60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 46)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control No. 1615-0037]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-730, Revision of

an Existing Information Collection Request; Comment Request

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

730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition.

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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

10, 2010.

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. 1615-0037 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 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: Revision of an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-730.

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. Form I-

730 will be used by an asylee or refugee to file on behalf of his or

her spouse and/or children provided that the relationship to the

refugee/asylee existed prior to their admission to the United States.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 86,400

responses at 35 minutes (.583) per response.

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

with the collection: 50,371 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 Management Division,

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

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: March 5, 2010.

Sunday Aigbe,

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

Services.

[FR Doc. 2010-5140 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]

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