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Friend,

Major immigration news this week: President Obama and Senate leaders have each introduced their own plan for comprehensive immigration reform. At the center of both plans is a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented Americans.

This didn't happen by accident. It came as a result of years of action and agitation by people like you. We set the agenda, we called for more than just talk, and we demanded that our leaders rise to the challenge to make real and lasting reform a reality.

But this fight is not over -- in fact it’s only getting started. We need to let our Congressional leaders know that their work is not over until they finally pass comprehensive immigration reform that creates a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented Americans.

Not all of our legislators believe we need such reform. A small but vocal group of anti-immigrant bullies would rather see 11 million people rounded up and deported than have a chance at the American dream. They have done everything in their power to keep our country from taking up the cause of just and humane reform -- but our movement demands action.

Just as we made our voices heard during the election in November, we need to make sure once more that we are the loudest voice in Washington. Once more we will show our strength by holding Congress accountable and calling on our legislators to ensure justice and equality for our families.

Add your name now to our national sign-on letter and tell Congress we demand nothing less than a path to citizenship for 11 million immigrants working and living in our communities.

We will deliver your signature along with those of thousands of other immigrant rights activists across the country, and ensure that your message is heard loud and clear.

Add your name today.

With hope,

Donna De La Cruz
Reform Immigration FOR America

Noticias inmigración importante esta semana: El presidente Obama y los líderes del Senado han presentado cada uno su propio plan para la reforma integral de inmigración. En el centro de ambos planes es un camino hacia la ciudadanía para los 11 millones de estadounidenses sin papeles.

Esto no sucedió por accidente. Surgió como resultado de años de acción y la agitación por gente como tú. Hemos establecido el orden del día, nos llamaron para algo más que hablar, y exigimos que nuestros líderes el reto de hacer una reforma real y duradera en una realidad.

Pero esta lucha no ha terminado - de hecho es sólo el comienzo. Necesitamos que nuestros líderes del Congreso saben que su trabajo no ha terminado hasta que finalmente se apruebe una reforma migratoria integral que crea un camino hacia la ciudadanía para los 11 millones de estadounidenses sin papeles.

No todos nuestros legisladores creen que necesitamos esa reforma. Un pequeño pero ruidoso grupo de matones contra los inmigrantes prefieren ver 11 millones de personas detenidos y deportados a tener una oportunidad en el sueño americano. Han hecho todo lo posible para mantener a nuestro país de asumir la causa de la reforma justa y humana - pero nuestro movimiento exige acción.

Al igual que hemos hecho oír nuestra voz en las elecciones de noviembre, es necesario asegurarse de que una vez más que somos la voz más fuerte en Washington. Una vez más vamos a demostrar nuestra fuerza mediante la celebración del Congreso responsable y pidiendo a nuestros legisladores para garantizar la justicia y la igualdad para nuestras familias.

Añade tu nombre ahora a nuestro nacional de sesión carta y decirle al Congreso que exigimos nada menos que un camino hacia la ciudadanía para los 11 millones de inmigrantes que trabajan y viven en nuestras comunidades.

Vamos a entregar su firma junto con los de otros miles de activistas de derechos de los inmigrantes en todo el país, y asegurar que su mensaje se escuche alto y claro.

Añade tu nombre hoy.

Con esperanza,

Donna De La Cruz

Reforma Migratoria PRO América

Maclovia Perez
801-833-2793
Fundadora,Coordinadora Red de Peruanos en Utah*USA*
E-mail:redperuenutah@gmail.com
http://redperuenutah.blogspot.com
Corresponsal Red Democratica del Peru
(1998-2011..)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eleccion
Por una política exterior democrática en el Perú

El anuncio de Barack Obama dado en Las Vegas, en inglés

La siguiente es la transcripción completa del discurso del Presidente Obama sobre la inmigración el martes en Las Vegas.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Thank you. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you. 

