa R. Pohlman,
                                                    corrections to directive and instruction.               CFR 1505.1 and 1507.3) and includes                   Executive Director Sustainability and
                                                                                                            the Department’s list of Categorical                  Environmental Programs.
                                                    SUMMARY:    The purpose of this notice is                                                                     [FR Doc. 2017–22077 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Exclusions, found in Appendix A, Table
                                                    to provide information on
                                                                                                            1. Notice of the Directive and                        BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P
                                                    administrative revisions to the
                                                                                                            Instruction were published in the
                                                    Department of Homeland Security (DHS
                                                                                                            Federal Register on November 26, 2014
                                                    or Department) Categorical Exclusions                                                                         DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                                                                            (79 FR 70538) and became effective on
                                                    found in DHS Instruction 023–01–001–                                                                          SECURITY
                                                                                                            March 26, 2015.
                                                    01, Rev. 01, Implementation of the                         During a recent review of the
                                                    National Environmental Policy Act                                                                             U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                                                                                            Instruction, a number of administrative
                                                    (herein after referred to as Instruction).                                                                    Services
                                                                                                            errors were identified which have the
                                                    The Instruction was finalized October                   potential to substantively alter the                  [OMB Control Number 1615–0040]
                                                    31, 2014 and became effective on March                  correct and intended application of
                                                    26, 2015; however, unintended                           several Categorical Exclusions. Based on              Agency Information Collection
                                                    administrative errors have since been                   our internal review, we have                          Activities; Revision of a Currently
                                                    identified. These errors are limited to                 determined these errors occurred during               Approved Collection: Application for
                                                    Categorical Exclusions found in                         the transcription process as Categorical              Employment Authorization
                                                    Appendix A, Table 1 of the Instruction.                 Exclusions unique to the USCG and the
                                                    The administrative revisions covered                                                                          AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and
                                                                                                            Federal Emergency Management Agency                   Immigration Services, Department of
                                                    under this notice either resolve                        were merged with the other DHS
                                                    ambiguity to ensure application which                                                                         Homeland Security.
                                                                                                            Component Categorical Exclusions to                   ACTION: 60-Day notice.
                                                    is consistent with the administrative                   create a single, unified list of Categorical
                                                    record or resolve typographical errors                  Exclusions for application within the                 SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland
                                                    that had the potential to result in                     Department. There was no intent to                    Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
                                                    inappropriate application. These
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                                                                                                            substantively alter the language or                   Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
                                                    revisions are effective upon publication                application of these Categorical                      public and other Federal agencies to
                                                    in the Federal Register.                                Exclusions.                                           comment upon this proposed revision of
                                                    DATES: The list of Categorical                             For the Categorical Exclusions unique              a currently approved collection of
                                                    Exclusions, found in Appendix A, Table                  to the USCG, the impacted Categorical                 information. In accordance with the
                                                    1, of the Instruction is revised as of                  Exclusions appear correctly in the                    Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                                    October 13, 2017.                                       USCG’s Commandant Instruction                         1995, the information collection notice
                                                    ADDRESSES: Relevant documents are                       M16475.1D which has been in effect                    is published in the Federal Register to
                                                    posted at www.dhs.gov/nepa. These                       since November 29, 2000 and the                       obtain comments regarding the nature of


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe PRB members' terms begin October 13, 2017.
ContactElizabeth Haefeli, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, [email protected], or by telephone (202) 357-8164.
FR Citation82 FR 47759 

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