45 Day Emergency Notice

[Federal Register: July 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 142)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities

Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Electronic

Mail and Text Message Notification, Emergency Submission to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB); Comment Request.

ACTION: 45-Day Emergency Notice of Information Collection Under Review:

Request for Electronic Mail and Text Message Notification, OMB Control

Number 1615-NEW.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS), has submitted the following emergency

information collection, utilizing emergency review procedures, to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.L. 104-13, 44

U.S.C. 35). The purpose of this notice is to allow 45 days for public

comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for thirty days

until September 10, 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 Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk

Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory

Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3008,

Washington, DC 20529-2210. You may also submit comments 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

[email protected].

When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB-54

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: Emergency request for OMB

approval.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Electronic Mail and

Text Message 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. USCIS is

posting an announcement on the Forms Web page at http://www.uscis.gov

to alert applicants that they may submit their mobile phone numbers and

e-mail addresses on an application cover sheet to receive an electronic

notification that USCIS has received or taken another action on their

application. USCIS plans to incorporate these data fields into all

public use forms as their current OMB approval is set to expire.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 6 million

responses at 3 minutes (.05) per response.

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

with the collection: 300,000 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

supporting statement, or additional information, please visit the USCIS

Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.

If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 20529-

2210, (202) 272-8377.

Dated: July 21, 2009.

Sunday Aigbe,

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

Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E9-17740 Filed 7-24-09; 8:45 am]

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