60 - Day Notice

[Federal Register: June 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 125)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information

Collection, Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: CIS

Ombudsman Case Problem Submission, Form G-1107. OMB Control No. 1615-

NEW.

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The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Citizenship and

Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman 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

August 28, 2006.

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), Director, Regulatory Management Division,

Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, Washington, DC

20529. 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 please make sure to add Form Number G-1107 in the subject box.

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 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: New information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: CIS Ombudsman Case Problem

Submission.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form G-1107.

Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. This

information collection is necessary for the CIS Ombudsman to identify

problem areas, propose changes, and assist individuals experiencing

problems during the processing of an immigration benefit with USCIS.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2,600 responses

at 1 hour per response.

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

with the collection: 2,600 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please visit the DHS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm

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If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington,

DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

Dated: June 26, 2006.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 06-5794 Filed 6-28-06; 8:45 am]

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