30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: November 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 224)]

[Notices]

[Page 65587-65588]

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 an Existing

Information Collection; Request for Comments and Suggestions for Making

the Form More User Friendly

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, HSD.

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

589, Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; 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 June 29, 2007, at 72 FR 35713. The notice allowed

for a 60-day public comment period, and also requested suggestions for

making the form more user friendly. 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

December 21, 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), USCIS, Chief, 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 agency's 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;

(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; and

(5) Suggest how the collection of information can be made more

customer-friendly, identify any confusing and/or unnecessary language

contained in the collection of information (including the form and form

instructions), and offer specific ways that the form and form

instructions can be improved upon or clarified so that they are more

easily understood by those who do not speak English as their primary

language and who may not be familiar with legal terms. Any suggested

changes in language must be consistent with the statutory, regulatory

and legal requirements for asylum, withholding of removal, and

protection pursuant to the Convention Against Torture, and must be

sufficiently precise so as to elicit the information needed by

adjudicators to decide the cases before them and to provide adequate

notice to the applicant of the legal consequences and requirements

associated with the application.

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

information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at:

http:// www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main. We may also be

contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, telephone number 202-

272-8377.

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Dated: November 16, 2007.

Richard A. Sloan,

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

Services, Department of Homeland Security.

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