Well, it is good to be back in Las Vegas. (Cheers, applause.) And it is good to be among so many good friends. Let -- let me start off by thanking everybody at Del Sol High School for hosting us. (Cheers, applause.) Go, Dragons! Let me especially thank your outstanding principal, Lisa Primas. (Cheers, applause.) 

There are all kinds of notable guests here, but I just want to mention a few. First of all, our outstanding secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano is here. (Cheers, applause.) Our wonderful secretary of the interior, Ken Salazar. (Cheers, applause.) Former Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. (Cheers, applause.) Two of the outstanding members of the congressional delegation from Nevada, Steve Horsford and Dina Titus. (Cheers, applause.) Your own mayor, Carolyn Goodman. (Cheers, applause.) 

But we also have some mayors that flew in because they know how important the issue we’re going to talk about today is, Marie Lopez Rogers from Avondale, Arizona -- (cheers, applause) -- Kasim Reed from Atlanta, Georgia -- (cheers, applause) -- Greg Stanton from Phoenix, Arizona (cheers, applause) -- and Ashley Swearengin from Fresno, California. (Cheers, applause.) 

And all of you are here -- (cheers) -- as well as some of the top labor leaders in the country, and we are just so grateful. Some outstanding business leaders are here as well. And of course we got wonderful students here. (Sustained cheers, applause.) So I could not be prouder of our students. 

Now, those of you who have a seat, feel free to take a seat. I don’t mind. (Laughter.) 

AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you, (Obama ?)! 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I love you back! (Cheers.) 

Now, last week -- last week I had the honor of being sworn in for a second term as president of the United States. (Cheers, applause.) And during my inaugural address, I talked about how making progress on the defining challenges of our time doesn’t require us to settle every debate or ignore every difference that we may have. But it does require us to find common ground and move forward in common purpose. It requires us to act. 
And I know that some issues will be harder to lift than others. Some debates will be more contentious. That’s to be expected. 

But the reason I came here today is because of a challenge where the differences are dwindling, where a broad consensus is emerging and where a call for action can now be heard coming from all across America. I’m here today because the time has come for common-sense, comprehensive immigration reform -- (cheers, applause) -- (inaudible). Now’s the time. Now’s the time. (Cheers, applause.) Now’s the time. (Chanting.) Now’s the time. I'm here because -- I’m here because most Americans agree that it’s time to fix a system that’s been broken for way too long. 

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Right! 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I’m here because business leaders, faith leaders, labor leaders, law enforcement and leaders from both parties are coming together to say now is the time to find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as the land of opportunity. Now’s the time to do this so we can strengthen our economy and strengthen our country’s future. 

Think about it. We define ourselves as a nation of immigrants. That’s who we are, in our bones. The promise we see in those who come here from every corner of the globe, that’s always been one of our greatest strengths. It keeps our workforce young, it keeps our country on the cutting edge, and it’s helped build the greatest economic engine the world has ever known. 

After all, immigrants helped start businesses like Google and Yahoo. They created entire new industries that in turn created new jobs and new prosperity for our citizens. 

In recent years 1 in 4 high-tech startups in America were founded by immigrants. One in 4 new small-business owners were immigrants, including right here in Nevada, folks who came here seeking opportunity and now want to share that opportunity with other Americans. 

But we all know that today we have an immigration system that’s out of date and badly broken; a system that’s holding us back instead of helping us grow our economy and strengthen our middle class. 
Right now we have 11 million undocumented immigrants in America, 11 million men and women from all over the world who live their lives in the shadows. Yes, they broke the rules. They crossed the border illegally. Maybe they overstayed their visas. Those are the facts. Nobody disputes them. 

But these 11 million men and women are now here. Many of them have been here for years. And the overwhelming majority of these individuals aren’t looking for any trouble. They’re contributing members of the community. They’re looking out for their families. They’re looking out for their neighbors. They’re woven into the fabric of our lives. 

Every day, like the rest of us, they go out and try to earn a living. Often they do that in the shadow economy, a place where employers may offer them less than the minimum wage or make them work overtime without extra pay. And when that happens, it’s not just bad for them, it’s bad for the entire economy, because all the businesses that are trying to do the right thing, that are hiring people legally, paying a decent wage, following the rules -- they’re the ones who suffer. 

