60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 12, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 48)]

[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-918, and

Supplement A and B, Extension of a Currently Approved Information

Collection; Comment Request

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

918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status; and Supplement A and B; OMB

Control No. 1615-0104.

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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 May

11, 2010.

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., Suite 3008,

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, add the OMB Control Number 1615-0104 in

the subject box.

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

revise the Form I-918 and Supplement A and B. Should USCIS decide to

revise the Form I-918 and Supplements A and B, it will advise the

public when it publishes 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-918, and Supplements

A and B.

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 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 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: Petition for U Nonimmigrant

Status.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-918

and Supplements A and B; 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

application permits victims of certain qualifying criminal activity and

their immediate family members to apply for temporary nonimmigrant

status.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-918--

12,000 responses at 5 hours per response; Supplement A--24,000

responses at 1.5 hours per response; Supplement B--12,000 responses at

1 hour per response.

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

with the collection: 108,000 annual burden hours.

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

information collection instrument, please visit: http://

www.regulations.gov/.

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

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529-2210,

telephone number 202-272-8377.

Dated: March 8, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 2010-5393 Filed 3-11-10; 8:45 am]

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