[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77889-77890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31251]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of an
Existing Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Form I-
590, Registration for Classification as Refuge; OMB Control No. 1615-
0068.
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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
February 14, 2011.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise the
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Form I-590. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I-590 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-590.
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, 20
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also
be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-0997 or via e-mail at
[email protected]. When submitting comments by e-mail, please make sure
to add OMB Control No. 1615-0068 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:
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning the extension of the Form I-590. Please
do not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard, or call the USCIS National Customer
Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833).
(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: Registration for Classification
as Refugee.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-590;
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. Form I-
590 provides a uniform method for applicants to apply for refugee
status and contains the information needed for USCIS to adjudicate such
applications.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 140,000
responses at 35 minutes (.583) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 81,620 annual burden hours. If you need a copy of
the information collection instrument, please visit the Web site at:
http://www.regulations.gov/ gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone
number 202-272-8377.
Dated: December 8, 2010.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-31251 Filed 12-13-10; 8:45 am]
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