They’ve got to compete against companies that are breaking the rules. And the wages and working conditions of American workers are threatened too. So if we’re truly committed to strengthening our middle class and providing more ladders of opportunity to those who are willing to work hard to make it in the middle class, we’ve got to fix the system. We have to make sure that every business and every worker in America is playing by the same set of rules. We have to bring this shadow economy into the light so that everybody is held accountable, businesses for who they hire and immigrants for getting on the right side of the law. That’s common sense, and that’s why we need comprehensive immigration reform. 

And -- (cheers, applause) -- now, there’s another economic reason why we need reform. It’s not just about the folks who come here illegally and have the effect they have on our economy; it’s also about the folks who try to come here legally but have a hard time doing so and the effect that has on our economy. Right now there are brilliant students from all over the world sitting in classrooms at our top universities. They’re earning degrees in the fields of the future, like engineering and computer science. But once they finish school, once they earn that diploma, there’s a good chance they’ll have to leave our country. 

Now, think about that. Intel was started with the help of an immigrant who studied here and then stayed here. Instagram was started with the help of an immigrant who studied here and then stayed here. Right now in one of those classrooms, there’s a student wrestling with how to turn their big idea, their Intel or Instagram, into a big business. 

We’re giving them all the skills they need to figure that out, but then we’re going to turn around and tell them to start that business and create those jobs in China or India or Mexico or someplace else. That’s not how you grow new industries in America. That’s how you give new industries to our competitors. That’s why we need comprehensive immigration reform. 

Now -- (cheers, applause) -- now, during my first term, we took steps to try and patch up some of the worst cracks in the system. First, we strengthened security at the borders so that we could finally stem the tide of illegal immigrants. We put more boots on the ground on the southern border than at any time in our history. And today, illegal crossings are down nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000. (Applause.) 

Second, we focused our enforcement efforts on criminals who are here illegally and who endanger our communities. And today, deportations of criminals -- (applause) -- is at its highest level ever. 

And third, we took up the cause of the dreamers, the young people who were brought to this country as children -- (cheers, applause) -- young people who have grown up here, built their lives here, have futures here. We said that if you’re able to meet some basic criteria, like pursuing an education, then we’ll consider offering you the chance to come out of the shadows so that you can live here and work here legally, so that you can finally have the dignity of knowing you belong. 

But because this change isn’t permanent, we need Congress to act, and not just on the DREAM Act. 

We need Congress to act on a comprehensive approach that finally deals with the 11 million undocumented immigrants who are in the country right now. That’s what we need. (Cheers, applause.) 
Now, the good news is that for the first time in many years Republicans and Democrats seem ready to tackle this problem together. (Cheers, applause.) Members of both parties in both chambers are actively working on a solution. Yesterday a bipartisan group of senators announced their principles for comprehensive immigration reform, which are very much in line with the principles I’ve proposed and campaigned on for the last few years. So at this moment it looks like there’s a genuine desire to get this done soon. And that’s very encouraging. 

But this time action must follow. We can’t allow -- (applause) -- immigration reform to get bogged down in an endless debate. We’ve been debating this a very long time. So it’s not as if we don’t know technically what needs to get done. 
As a consequence, to help move this process along, today I’m laying out my ideas for immigration reform. And my hope is that this provides some key markers to members of Congress as they craft a bill, because the ideas that I’m proposing have traditionally been supported by both Democrats like Ted Kennedy and Republicans like President George W. Bush. You don’t get that matchup very often. (Laughter.) So -- so we know where the consensus should be. 
Now of course, there will be rigorous debate about many of the details. And every stakeholder should engage in real give and take in the process. But it’s important for us to recognize that the foundation for bipartisan action is already in place. And if Congress is unable to move forward in a timely fashion, I will send up a bill based on my proposal and insist that they vote on it right away. 

