[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 142 (Monday, July 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 37042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17740]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Electronic
Mail and Text Message Notification, Emergency Submission to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB); Comment Request.
ACTION: 45-Day Emergency Notice of Information Collection Under Review:
Request for Electronic Mail and Text Message Notification, OMB Control
Number 1615-NEW.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS), has submitted the following emergency
information collection, utilizing emergency review procedures, to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. 35). The purpose of this notice is to allow 45 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for thirty days
until September 10, 2009. 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), and to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk
Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3008,
Washington, DC 20529-2210. You may also submit comments to DHS via
facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at [email protected], and to the
OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-6974 or via e-mail at
[email protected].
When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB-54
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 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: Emergency request for OMB
approval.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Electronic Mail and
Text Message Notification.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No form
number. 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. USCIS is
posting an announcement on the Forms Web page at http://www.uscis.gov
to alert applicants that they may submit their mobile phone numbers and
e-mail addresses on an application cover sheet to receive an electronic
notification that USCIS has received or taken another action on their
application. USCIS plans to incorporate these data fields into all
public use forms as their current OMB approval is set to expire.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 6 million
responses at 3 minutes (.05) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 300,000 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
supporting statement, or additional information, please visit the USCIS
Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory
Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 20529-
2210, (202) 272-8377.
Dated: July 21, 2009.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-17740 Filed 7-24-09; 8:45 am]
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