60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 43)]

[Notices]

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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: Extension of a

Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Form G-

845, Document Verification Request, and Document Verification Request

Supplement; OMB Control No. 1615-0101.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS) 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

5, 2008.

Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this

notice, and especially with regard to 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, 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 make sure to add OMB Control Number 1615-0101 in the

subject box.

During this 60-day period USCIS will be evaluating whether to

revise the Form G-845 and Supplement. Should USCIS decide to revise the

Form G-845 and Supplement it will advise the public when it publishes

the 30-day notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act. The public will then have 30 days to comment

on any revisions to the Form G-845 and Supplement.

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:

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(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Document Verification Request and

Document Verification Request Supplement.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Forms G-845

and G-845 Supplement. 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. The

information collection allow for the verification of immigration status

of certain persons applying for benefits under certain entitlement

programs.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 500,000

responses at 5 minutes (.083 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 41,500 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/.

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division,

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529,

Telephone number 202-272-8377.

Dated: February 28, 2008.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E8-4136 Filed 3-3-08; 8:45 am]

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