30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: June 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 125)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-129, Revision of

an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

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

129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker; OMB Control Number 1615-0009.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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 February 8, 2010 at 75 FR 6212,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received 54 comments

for this information collection. A discussion of the comments and

USCIS' responses are discussed in item 8 of the supporting statement

that can be viewed 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

July 30, 2010. 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 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 Number 1615-0009 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 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

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

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker.

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

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

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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

well as brief abstract: Primary: Businesses. This form is used by an

employer to petition for aliens to come to the U.S. temporarily to

perform services, labor, and training or to request extensions of stay

or changes in nonimmigrant status for nonimmigrant workers.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 364,048

responses at 2.75 hours per response; and 18,500 (Religious Workers) at

3 hours per response.

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

with the collection: 1,056,632 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or 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., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529-2210,

telephone number 202-272-8377.

Dated: June 24, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2010-15864 Filed 6-29-10; 8:45 am]

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