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request, USCG–2024–0044, and must be
received by July 15, 2024.
Submitting Comments
We encourage you to submit
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. If your material
cannot be submitted using https://
www.regulations.gov, contact the person
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document for
alternate instructions. Documents
mentioned in this notice, and all public
comments, are in our online docket at
https://www.regulations.gov and can be
viewed by following that website’s
instructions. Additionally, if you go to
the online docket and sign up for email
alerts, you will be notified when
comments are posted.
We accept anonymous comments. All
comments to the Coast Guard will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and
submissions to the Coast Guard in
response to this document, see DHS’s
eRulemaking System of Records notice
(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). For
more about privacy and submissions to
OIRA in response to this document, see
the https://www.reginfo.gov, commentsubmission web page. OIRA posts its
decisions on ICRs online at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
after the comment period for each ICR.
An OMB Notice of Action on each ICR
will become available via a hyperlink in
the OMB Control Number: 1625–0127.

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Previous Request for Comments
This request provides a 30-day
comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard published the 60-day
notice (89 FR 12852, February 20, 2024)
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That
notice elicited no comments.
Accordingly, no changes have been
made to the Collection.
Information Collection Request
Title: Marine Transportation System
Recovery.
OMB Control Number: 1625–0127.
Summary: This information collection
captures data on facilities, vessels, and
shared transportation infrastructure
prior to a port disruption to be able to
characterize the port in its normal fully
functioning condition.
Need: 46 U.S.C. 70011, 70051 and
70103 require the U.S. Coast Guard to
take action to prevent damage to, or the
destruction of, bridges, other structures,
on or in navigable waters or shore area
adjacent; to minimize damage from and
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incident; and to safeguard against
destruction of vessels, harbors, ports
and waterfront facilities in the United
States and all territorial waters during a
national emergency. This information is
needed to establish a Marine
Transportation System (MTS) Essential
Elements of Information baseline.
Following a port disruption, Facility
Status information is needed to
determine the best course of action for
port recovery.
Forms:
• CG–11410, Marine Transportation
System Recovery Essential Elements of
Information.
• CG–11410A, Marine Transportation
System Recovery Facility Status.
Respondents: Owners or operators of
vessels and U.S. waterfront facilities.
Frequency: On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
burden remains 338 hours a year.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. et seq., chapter
35, as amended.
Dated: May 9, 2024.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S.
Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket Number DHS–2024–0019]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Various Homeland Security
Acquistions Regulations Forms OMB
Control No. 1600–0002
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security will submit the following
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until August 12, 2024.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number Docket #
DHS–2024–0019, at:
Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number Docket # DHS–2024–
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0019. All comments received will be
posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Circumstances Making the Collection of
Information Necessary
This information collection is
associated with the forms listed below
and is necessary to implement
applicable parts of the Homeland
Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR)
(48 CFR chapter 30). There are four
forms under this collection of
information request that are used by
offerors, contractors, and the general
public to comply with requirements in
contracts awarded by the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS). The
information collected is used by
contracting officers to ensure
compliance with terms and conditions
of DHS contracts.
The forms are as follows:
(1) DHS Form 700–1, Cumulative Claim
and Reconciliation Statement (see
HSAR, 48 CFR 3004.804–507(a)(3))
(2) DHS Form 700–2, Contractor’s
Assignment of Refund, Rebates,
Credits and Other Amounts (see
HSAR, 48 CFR 3004.804–570(a)(2))
(3) DHS Form 700–3, Contractor’s
Release (see HSAR, 48 CFR 3004.804–
570(a)(1))
(4) DHS Form 700–4, Employee Claim
for Wage Restitution (see HSAR, 48
CFR 3022.406–9)
These forms will be prepared by
individuals, contractors or contract
employees during contract
administration. The information
collected includes the following:
• DHS Forms 700–1, 700–2 and 700–
3: Prepared by individuals, contractors
or contractor employees prior to
contract closure to determine whether
there are excess funds that are available
for deobligation versus remaining
(payable) funds on contracts;
assignment or transfer of rights, title,
and interest to the Government; and
release from liability. The contracting
officer obtains the forms from the
contractor for closeout, as applicable.
Forms 700–1 and 02 are mainly used for
calculating costs related to the closeout
of cost-reimbursement, time-andmaterials, and labor-hour contracts; and
Form 700–3 is mainly used for
calculating costs related to the closeout
of cost-reimbursement, time-andmaterials, and labor-hour contracts but
can be used for all contract types.

