[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34954-34955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9429]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a
Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review;
Immigration User Fee (File Number OMB-01); OMB Control Number 1653-
0029.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 February 28, 2006, at 71 FR 10046. The notice
allowed for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received
on this information collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
July 17, 2006. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Director, Regulatory Management
Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via
facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at [email protected]. When
submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB Control
Number 1653-0029 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the 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 agencies estimate of the burden of
the 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 a currently
approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Immigration User Fee.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency
Form Number (File No. OMB-01). U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for profit: The
information requested from commercial air carriers, commercial vessel
operators and tour operators is necessary for effective budgeting,
financial management, monitoring, and auditing of user fee collections.
No forms are required.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 25 responses at
15 minutes per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 331 hours this includes 250 annual recordkeeping
hours plus 81 annual reporting burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm.
If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory
Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington,
DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.
Dated: June 12, 2006.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. E6-9429 Filed 6-15-06; 8:45 am]
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