[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11897-11898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5393]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-918, and
Supplement A and B, Extension of a Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status; and Supplement A and B; OMB
Control No. 1615-0104.
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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 May
11, 2010.
Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this
notice, and especially with regard to 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., Suite 3008,
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, add the OMB Control Number 1615-0104 in
the subject box.
During this 60-day period USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise the Form I-918 and Supplement A and B. Should USCIS decide to
revise the Form I-918 and Supplements A and B, it will advise the
public when it publishes 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-918, and Supplements
A and B.
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 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 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.
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Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for U Nonimmigrant
Status.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-918
and Supplements A and B; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This
application permits victims of certain qualifying criminal activity and
their immediate family members to apply for temporary nonimmigrant
status.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-918--
12,000 responses at 5 hours per response; Supplement A--24,000
responses at 1.5 hours per response; Supplement B--12,000 responses at
1 hour per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 108,000 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please visit: http://www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529-2210,
telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: March 8, 2010.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-5393 Filed 3-11-10; 8:45 am]
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