30 Day Federal Register Notice Feb. 2009

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 22 / Wednesday, February 4, 2009 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of an Existing
Information Collection; Comment
Request
30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review; Exemption
from NSEERS Registration
Requirements (File No. OMB–40); OMB
Control No. 1653–0035.
ACTION:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE), has submitted the
following information collection request
for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on December 4, 2008 Vol. 73
No. 234 73950, allowing for a 60 day
public comment period. No comments
were received on 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 for thirty days
March 6, 2009. Written comments and
suggestions from the public and affected
agencies regarding items contained in
this notice and especially with regard to
the estimated public burden and
associated response time should be
directed to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget. Comments
should be addressed to OMB Desk
Officer, for United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Department
of Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–6974. 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 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
agencies 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

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(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.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Overview of This Information
Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.

(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Exemption from NSEERS Registration
Requirements.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: No agency
Form Number (File No. OMB–40), U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Households. This Information
Collection allows an alien to seek an
exemption from the NSEERS
registration requirements by submitting
a letter to the Department of Homeland
Security containing specific
information.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 5,800 responses at 30 minutes
(.5 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 2,900 annual burden hours.
Requests for a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument, with
instructions; or inquiries for additional
information should be directed to:
Joseph M. Gerhart, Chief, Records
Management Branch, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th
Street, SW., Room 3138, Washington,
DC 20536; (202) 732–6337.
Dated: January 30, 2009.
Joseph M. Gerhart,
Chief, Records Management Branch, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security.
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Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: Notice
of Funding Availability for the Hispanic
Serving Institutions Assisting
Communities (HSIAC) Program

SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comment Due Date: April 6,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SW., Room 8234,
Washington, DC 20410–6000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Brunson, 202–708–3061, ext.
3852 (this is not a toll-free number), for
copies of the proposed forms and other
available documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Housing and Urban
Development will submit the proposed
extension of information collection to
OMB for review, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (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; (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 collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses).

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