[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18390-18391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9243]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-824, Extension
of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
824, Application for Action on an Approved
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Application or Petition; OMB Control No. 1615-0044.
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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 June 22, 2009.
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 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 add the OMB Control Number 1615-0044 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 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: Application for Action on an
Approved Application or Petition.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-824,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individual or households. This
information collection is used to request a duplicate approval notice,
to notify and to verify to the U.S. Consulate that a petition has been
approved or that a person has been adjusted to permanent resident
status.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 43,772
responses at 25 minutes (.416 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 18,209 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 be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, Telephone number
202-272-8377.
Dated: April 17, 2009.
Kathryn Catania,
Management and Program Analyst, Regulatory Products Division, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-9243 Filed 4-21-09; 8:45 am]
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