60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: November 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 229)]

[Notices]

[Page 69140-69141]

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 T Nonimmigrant Status; Form I-914, I-914 Supplement A,

I-914 Supplement B; OMB Control No. 1615-0099.

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

Immigration Service (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 September 27, 2006, at 71 FR 56542, allowing for a

60-day public comment period. No public 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

December 29, 2006. 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 Ave., 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 1615-0099 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

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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 T Nonimmigrant

Status; Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient; and

Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in

Persons.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-914,

I-914 Supplement A, and I-914 Supplement B. U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individual or households. This

application incorporates information pertinent to eligibility under the

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L.

106-386). The information on all three parts of the form will be used

by the USCIS to determine whether applicants meet the eligibility

requirements for certain immigration benefits.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-914 (500

responses at 2.25 hours per response); Supplement A (500 responses at 1

hour per response); Supplement B (200 responses at .5 hours per

response).

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

with the collection: 1,725 annual burden hours.

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

information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan,

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

Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 111

Massachusetts Ave., NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC, 20529.

Dated: November 24, 2006.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. E6-20224 Filed 11-28-06; 8:45 am]

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