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Yes! (Cheers, applause.) 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: So -- so the principles are pretty straightforward. There are a lot of details behind it. We’re going to hand out a bunch of paper so everybody will know exactly what we’re talking about. But the principles are pretty straightforward. 

First, I believe we need to stay focused on enforcement. That means continuing to strengthen security at our borders. It means cracking down more forcefully on businesses that knowingly hire undocumented workers. To be fair, most businesses want to do the right thing, but a lot of them have a hard time figuring out who’s here legally, who’s not. So we need to implement a national system that allows businesses to quickly and accurately verify someone’s employment status. And if they still knowingly hire undocumented workers, then we need to ramp up the penalties. 

Second, we have to deal with the 11 million individuals who are here illegally. Now, we all agree that these men and women should have to earn their way to citizenship. But for comprehensive immigration reform to work, it must be clear from the outset that there is a pathway to citizenship. (Cheers, applause.) 

We’ve got to -- we’ve got to lay out a path, a process that includes passing a background check, paying taxes, paying a penalty, learning English, and then going to the back of the line behind all the folks who are trying to come here legally, that’s only fair. (Cheers, applause.) All right? So that means it won’t be a quick process, but it will be a fair process and it will lift these individuals out of the shadows and give them a chance to earn their way to green card and, eventually, to citizenship. (Cheers, applause.) 

And the third principle is we’ve got to bring our legal immigration system into the 21st century because it no longer reflects the realities of our time. (Cheers, applause.) For example, if you are a citizen, you shouldn’t have to wait years before your family is able to join you in America. (Cheers, applause.) You shouldn’t have to wait years. 

If you’re a foreign student who wants to pursue a career in science or technology or a foreign entrepreneur who wants to start a business with the backing of American investors, we should help you do that here because if you succeed you’ll create American businesses and American jobs, You’ll help us grow our economy, you’ll help us strengthen our middle class. 

So that’s what comprehensive immigration reform looks like -- smarter enforcement, a pathway to earn citizenship, improvements in the legal immigration system so that we continue to be a magnet for the best and the brightest all around the world. It’s pretty straightforward. 

The question now is simple. Do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government to finally put this issue behind us? I believe that we do. (Applause.) I believe that we do. I believe we are finally at a moment where comprehensive immigration reform is within our grasp. But I promise you this. The closer we get, the more emotional this debate is going to become. 

Immigration’s always been an issue that inflames passions. That’s not surprising. You know, there are few things that are more important to us as a society than who gets to come here and call our country home, who gets the privilege of becoming a citizen of the Untied States of America. That’s a big deal. When we talk about that in the abstract, it’s easy sometimes for the discussion to take on a feeling of us versus them. And when that happens, a lot of folks forget that most of us used to be them. (Cheers, applause.) We forget that. 

And it’s really important for us to remember our history. You know, unless you’re one of the first Americans, a Native American, you came from someplace else. (Cheers, applause.) Somebody brought you. 
You know, Ken Salazar -- he’s of, you know, Mexican-American descent, but he -- he points out that his family’s been living where -- where he lives for 400 years. 
(Cheers.) So he didn’t -- he didn’t immigrate anywhere. (Laughter.) 

The Irish, who left behind a land of famine; the Germans, who fled persecution; the Scandinavians, who arrived eager to pioneer out west; the Polish; the Russians; the Italians; the Chinese; the Japanese; the West Indians; the huddled masses who came through Ellis Island on one coast and Angel Island on the other -- (cheers, applause) -- you know, all those folks, before they were us, they were them. (Laughter.) 

And when each new wave of immigrants arrived, they faced resistance from those who were already here. They faced hardship. They faced racism. They faced ridicule. But over time, as they went about their daily lives, as they earned a living, as they raised a family, as they built a community, as their kids went to school here, they did their part to build the nation. They were the Einsteins and the Carnegies, but they were also the millions of women and men whose names history may not remember but whose actions helped make us who we are, who built this country hand by hand, brick by brick. (Cheers, applause.) 

