[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 52 (Monday, March 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12809-12810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4948]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of an Existing
Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection under review: Form I-
643, Health and Human Services Statistical Data for Refugee/Asylee
Adjusting Status; OMB Control No. 1615-0070.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services has submitted the following information collection
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published to
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until May 18, 2007.
Written comments and suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in
this notice, and especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division,
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008,
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 add the OMB Control Number 1615-
0070 in the subject box.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or
more of the following four points:
(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 agencies 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: Revision of an existing
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Health and Human Services
Statistical Data for Refugee/Asylee Adjusting Status.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-643.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. Refugees
and asylees, Cuban/Haitian Entrants under section 202 of Public Law 99-
603, and Amerasians under Public Law 97-359, must use this form when
applying for adjustment of status, with the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS will provide the data collected on
this form to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 195,000
responses at 55 minutes (.916) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 178,620 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008,
Washington, DC 20529; Telephone No. 202-272-8377.
Dated: March 14, 2007.
Richard Sloan,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7-4948 Filed 3-16-07; 8:45 am]
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