60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: May 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 99)]

[Notices]

[Page 29527-29528]

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: Form I-290B, Extension

of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

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

290B, Notice of Appeal to the Office of Administrative Appeals; OMB

Control No. 1615-0095.

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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 July 21, 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, NW., 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-

0095 in the subject box.

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

revise the Form I-290B. Should USCIS decide to revise the Form I-290B

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

I-290B.

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 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; 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.

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Overview of This Information Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Notice of Appeal to the Office of

Administrative Appeals

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: I-290B, 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. The

information collection required on the Form I-290B is necessary in

order for USCIS to make a determination that the appeal or motion to

reopen or reconsider meet eligibility requirements, and for the

Administrative Appeals Office to adjudicate the merits of the appeal or

motion to reopen or reconsider.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 30,000

responses at 30 minutes (.50 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 15,000 annual burden hours.

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

information collection instrument, please visit: http://

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.

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: May 16, 2008.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E8-11385 Filed 5-20-08; 8:45 am]

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