30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: December 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 243)]

[Notices]

[Page 75969-75970]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of an Existing

Information Collection; Comment Request

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

Interagency Alien Witness and Informant Record; Form I-854; OMB Control

No. 1615-0046.

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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 October 13, 2006, at 71 FR

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60557, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not

receive any comments for 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

January 18, 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, 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 1615-0046 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: Revision of an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Interagency Alien Witness and

Informant Record.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-854.

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. This

information collection is used by law enforcement agencies to bring

alien witnesses and informants to the United States in ``S''

nonimmigrant classification.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 125 responses

at 4.25 hours per response.

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

with the collection: 531 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

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

DC 20529, Telephone Number (202) 272-8377.

Dated: December 13, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E6-21540 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am]

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