60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: June 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 121)]

[Notices]

[Page 30314]

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-129S; Extension

of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 6-day notice of information collection under review; Form I-

129S, Nonimmigrant Petition Based on Blanket L Petition; OMB Control

No. 1615-0010.

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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

August 24, 2009.

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

revise the Form I-129S. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I-129S 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-129S.

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), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division,

Clearance Officer, 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 make sure to add OMB Control No. 1615-0010 in the subject

box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the 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 agencies 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: Extension of an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Nonimmigrant Petition Based on

Blanket L Petition.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-129S;

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS

will use the information collected to determine whether the applicant

meets the eligibility for the requested immigration benefit.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 250,000

responses at 35 minutes per response.

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

with the collection: 145,750 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: June 19, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E9-14939 Filed 6-24-09; 8:45 am]

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