60-Day Notice

Federal Register: April 28, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 82)]

[Notices]

[Page 23832-23833]

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: File Number OMB 22;

Extension of an Existing Information Collection: Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: OMB 22,

National Interest Waivers; Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485;

OMB Control No. 1615-0063.

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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 June

27, 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 e-mail, please make sure

to add OMB control No. 1615-0063 in the subject box.

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

submit comments concerning OMB 22, National Interest Waivers;

Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485. 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

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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 a currently

approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Interest Waivers;

Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485.

(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-22. 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. The

supplemental documentation will be used by the U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services to determine eligibility for national interest

waiver requests and to finalize the request for adjustment to lawful

permanent resident status.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 8,000

responses, two responses per respondent, at one (1) hour per response.

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

with the collection: 16,000 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: April 22, 2011.

Sunday Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive

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

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2011-10245 Filed 4-27-11; 8:45 am]

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