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• DHS Form 700–4 is prepared by
contractor employees making claims for
unpaid wages. Contracting officers must
obtain this form from employees seeking
restitution under contracts to provide to
the Comptroller General. This form is
applicable to all contract types, both
opened and closed.
The prior information collection
request for OMB No. 1600–0002 was
approved through May 31, 2025, by
OMB in a Notice of OMB Action. This
justification supports a request for an
extension of the approval.
The purpose of the information
collected is to ensure proper closing of
physically complete contracts. The
information will be used by DHS
contracting officers to ensure
compliance with terms and conditions
of DHS contracts and to complete
reports required by other Federal
agencies such as the General Services
Administration and the Department of
Labor (DOL). If this information is not
collected, DHS could inadvertently
violate statutory or regulatory
requirements and DHS’s interests
concerning inventions and contractors’
claims would not be protected.
The four DHS forms are available on
the DHS Homepage (https://
www.dhs.gov/acquisition-policy). These
forms can be filled in electronically and
submitted via email or facsimile to the
specified Government point of contact.
Since the responses must meet specific
timeframes, a centralized mailbox or
website would not be an expeditious or
practical method of submission. The use
of email or facsimile is the best solution
and is most commonly used in the
Government. The forms are prescribed
for use in the closeout of applicable
contracts and during contract
administration. As the information
collection is governed by FAR, HSAR
and certain procurement statutes,
usability testing is limited to ensuring
the use of plain language, no duplicate/
superfluous collection and electronic
submission. DHS found the following:
As much as feasible, plain language is
used in the applicable forms. DHS
encourages the information collected
from the public under this request
complements but does not duplicate
vendor information available to the
Government-wide acquisition
community through Integrated Award
Environment (IAE) systems, including
the System for Award Management
(SAM). To ensure the information
collected under this collection isn’t
duplicative, DHS Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer: (1) monitors the
acquisition processes and procedures of
the various DHS Components; (2)
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changes to the FAR; and (3) provides
one location for the final review and
approval of all proposed acquisition
regulations for DHS. Respondents may
submit requested information
electronically, through email or
facsimile to the specified Government
point of contact. Contractors will utilize
their own computers to provide the
required information to the Government
point of contact.
Information collection may or may
not involve small business contractors.
The burden applied to small business is
the minimum consistent with the goals
of ensuring responsiveness to
Government requirements. To reduce
burden on small businesses and other
small entities, the HSAR is continuously
reviewed to determine whether the
requirements remain valid.
DHS Form 700–1, Cumulative Claim
and Reconciliation Statement: Less
frequent incidence of collecting such
information would result in inadequate
closeout data. The office administering
the contract would not have the
necessary information to (1) determine
settlement of indirect costs; and (2)
adequately closeout costreimbursement, time-and-materials, and
labor-hour contracts.
DHS Form 700–2, Contractor’s
Assignment of Refunds, Rebates, Credits
and Other Amounts. DHS would not be
allowed to collect funds to which it may
be rightfully entitled.
DHS Form 700–3 Contractor’s
Release: DHS would not have legal
protection from a contractor asserting
later claims against a contract.
DHS Form 700–4 Employee Claim for
Wage Restitution: DOL requires this
form be completed by Contractor
employees claiming restitution under
contracts. If the form is not completed
and submitted, payment may not be
made to the employee.
Disclosure/non-disclosure of
information is handled in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act,
other disclosure statutes, and Federal
and agency acquisition regulations.
The burden estimates provided in
response to Item 12 above are based
upon contracts reported by DHS and its
Components to the FPDS for fiscal year
2022. No program changes occurred and
there were no changes to the
information being collected. However,
the burden was adjusted to reflect an
agency adjustment decrease of 12,634 in
the number of respondents within DHS
for fiscal year 2022, and an increase in
the average hourly wage rate.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
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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;
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;
Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
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: Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
Title: Various Homeland Security
Acquisitions Regulations Forms.
OMB Number: 1600–0002.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Contractor.
Number of Respondents: 21,379.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
Hour.
Total Burden Hours: 21,379.
Robert Dorr,
Acting Executive Director, Business
Management Directorate.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0053]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Request for
Certification of Military or Naval
Service
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (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

SUMMARY:

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