[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 40846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17114]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-912; New
Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Form I-
912, Request for an Individual Fee Waiver; OMB Control No. 1615-New.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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
September 13, 2010.
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 submitting comments by e-mail, please make sure
to add OMB Control No. 1615-New 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: New information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for an Individual Fee
Waiver.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-912;
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. The
collection of information on Form I-912 is necessary in order for U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to make a determination
that the applicant is unable to pay the application fee for certain
immigration benefits.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 85,000
responses at 1 hour and 10 minutes (1.166 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 99,110 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: July 8, 2010.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-17114 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]
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