[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 9805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3786]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form G-845 and
Supplement; Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form G-
845 and Supplement; Document Verification Request, and Document
Verification Request Supplement; OMB Control No. 1615-0101.
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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
25, 2011.
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,
Office of the Executive Secretariat, 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.
1615-0101 in the subject box.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning the revision of this information
collection. 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 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 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: Revision of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Document Verification Request and
Document Verification Request Supplement.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form G-845
and Supplement. 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 and households. The
information collections allow for the verification of immigration
status of certain persons applying for benefits under certain
entitlement programs.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form G-845--
248,206 responses at 5 minutes (.083) per response; Supplement--11,247
responses at 5 minutes (.083) per response; Automated Queries
11,839,892 responses at 5 minutes (.083) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 1,004,246 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of this information collection instrument,
please visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/ gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: February 15, 2011.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive
Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-3786 Filed 2-18-11; 8:45 am]
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