60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: November 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 227)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Forms G-325, G-325A, G-

325B, and G-325C, Extension of an Existing Information Collection

Request; Comment Request

ACTION: 60 Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Forms G-

325, G-325A, G-325B, and G-325C, Biographic Information. OMB Control

No. 1615-0008.

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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

January 23, 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. 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-

0008 in the subject box.

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

revise these forms. Should USCIS decide to revise these forms 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 these forms.

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 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

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

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Biographic Information.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Forms G-325,

G-325A, G-325B, and G-325C. 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. These

forms are used when it is necessary to check other agency records on

applications or petitions submitted by applicants for certain benefits

under the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act).

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form G-325-

200,000 responses at 15 minutes (.25) per response; Form G-325A-583,921

responses at 15 minutes (.25) per response; Form G-325B-500,000

responses at 25 minutes (.416) per response; and Form G-325C-140,000

responses at 15 minutes (.25) per response.

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

with the collection: 438,980 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: November 19, 2008.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. E8-27866 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]

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