They all came here knowing that what makes somebody an American is not just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles and the faith in the idea that anyone from anywhere can write the next great chapter of our story. 

And that’s still true today. Just ask Alan Aleman. Alan’s here this afternoon. Where’s Alan? He -- he -- he’s around here. There he is right here. (Cheers, applause.) Now, Alan was born in Mexico. (Cheers, applause.) 

He was brought to this country by his parents when he was a child. Growing up, Alan went to an American school, pledged allegiance to the American flag, felt American in every way. And he was, except for one -- on paper. In high school, Alan watched his friends come of age, driving around town with their new licenses, earning some extra cash from their summer jobs at the mall. He knew he couldn’t do those things. But it didn’t matter that much; what mattered to Alan was earning an education so that he could live up to his God-given potential. 

Last year, when Alan heard the news that we were going to offer a chance for folks like him to emerge from the shadows, even if it’s just for two years at a time, he was one of the first to sign up. And a few months ago he was one -- one of the first people in Nevada to get approved. (Cheers, applause.) In that moment Alan said, I felt the fear vanish. I felt accepted. 

So today Alan’s in his second year at the College of Southern Nevada. (Cheers, applause.) Alan’s studying to become a doctor. (Cheers, applause.) He hopes to join the Air Force. (Cheers, applause.) He’s working hard every single day to build a better life for himself and his family. And all he wants is the opportunity to do his part to build a better America. (Applause.) 

So -- so in the coming weeks, as the idea of reform becomes more real and the debate becomes more heated and there are folks who are trying to pull this thing apart, remember Alan and all those who share the same hopes and the same dreams. Remember that this is not just a debate about policy. It’s about people. It’s about men and women and young people who want nothing more than the chance to earn their way into the American story. 

And throughout our history, that’s only made our nation stronger. And it’s how we will make sure that this century is the same as the last, an American century, welcoming of everybody who aspires to do something more, who’s willing to work hard to do it, and is willing to pledge that allegiance to our flag. 

Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America. (Cheers, applause.)

Más en Univision.com: http://noticias.univision.com/estados-unidos/noticias/article/2013-01-29/el-anuncio-de-barack-obama-inmigracion-en-las-vegas-en-ingles#ixzz2JOyQpDL1



Maclovia Perez
801-833-2793
Fundadora,Coordinadora Red de Peruanos en Utah*USA*
E-mail:redperuenutah@gmail.com
http://redperuenutah.blogspot.com
Corresponsal Red Democratica del Peru
1998-2011..)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eleccion
Por una política exterior democrática en el Perú

ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA NACIONAL INICIA TEMPORADA INTERNACIONAL DE VERANO 2013 CON ARTISTAS INVITADOS

Manuelcha Prado, Lucho Quequezana y Jean Pierre Magnet  tocarán junto al primer elenco sinfónico nacional este jueves 7 de febrero

La Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, uno de los seis elencos artísticos del Ministerio de Cultura, iniciará sus presentaciones de este año con el primer concierto de su Temporada Internacional de Verano 2013, que tendrá como invitados a los artistas Manuelcha Prado, Lucho Quequezana y Jean Pierre Magnet.

Bajo la dirección del maestro Fernando Varcárcel, se interpretará un repertorio que incluye, en su primera parte, Obertura festiva de Shostakovich, Gavotte I y II de la Suite n.° 3 de Johann Sebastian Bach y II Largo” de “Invierno” de las Cuatro estaciones de Antonio Vivaldi.

El Gran Teatro Nacional será el escenario de este concierto inaugural del 2013, año en el que la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional celebrará su 75 aniversario de actividades interrumpidas a favor de la difusión del más importante repertorio musical nacional e internacional.

Los ritmos andinos se harán presentes en la segunda parte de esta velada con el acompañamiento de los destacados músicos nacionales Manuelcha Prado, Lucho Quequezana  y Jean Pierre Magnet.

