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Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 71/Wednesday, April 13, 2016/Notices Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2016 / Notices 21891 Estimated Time per Respondent: 6.00 Number of Respondents: 211 • Mon National Warrior Army hours. respondents. • Myeik-Dawei United Front Total Burden Hours: 9,200 hours. Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.17 • National Democratic Front Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): hours. • National United Party of Arakan $15,005,400. Total Burden Hours: 40 hours. • New Democratic Army Kachin Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): • New Mon State Party Total Burden Cost: $15,623,400. $34,600. • Parliamentary Democracy Party • Instrument: Security Vulnerability Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. People’s Democratic Front • Ramanya Restoration Army Assessment and Alternative Security Total Burden Cost: $37,000. • Shan State Army Program Submitted in Lieu of the Dated: April 7, 2016. • Zomi Reunification Organization/ Security Vulnerability Assessment. Scott Libby, Zomi Revolutionary Army provided Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’ Deputy Chief Information Officer, National that the alien satisfies the relevant Affected Public: Business or other for- Protection and Programs Directorate, agency authority that the alien: profit. Department of Homeland Security. (a) is seeking a benefit or protection Number of Respondents: 211 [FR Doc. 2016–08495 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am] under the INA and has been determined respondents. BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P to be otherwise eligible for the benefit Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.65 or protection; hours. (b) has undergone and passed all Total Burden Hours: 900 hours. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND relevant background and security Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. SECURITY checks; Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. (c) has fully disclosed, to the best of Total Burden Cost: $58,600. Office of the Secretary his or her knowledge, in all relevant Instrument: Site Security Plan and Exercise of Authority under Section applications and interviews with U.S. Alternative Security Program Government representatives and agents, Submitted in Lieu of the Site Security 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act the nature and circumstances of Plan. activities or association falling within Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’ AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. the scope of sec. 212(a)(3)(B) of the INA, Affected Public: Business or other for- ACTION: Notice of Determination. 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B); profit. (d) has not participated in, or Number of Respondents: 211 Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i). knowingly provided material support to, respondents. Following consultations with the terrorist activities that targeted Estimated Time per Respondent: 18.75 Attorney General and the Secretary of noncombatant persons or U.S. interests; hours. State, I have determined that the (e) poses no danger to the safety and Total Burden Hours: 8,000 hours. grounds of inadmissibility at sec. security of the United States; and Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and (f) warrants an exemption from the Total Recordkeeping Burden: $438,800. relevant inadmissibility provision(s) in Total Burden Cost: $976,400. Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B), bar certain aliens who do the totality of the circumstances. Instrument: CFATS Helpdesk. not pose a national security or public Implementation of this determination Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’ safety risk from admission to the United will be made by U.S. Citizenship and Affected Public: Business or other for- States and from obtaining immigration Immigration Services (USCIS), in profit. benefits or other status. Accordingly, consultation with U.S. Immigration and Number of Respondents: 15,000 consistent with prior exercises of the Customs Enforcement (ICE), or by U.S. respondents. exemption authority, and in consular officers, as applicable, who Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.17 consultation with the Attorney General shall ascertain, to their satisfaction, and hours. and the Secretary of State, I hereby in their discretion, that the particular Total Burden Hours: 2,550 annual conclude, as a matter of discretion in applicant meets each of the criteria set burden hours. accordance with the authority granted forth above. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. by sec. 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the INA, 8 This exercise of authority may be Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. revoked as a matter of discretion and Total Burden Cost: $172,700. U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i), as amended, as well as the foreign policy and national without notice at any time, with respect Instrument: CSAT User Registration. security interests deemed relevant in to any and all persons subject to it. Any Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’ these consultations, that sec. determination made under this exercise Affected Public: Business or other for- 212(a)(3)(B) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. of authority as set out above can inform profit. 1182(a)(3)(B), excluding subclause but shall not control a decision Number of Respondents: 1000 (i)(II), shall not apply with respect to an regarding any subsequent benefit or respondents. alien for any activity or association protection application, unless such Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 relating to the following groups: exercise of authority has been revoked. hours. • All Burma Muslim Union This exercise of authority shall not be Total Burden Hours: 2,000 hours. • Arakan Army construed to prejudice, in any way, the Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): • Hongsawatoi Restoration Army/Party ability of the U.S. government to $283,600. • Kachin Independence Army commence subsequent criminal or civil Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. • Kachin Independence Organization proceedings in accordance with U.S. Total Burden Cost: $419,000. • Karen National Defense Organization law involving any beneficiary of this Instrument: Identification of Facilities • Karenni Nationalities People’s exercise of authority (or any other and Assets At Risk. Liberation Front person). This exercise of authority Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’ • Kawthoolei Muslim Liberation Front creates no substantive or procedural Affected Public: Business or other for- • Kuki National Army right or benefit that is legally profit. • Mon National Liberation Army enforceable by any party against the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:53 Apr 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 21892 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2016 / Notices United States or its agencies or officers DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: or any other person. Fish and Wildlife Service Background In accordance with sec. 212(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 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