[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 121 (Thursday, June 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30314-30315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15002]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of an
Existing Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: File No.
OMB 25, Special Immigrant Visas for Fourth Preference Employment-Based
Broadcasters; OMB Control No. 1615-0064.
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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
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encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until August 24, 2009.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise the File No. OMB 25. Should USCIS decide to revise File No. OMB
25 we will advise the public when we publish 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 File
No. OMB 25.
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, Chief, Regulatory Products Division,
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-
2210. 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 1615-0064 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: Extension of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Special Immigrant Visas for
Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters.
(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-25); 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 or Households. The
information collected via the submitted supplemental documentation (as
contained in 8 CFR 204.13(d)) will be used by the USCIS to determine
eligibility for the requested classification as fourth preference
employment-based immigrant broadcasters.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100 responses
at 2 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 200 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please
visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, Telephone
number 202-272-8377.
Dated: June 18, 2009.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
[FR Doc. E9-15002 Filed 6-24-09; 8:45 am]
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