30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: September 28, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 186)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-140, Revision of

a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-

140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; OMB Control Number 1615-0015.

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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 May 5, 2009, at 74 FR 20722, allowing for a 60-day

public comment period. USCIS received three comments. USCIS's

discussion and response to the comments are addressed in the supporting

statement. The supporting statement will be posted to the Web site at:

http://www.regulations.gov.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

October 28, 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

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 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at

[email protected].

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

Control No. 1615-0015 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 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Immigrant Petition for Alien

Workers.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-140,

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for profit. The

information furnished on Form I-140 will be used by U.S. Citizenship

and Immigration Services to classify aliens under section 203(b)(1),

203(b)(2) or 203(b)(3) of 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: 96,000

responses at one hour per response.

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

with the collection: 96,000 annual burden hours.

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

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

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

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

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: September 23, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. E9-23363 Filed 9-25-09; 8:45 am]

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