60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 3, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 42)]

[Notices]

[Page 11805]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information

Collection: Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: OMB 63,

Visa Processing Fee Payment; OMB Control No. 1615-New.

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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 May

2, 2011.

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,

Office of the Executive Secretariat, Clearance Officer, 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 email, please make sure

to add Visa Processing Fee Payment in the subject box.

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

submit comments concerning OMB 63, Visa Processing Fee Payment.

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 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: New information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Visa Processing Fee Payment.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency

Form Number; File No. OMB-63. 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. This

information collection is necessary for USCIS to track payment of the

visa processing fee and reconcile the payment received in the Federal

Financial Management System (FFMS), and the applicant's file.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 500,000

responses at 10 minutes (.166 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 83,000 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,

Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone number 202-272-8377.

Dated: February 25, 2011,

Evadne Hagigal,

Senior Management and Program Analyst, Regulatory Products Division,

Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2011-4743 Filed 3-2-11; 8:45 am]

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