[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26782-26783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11297]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-864, Form I-
864A, Form I-864EZ, and Form I-864W; Extension of an Existing
Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Form I-
864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act; Form I-864A,
Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member, Form I-864EZ, Affidavit
of Support Under Section 213A of the Act; Form I-864W, Intending
Immigrant's Affidavit of Support Exemption; OMB Control No. 1615-0075.
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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 July
12, 2010.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise the Form I-864. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I-864 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 Form I-864,
Form I-864A, Form I-864EZ, and Form I-864W.
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,
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
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submitting comments by e-mail, please make sure to add OMB Control No.
1615-0075 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 an existing
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Affidavit of Support Under
Section 213A of the Act.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-864,
Form I-864A, Form I-864EZ, and Form I-864W; U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. These
forms are used by family-based and certain employment-based immigrants
to have the petitioning relative execute an Affidavit of Support on
their behalf.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: I-864, 439,500
responses at 6 hours per response; I-864A, 215,800 responses at 1.75
hours per response; I-864EZ, 100,000 responses at 2.5 hours per
response; I-864W, 1,000 responses at 1 hour per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 3,265,650 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: May 7, 2010.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-11297 Filed 5-11-10; 8:45 am]
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