Ellos interpretarán los temas Flor de los glaciares, Kuntur y Carnaval, respectivamente, junto a los más de cincuenta músicos de la orquesta, para finalizar con la melodía “Kashua” de El Indio de Daniel A. Robles.

Sorpréndase con este concierto inaugural de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional este jueves 7 de febrero, a las 20:00 hrs. en el Gran Teatro Nacional (Av. Javier Prado Este 24 S/N, San Borja).

Las entradas se encuentran a la venta en Teleticket de Wong y Metro y en la boletería del teatro, de martes a sábado de 14:00 a 21:00 hrs, desde 15 nuevos soles. Se aplica un 50% de descuento para niños, estudiantes, jubilados y miembros del CONADIS.

Siga las actividades de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional en Facebook (www.facebook.com/orquestasinfonicanacionaldelperu) y del Gran Teatro Nacional en (www.facebook.com/GranTeatroNacional) y Twitter (@GranTeatroNac).

Maclovia Perez
801-833-2793
Fundadora,Coordinadora Red de Peruanos en Utah*USA*
E-mail:redperuenutah@gmail.com
http://redperuenutah.blogspot.com
Corresponsal Red Democratica del Peru
(1998-2011..)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eleccion
Por una política exterior democrática en el Perú

En la Categoría | Visas Temporales

Designan países elegibles para visas H-2A y H-2B para el 2013

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos (DHS, siglas en inglés) hoy anunció que han identificado a 59 países cuyos ciudadanos son elegibles para participar en los programas H-2A y H-2B en el próximo año.
El programa H-2A permite a empleadores estadounidenses traer a extranjeros a los Estados Unidos para empleos agrícolas temporales. El programa H-2B permite traer a extranjeros para empleos temporales no relacionados con la agricultura.
Con pocas excepciones, USCIS sólo aprueba las peticiones de ciudadanos de los países designados por el Secretario del DHS como elegibles para participar en el programa H-2A y H-2B. La nueva lista de países elegibles se anuncia en el Registro Federal y es válida por un año a partir de la fecha de publicación.
A partir del 18 de enero de 2013, ciudadanos de España y los siguientes países de Latinoamérica son elegibles para participar en los programas H-2A y H-2B:
Argentina, Belice, Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, República Dominicana, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Perú, Uruguay.
Puede ver la lista completa de todos los países aquí.
Esta nueva lista no afecta el estatus de personas que actualmente tienen visas H-2A ó H-2B.

4154 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 13 / Friday, January 18, 2013 / Notices

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

 information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

 and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

 burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

 use of automated collection techniques, 

when appropriate, and other forms of 

 information technology.

Food Labeling; Notification Procedures 

for Statements on Dietary 

 Supplements—21 CFR 101.93 (OMB 

Control Number 0910–0331—Extension) 

 Section 403(r)(6) of the FD&C Act (21 

U.S.C. 343(r)(6)) requires that FDA be 

 notified by manufacturers, packers, and 

distributors of dietary supplements that 

 they are marketing a dietary supplement  

product that bears on its label or in itslabeling a statement provided for in section 403(r)(6) of the FD&C Act.

Section 403(r)(6) of the FD&C Act requires that FDA be notified, with a submission about such statements, no later than 30 days after the first

marketing of the dietary supplement.

Information that is required in thesubmission includes: (1) The name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor of the dietary supplement

product; (2) the text of the statement that is being made; (3) the name of the dietary ingredient or supplement that is the subject of the statement; (4) the

name of the dietary supplement (including the brand name); and (5) a signature of a responsible individual who can certify the accuracy of the information presented, and who must certify that the information contained in the notice is complete and accurate, and that the notifying firm has

substantiation that the statement is truthful and not misleading.

The procedural regulation for this program is codified at § 101.93 (21 CFR 101.93). Section 101.93 provides submission procedures and identifies the information that must be included in order to meet the requirements of section 403 of the FD&C Act.

Description of Respondents: Respondents to this collection of information include manufacturers, packers, or distributors of dietary supplements that bear section 403(r)(6) of the FD&C Act statements on their labels or labeling.

