60-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]

[Notices]

[Page 63322]

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

[FR Doc No: 2011-26363]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form G-28, Revision of

an Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form G-

28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited

Representative.

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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

December 12, 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, 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.

1615-0105 in the subject box.

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

submit comments concerning the revision of this information

collection. 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 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: Revision of an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Notice of Entry of Appearance as

Attorney or Accredited Representative.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form G-28.

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 data

collected on Form G-28 is used by DHS to determine eligibility of the

individual to appear as a representative.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2,479,000

responses at 20 minutes (.333) per response.

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

with the collection: 825,507 annual burden hours. If you need a copy of

this 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: October 6, 20111.

Sunday Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive

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

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2011-26363 Filed 10-11-11; 8:45 am]

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