60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: December 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 246)]

[Notices]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-881; Extension

of An Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

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

881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule

Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant to Section 203 of Public Law 105-100,

NACARA); OMB Control No. 1615-0072.

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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 22, 2011.

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

revise the Form I-881. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I-881 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-881.

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. 1615-0072 in the subject box.

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

submit comments concerning the extension of the Form I-881. 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.do, or call the USCIS National

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

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: Extension of an existing

information collection.

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

Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant to

Section 203 of Public Law 105-100, NACARA).

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-881;

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-

881 is used by a nonimmigrant to apply for suspension of deportation or

special rule cancellation of removal. The information collected on this

form is necessary in order for USCIS to determine if it has

jurisdiction over an individual applying for this release as well as to

elicit information regarding the eligibility of an individual applying

for release.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 55,000

responses at 12 hours per response.

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

with the collection: 660,000 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 17, 2010.

Sunday Aigbe,

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

Services, Department of Homeland Security.

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