30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: August 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 166)]

[Notices]

[Page 50935-50936]

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 Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Form I-589; OMB

Control No. 1615-0067.

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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 April 21, 2006, at 71 FR 20711. The notice allowed

for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received on this

information collection.

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

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

September 27, 2006. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

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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, 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 1615-0067 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 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 agencies 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: Revision of a currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Asylum and for

Withholding of Removal.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-589.

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

information collection will be used to determine whether an alien

applying for asylum and/or withholding of deportation in the United

States is classifiable as a refugee, and is eligible to remain in the

United States.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 63,138

responses at 12 hours per response.

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

with the collection: 757,656 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or additional information, please visit

the USCIS 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: August 23, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. E6-14207 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]

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