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Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant to Sec. 203 of Pub. L. 105-100)

60 Day Notice

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[Federal Register: December 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 249)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-881, Extension

of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request


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

881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule

Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant To Section 203 of Pub. L. 105-100);

OMB Control No. 1615-0072.


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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

February 27, 2009.

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 20529-2210. 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-

0072 in the subject box.

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

revise the Form I-881. Should USCIS decide to revise the Form I-881 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-881.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed 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 agencies 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

and forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

Overview of this information collection:

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

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Suspension of

Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-881.

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 form

is used by a nonimmigrant to apply for suspension of deportation or

special rule cancellation of removal. The information collected on this

form is necessary in order for USCIS to determine if it has

jurisdiction over an individual applying for this release as well as to

elicit information regarding the eligibility of an individual applying

for release pursuant to section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and

Central American Relief Act (NACARA) (Pub. L. 105-100).


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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 55,000

responses at 12 hours per response.

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

with the collection: 660,000 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 20529-2210,

telephone number 202-272-8377.


Dated: December 22, 2008.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E8-30798 Filed 12-24-08; 8:45 am]


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