60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]

[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: H-2 Petitioner's

Employment Related or Fee Related Notification; Extension of an

Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: H-2

petitioner's employment related or fee related notification; OMB

control no. 1615-0107.

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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 June

15, 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 Products Division,

Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 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 1615-0107 in the subject box.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed collection of

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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: H-2 Petitioner's Employment

Related or Fee Related Notification.

(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

notification requirement is necessary to ensure that alien workers

maintain their nonimmigrant status and will help prevent H-2 workers

from engaging in unauthorized employment.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1,700

respondents at 30 minutes (.50) per response.

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

with the collection: 850 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please

visit: http://www.regulations.gov.

We may be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, 111

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, telephone number

202-272-8377.

Dated: April 9, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. E9-8491 Filed 4-14-09; 8:45 am]

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