[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 2088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-601]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a
Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review; Secure
Communities IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability State and Local Agency
Assessment; OMB Control No. 1653-0040.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE), is submitting the following information collection
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on November 7, 2008, Vol. 73 No. 217
66249, allowing for a 60 day 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 for thirty days until February 13, 2009.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies regarding items contained in this notice and especially with
regard to the estimated public burden and associated response time
should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to OMB
Desk Officer, for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974. 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 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 currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Secure Communities IDENT/IAFIS
Interoperability State and Local Agency Assessment.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form 70-003
and Form 70-004, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State and Local Correctional
Facilities. 8 U.S.C. 1231(a) gives the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authority to remove
criminal aliens who have been ordered as such. DHS/ICE is improving
community safety by transforming the way the federal government
cooperates with state and local law enforcement agencies to identify,
detain, and remove all criminal aliens held in custody. Secure
Communities (SC) revolutionizes immigration enforcement by using
technology to share information between law enforcement agencies and by
applying risk-based methodologies to focus resources on assisting all
local communities with removing high-risk criminal aliens. In order for
the Secure Communities Initiative to meet its goals, ICE must collect
detailed business requirements and input from its state and local law
enforcement partners. ICE will interview law enforcement officials at a
combined 7,000 state and local jails across the United States as part
of the Secure Communities Initiative. The collection instruments are
transitioning from the currently approved paper based format to the
implementation of technology permitting electronic submissions of
responses. This assessment determines the fingerprint procedures and
technological capabilities of state and local jails governance, as well
as basic jail booking statistics. This information is used in order to
prioritize local sites and deliver the implementation strategy of the
Secure Communities Initiative.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 7,000 responses
at 20 minutes (0.3333333333333333 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 2,334 annual burden hours.
Requests for a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument, with instructions; or inquiries for additional information
should be directed to: Joseph M. Gerhart, Chief, Records Management
Branch, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street, SW.,
Room 3138, Washington, DC 20024; (202) 732-6337.
Dated: January 8, 2009.
Joseph M. Gerhart,
Chief, Records Management Branch, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-601 Filed 1-13-09; 8:45 am]
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