60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: July 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 134)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-912; New

Information Collection; Comment Request

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

912, Request for an Individual Fee Waiver; OMB Control No. 1615-New.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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

September 13, 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,

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-New 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: New information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for an Individual Fee

Waiver.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-912;

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. The

collection of information on Form I-912 is necessary in order for U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to make a determination

that the applicant is unable to pay the application fee for certain

immigration benefits.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 85,000

responses at 1 hour and 10 minutes (1.166 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 99,110 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: July 8, 2010.

Sunday Aigbe,

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

Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2010-17114 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]

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