[Federal Register: July 1, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 126)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review;
application for travel document, Form I-131.
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The Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services (CIS) has submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection was previously published in the
Federal Register on January 13, 2004 at 69 FR 1991, allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. No comments were received by CIS on this
information collection.
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The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
August 2, 2004. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice should be directed to the Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for Homeland Security, Office of Management
and Budget Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503; telephone 202-395-7316.
The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in
comments which:
(1) 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;
(2) 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) 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
submission of responses.
Overview of this information collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Travel Document,
Form I-131.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-131,
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well
as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. This form is
used by permanent or conditional residents, refugees or asylees and
aliens abroad seeking to apply for a travel document to lawfully
reenter the United States or be paroled for humanitarian purposes into
the United States.
(4) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 164,103
responses at 55 minutes (.9 hours) per response.
(5) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 147,692 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required contact: Mr. Richard A.
Sloan, Director, Regulations and Forms Services, Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, Room 4034, 425 I
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536.
Dated: June 28, 2004.
Richard A. Sloan,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 04-14965 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]
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