[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 25 (Monday, February 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 6629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2559]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Forms G-325, G-325A, G-
325B, and G-325C; Extension of an Existing Information Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Forms
325, G-325A, G-325B, and G-325C, Biographic Information; OMB Control
No. 1615-0008.
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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 April
8, 2011.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise Forms G-325, G-325A, G-325B, and G-325C. Should USCIS decide to
revise Forms G-325, G-325A, G-325B, and G-325C 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 Forms G-325, G-325A, G-325B,
and G-325C.
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. 1615-0008 in the subject box.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning the extension of the Forms G-325, G-325A,
G-325B, and G-325C. 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.do, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at
1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833).
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 agency's 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: Biographic Information.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Forms G-325,
G-325A, G-325B, and G-325C; 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. USCIS
uses Forms G-325, G-325A, G-325B, and G-325C when it is necessary to
check other agency records on applications or petitions submitted by
applicants for certain benefits under the Immigration and Nationality
Act (Act).
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form G-325--
200,000 responses at 15 minutes (.25) per response; Form G-325A--
583,921 responses at 15 minutes (.25) per response; Form G-325B--
500,000 responses at 25 minutes (.416) per response; and Form G-325C--
140,000 responses at 15 minutes (.25) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 438,980 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,
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone
number 202-272-8377.
Dated: February 1, 2011.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-2559 Filed 2-4-11; 8:45 am]
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