60-day Notice

[Federal Register: November 16, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 220)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-290B, Extension

of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

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

290B, Notice of Appeal to the Office of Administrative Appeals; OMB

Control No.1615-0095.

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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 sixty days until

January 18, 2011.

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

revise the Form I-290B. Should USCIS decide to revise the Form I-290B

it will advise the public when we publish the 30-day

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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-290B.

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 Officer, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Room 5012, Washington,

DC 20529-2020. 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 1615-0095 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 agency's 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 an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Notice of Appeal to the Office of

Administrative Appeals.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-290B,

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-

290B is necessary in order for USCIS to make a determination that the

appeal or motion to reopen or reconsider meets the eligibility

requirements, and for the Administrative Appeals Office to adjudicate

the merits of the appeal or motion to reopen or reconsider.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 28,734

responses at 90 minutes (1.5 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 43,101 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

information collection instrument, please visit: http://

www.regulations.gov/.

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Room 5012, Washington, DC 20529-2020,

telephone number 202-272-8377.

Dated: November 9, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2010-28722 Filed 11-15-10; 8:45 am]

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