We estimate the burden of this collection of information as follows:

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1

21 CFR Section Number of respondents 101.93

Number of  responses                                  2,200

Number of responses per  respondent       1      

Total annual responses                                2,200                               

Average burden per response                      0.75                    

Total hours                                                     1,650

1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

We believe that there will be minimal 

burden on the industry to generate 

 information to meet the requirements of 

 

section 403 of the FD&C Act in

submitting information regarding  section 403(r)(6) of the FD&C Act 

statements on labels or in labeling of 

 dietary supplements. We are requesting

only information that is immediately 

 

available to the manufacturer, packer, or 

 distributor of the dietary supplement 

that bears such a statement on its label 

 or in its labeling. We estimate that, each 

 

year, approximately 2,200 firms will 

submit the information required by 

 section 403 of the FD&C Act. We

estimate that a firm will require 0.75 

 

hours to gather the information needed 

and prepare a submission, for a total of 

 1,650 hours (2,200 × 0.75). This estimate 

 

is based on the average number of 

notification submissions received by us 

 in the preceding 3 years.

Dated: January 14, 2013.

Leslie Kux,

Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

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RIN 1601–ZA11

Identification of Foreign Countries 

 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible To 

Participate in the H–2A and H–2B 

 Nonimmigrant Worker Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. 

 

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under Department of 

 

Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, 

 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

 

Services (USCIS) may approve petitions

for H–2A and H–2B nonimmigrant 

 

status only for nationals of countries 

 

that the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of

State, has designated by notice 

 

published in the Federal Register. That 

 

notice must be renewed each year. This 

 

notice announces that the Secretary of

Homeland Security, in consultation 

 

with the Secretary of State, is 

 

identifying 59 countries whose 

 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

 

the H–2A and H–2B programs for the 

 

coming year. The list published today 

 

includes one new addition: Grenada.

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

 

effective January 18, 2013, and shall be 

 

without effect at the end of one year 

 

after January 18, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Francis Cissna, Office of Policy, 

 

Department of Homeland Security, 

 

Washington, DC 20528, (202) 447–3835.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

 

Background: Generally, USCIS may 

 

approve H–2A and H–2B petitions for 

 

nationals of only those countries that 

 

the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

 

State, has designated as participating 

 

countries. Such designation must be

published as a notice in the Federal 

 

Register and expires after one year. 

 

USCIS, however, may allow a national 

 

from a country not on the list to be 

 

named as a beneficiary of an H–2A or 

 

H–2B petition based on a determination 

 

that such participation is in the U.S. 

 

interest. See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5)(i)(F) and 

 

8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(i)(E).

In designating countries to include on 

 

the list, the Secretary of Homeland 

 

Security, with the concurrence of the 

 

Secretary of State, will take into account

factors including, but not limited to: (1) 

 

The country’s cooperation with respect 

 

to issuance of travel documents for 

 

citizens, subjects, nationals, and 

 

residents of that country who are subject 

 

to a final order of removal; (2) the 

 

number of final and unexecuted orders 

 

of removal against citizens, subjects, 

 

nationals, and residents of that country; 

 

(3) the number of orders of removal 

 

executed against citizens, subjects,

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nationals, and residents of that country; 

 

and (4) such other factors as may serve 

 

the U.S. interest. See 8 CFR 

 

214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(1)(i) and 8 CFR 

 

214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(1). 

 

In December 2008, DHS published in 

 

the Federal Register two notices, 

 

‘‘Identification of Foreign Countries 

 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible to 

 

Participate in the H–2A Visa Program,’’ 

 

and ‘‘Identification of Foreign Countries 

 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible to 

 

Participate in the H–2B Visa Program,’’

which designated 28 countries whose 

 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. See 73 

 

FR 77,043 (Dec. 18, 2008); 73 FR 77,729

 

(Dec. 19, 2008). The notices ceased to 

 

have effect on January 17, 2010 and 

 

January 18, 2010, respectively. See 8 

 

CFR 214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(2) and 8 CFR 

 

214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(3). To allow for the 

 

continued operation of the H–2A and 

 

H–2B programs, the Secretary of 

 

Homeland Security, with the 

 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

 

has published subsequent notices on an 

 

annual basis. See 75 FR 2,879 (Jan. 19,

 

2010) (adding 11 countries); 76 FR 2,915

(Jan. 18, 2011) (removing Indonesia and 

 

adding 15 countries); 77 FR 2,558 (Jan. 

