60-Day notice

[Federal Register: May 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 91)]

[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: Form I-777, Extension

of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

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

777, Application for Issuance or Replacement of Northern Mariana Card;

OMB Control No. 1615-0042.

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

Immigration Services 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 July 13, 2009.

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

revise the Form I-777. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I-777 we will

advise the public when we publish 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-777.

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

email please add the OMB Control No. 1615-0042 in the subject box.

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 agency's 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

(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.

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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 Issuance or

Replacement of Northern Mariana Card.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-777.

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

information collection is used by applicants applying for a Northern

Mariana identification card if they received United States citizenship

pursuant to Public Law 94-241 (Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of

the Northern Mariana Islands).

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100 responses

at 30 minutes (.50 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 50 annual burden hours.

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

visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/

main.

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

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

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: May 7, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E9-11080 Filed 5-12-09; 8:45 am]

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