30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 13, 2011)]

[Notices]

[Page 41279]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2011-17551]

[[Page 41279]]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities; Form I-864, Form I-

864A, Form I-864EZ, and Form I-864W; Extension of an Existing

Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-

864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act; Form I-864A,

Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member, Form I-864 EZ, Affidavit

of Support Under Section 213A of the Act; Form I-864W, Intending

Immigrant's Affidavit of Support Exemption.

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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following

information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously

published in the Federal Register on May 4, 2011, at 76 FR 25364,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received comments

from one commenter.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

August 12, 2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

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), and to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: 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], and to the OMB USCIS Desk

Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at [email protected]. When submitting comments by e-mail please make

sure to add OMB Control No. 1615-0075 in the subject box. 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: Extension of an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Affidavit of Support Under

Section 213A of the Act.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-864,

Form I-864A, Form I-864EZ, and Form I-864W; 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. These

forms are used by family-based and certain employment-based immigrants

to have the petitioning relative execute an Affidavit of Support on

their behalf.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-864,

439,500 responses at 6 hours per response; Form I-864A, 215,800

responses at 1.75 hours per response; Form I-864EZ, 100,000 responses

at 2.5 hours per response; Form I-864W, 1,000 responses at 1 hour per

response.

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

with the collection: 3,265,650 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 202-272-8377.

Dated: July 7, 2011.

Sunday Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive

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

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2011-17551 Filed 7-12-11; 8:45 am]

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