60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 23, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 56)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: HRIFA Instructions for

Form I-485, Supplement C; Extension of an Existing Information

Collection; Comment Request

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

Instructions for Form I-485, Supplement C; OMB Control No. 1615-0024.

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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

23, 2011.

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

revise Form I-485, Supplement C. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I-

485, Supplement C 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-485, Supplement C.

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, 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.

1615-0024 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-485,

Supplement C. 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: HRIFA Instructions for Form I-

485, Supplement C.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-485,

Supplement C; 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. The

information provided on the Form I-485 Supplement C, in combination

with the information collected on Form I-485 (Application to Register

Permanent Resident or Adjust Status), is necessary in order for the

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to make a

determination that the adjustment of status eligibility requirements

and conditions are met by the applicant of Haitian nationality pursuant

to HRIFA.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2,000 responses

at 30 minutes (.50) per response.

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

with the collection: 1,000 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: March 17, 2011.

Sunday Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive

Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2011-6781 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am]

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