[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 159 (Friday, August 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47961-47962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18860]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-566, Extension
of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Form I-
566, Interagency Record of Individual Requesting Change/Adjustment to
or From A or G Status or Requesting A, G, or NATO Dependent Employment
Authorization; OMB Control Number 1615-0027.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) 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
October 14, 2008.
Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this
notice, especially with regard to 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., 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
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submitting comments by e-mail, please add the OMB Control Number 1615-
0027 in the subject box.
During this 60-day period USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise the Form I-566. Should USCIS decide to revise the Form I-566 it
will advise the public when it publishes the 30-day notice in the
Federal Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
public will then have 30-days to comment on any revisions to the Form
I-566.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 agency's 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 an existing
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Interagency Record of Individual
Requesting Change/Adjustment To or From A or G Status or Requesting A,
G, or NATO Dependent Employment.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-566.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals and households. This
information collection facilitates processing of applications for
benefits filed by dependents of diplomats, international organizations,
and NATO personnel by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and
the Department of State.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 5,800 responses
at 15 minutes (.250 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 1,450 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please visit:
http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529,
telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: August 11, 2008.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-18860 Filed 8-14-08; 8:45 am]
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