30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]

[Notices]

[Pages 3485-3486]

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

[FR Doc No: 2012-1354]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-129F, Extension

of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

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

129F, Petition for Alien Fiance(e).

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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. An information collection notice was previously

published in the Federal Register on October 28, 2011, at 76 FR 66944,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any

comments on the 60-day notice.

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

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

February 23, 2012. 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, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC

20529-2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to

(202) 272-0997 or via email at [email protected], and to the OMB

USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at (202) 395-5806 or via email at

[email protected].

When submitting comments by email please make sure to add OMB

Control Number 1615-0001 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 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 agency's estimate of the burden of

the 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: Petition for Alien Fiance(e).

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-129F.

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. Form I-

129F must be filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

(USCIS) by a citizen of the United States in order to petition for an

alien spouse, finance(e), or child.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 54,000

responses at 1 hour and 30 minutes (1.50 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 81,000 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: January 19, 2012.

Sunday Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive

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

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2012-1354 Filed 1-23-12; 8:45 am]

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