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Application for Status as a Temporary Resident Under Section 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act

30-Day Notice

OMB: 1615-0090

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[Federal Register: February 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 21)]

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[Page 4723-4724]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Currently

Approved Information Collection; Comment Request


ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review:

Application for Status as Temporary Resident under Section 245A of the

Immigration and Nationality Act; Form I-687. OMB Control No. 1615-0090.


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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information

collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. The information collection was previously published in the

Federal Register on November 27, 2006, at 71 FR 68632, allowing for a

60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

March 5, 2007. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

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), and to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS,

Director, Regulatory Management Division, Clearance Office, 111

Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529.

Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or

via e-mail at [email protected], and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via

facsimile at 202-395-6974 or via e-mail at [email protected].

When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB

Control Number 1615-0090. Written comments and suggestions from the

public and affected agencies 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.


Overview of This Information Collection


(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Status as

Temporary Resident under Section 245A of the Immigration and

Nationality Act.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-687.

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

collection of information on Form I-687 is required to verify the

applicant's eligibility for temporary status, and if the applicant is

deemed eligible, to grant him or her the benefit sought.


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(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100,000

responses at 1 hour and 10 minutes (1.16 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: 116,000 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008, Washington,

DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.


Dated: January 29, 2007.

Stephen Tarragon,

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E7-1639 Filed 1-31-07; 8:45 am]


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