 

18, 2012) (adding five countries).

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

 

has determined, with the concurrence of

 

the Secretary of State, that the 58 

 

countries designated in the January 18,

2012 notice continue to meet the 

 

standards identified in that notice for 

 

eligible countries and therefore should 

 

remain designated as countries whose 

 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. Further, 

 

the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

 

State, has determined to add Grenada to

the list. This determination is made 

 

taking into account the four factors 

 

identified above. The Secretary of 

 

Homeland Security also considered 

 

other pertinent factors including, but 

 

not limited to, evidence of past usage of 

 

the H–2A and H–2B programs by 

 

nationals of the country to be added, as 

 

well as evidence relating to the 

 

economic impact on particular U.S. 

industries or regions resulting from the 

 

addition or continued non-inclusion of

 

specific countries.

Designation of Countries Whose 

 

Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in 

 

the H–2A and H–2B Nonimmigrant 

 

Worker Programs 

Pursuant to the authority provided to 

 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

 

under sections 214(a)(1), 215(a)(1), and 

 

241 of the Immigration and Nationality 

 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(1), 1185(a)(1), and 

 

1231), I am designating, with the 

 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

 

nationals from the following countries

 

to be eligible to participate in the H–2A 

 

and H–2B nonimmigrant worker 

 

programs:

Argentina

Australia

Barbados

Belize

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

Costa Rica

Croatia

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Grenada

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Jamaica

Japan

Kiribati

Latvia

Lithuania

Macedonia

Mexico

Moldova

Montenegro

Nauru

The Netherlands

Nicaragua

New Zealand

Norway

Papua New Guinea

Peru

The Philippines

Poland

Romania

Samoa

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Switzerland

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Uruguay

Vanuato

This notice does not affect the status

 

of aliens who currently hold valid H–2A 

 

or H–2B nonimmigrant status. Persons 

 

holding such status, however, will be

affected by this notice at the time they 

 

seek an extension of stay in H–2 

 

classification, or a change of status (1) 

 

from another nonimmigrant status to H–

2 status or (2) from one H–2 status to 

 

another.

Nothing in this notice limits the 

 

authority of the Secretary of Homeland 

 

Security or her designee or any other 

 

federal agency to invoke against any

foreign country or its nationals any 

 

other remedy, penalty, or enforcement 

 

action available by law.

Janet Napolitano,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2013–00908 Filed 1–17–13; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

 

SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

 

Agency Information Collection 

 

Activities: Application for Foreign 

 

Trade Zone and/or Status Designation, 

 

and Application for Foreign Trade 

 

Zone Activity Permit 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

 

Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

 

comments; Extension of an existing 

 

collection of information: 1651–0029. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

 

burden, CBP invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

 

on an information collection

requirement concerning the Application 

 

for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/ 

 

or Status Designation, and Application 

 

for Foreign Trade Zone Activity Permit 

 

(CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, 214C and 

 

216). 

This request for comment is being 

 

made pursuant to the Paperwork 

 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).

DATES: Written comments should be 

 

received on or before March 19, 2013 to 

 

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

 

to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

 

Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and 

 

Rulings, Office of International Trade, 

 

799 9th Street NW., 5th Floor, 

 

Washington, DC 20229–1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

 

Requests for additional information 

 

should be directed to Tracey Denning, 

 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

 

Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

 

International Trade, 799 9th Street NW., 

 

5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177, 

 

at 202–325–0265.

Maclovia Perez
801-833-2793
Fundadora,Coordinadora Red de Peruanos en Utah*USA*
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