30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: April 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 81)]

[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: National Interest

Waivers; Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485, Extension of a

Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: National

Interest Waivers; Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485; OMB Control

No. 1615-0063.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information

collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. The information collection was previously published in the

Federal Register on February 11, 2009, at 74 FR 6915, allowing for a

60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments for

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 until May

29, 2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained

in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and

associated response time, should be directed to the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

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Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Clearance

Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 20529-2210. Comments

may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-

mail at [email protected], and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via

facsimile at 202-395-6974 or via e-mail at oira_

[email protected].

When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB

Control Number 1615-0063 in the subject box. 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

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

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Interest Waivers;

Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Form

Number. 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

supplemental documentation will be used by U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services to determine eligibility for national interest

waiver requests and to finalize the request for adjustment to lawful

permanent resident status.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 8,000

responses, two responses per respondent, at (1) hour per response.

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

with the collection: 16,000 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the proposed information requirements, or

additional information, please visit the Web site at: http://

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

If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Products Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 20529-2210,

(202) 272-8377.

Dated: April 24, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. E9-9750 Filed 4-28-09; 8:45 am]

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