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[Federal Register: March 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 44)]

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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: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-

821, Application for Temporary Protected Status; OMB Control Number

1615-0043.

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

Immigration Services 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 May 7, 2007.

Written comments and suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in

this notice, and especially regarding the estimated public burden and

associated response time, should be directed to the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division,

Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 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]. When

submitting comments by e-mail please add the OMB Control Number 1615-

0043 in the subject box.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the collection of information 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: Application for Temporary

Protected Status.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-821,

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. The

information required on the Form I-821 is necessary in order for USCIS

to make a determination that the applicant meets the TPS eligibility

requirements and conditions.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 335,333

responses at 1 hour and 30 minutes (1.5 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 502,999 annual burden hours.

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

information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan,

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

Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008,

Washington, DC 20529; Telephone No. 202-272-8377.

Dated: March 2, 2007.

Richard Sloan,

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

Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E7-4018 Filed 3-6-07; 8:45 am]

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