60-day notice

[Federal Register: December 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 239)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of an

Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

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

590, Registration for Classification as Refuge; OMB Control No. 1615-

0068.

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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

February 14, 2011.

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

revise the

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Form I-590. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I-590 we will advise the

public when we publish 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-590.

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, 20

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also

be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-0997 or via e-mail at

[email protected]. When submitting comments by e-mail, please make sure

to add OMB Control No. 1615-0068 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:

Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to

submit comments concerning the extension of the Form I-590. Please

do not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this

address. If you are seeking information about the status of your

individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at https://

egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard, or call the USCIS National Customer

Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833).

(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 an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Registration for Classification

as Refugee.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-590;

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. Form I-

590 provides a uniform method for applicants to apply for refugee

status and contains the information needed for USCIS to adjudicate such

applications.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 140,000

responses at 35 minutes (.583) per response.

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

with the collection: 81,620 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,

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: December 8, 2010.

Sunday Aigbe,

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

Services, Department of Homeland Security.

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