60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: June 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 110)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-243, Extension

of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

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

243, Application for Removal; OMB Control No. 1615-0019.

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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 9, 2010.

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

revise the Form I-243. Should USCIS decide to revise the Form I-243 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-243.

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, 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 Number 1615-0019 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 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 a currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Removal.

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

Homeland Security component sponsoring the collection: Form I-243. 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 and households. The

information provided on this form allows the USCIS to determine

eligibility for an applicant's request for removal from the United

States.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 41 responses at

30 minutes (.50 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 20 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 3, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2010-13784 Filed 6-8-10; 8:45 am]

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