60-Day Notice

Published 60-Day Notice 6-23-10.doc

Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition

60-Day Notice

OMB: 1615-0028

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[Federal Register: June 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 120)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Forms I-600/I-600A,

Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment

Request


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

600/I-600A, Petition To Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and

Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition; OMB Control No.

1615-0028.


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

Immigration Services 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 60 days until August

23, 2010.

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

revise the Form I-600/I-600A. Should USCIS decide to revise the Form I-

600/I-600A 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-600/I-600A.

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., 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 add the OMB Control Number 1615-0028 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 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

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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 an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition to Classify Orphan as an

Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan

Petition.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-600/

I-600A. 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 Form

I-600 is used by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to

determine whether an alien is an eligible orphan. Form I-600A is used

to streamline the procedure for advance processing of orphan petitions.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 34,000

responses at 30 minutes (.50) per response.

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

with the collection: 17,000 annual burden hours.

If you 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., Washington, DC 20529-2210, telephone

number 202-272-8377.


Dated: June 18, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services. Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2010-15180 Filed 6-22-10; 8:45 am]

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