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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 90 / Wednesday, May 9, 2012 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form I–918, and Supplement
A and B, Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form I–918,
Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status; and
Supplement A and B.

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ACTION:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has
submitted the following information
collection request for review and
clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for
sixty days until July 9, 2012.
Written comments and suggestions
regarding items contained in this notice,
and especially with regard to the
estimated public burden and associated
response time should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), USCIS, Chief Regulatory
Coordinator, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Clearance Office, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may
also be submitted to DHS via facsimile
to 202–272–8518, or via email at
[email protected]. When
submitting comments by email, add the
OMB Control Number 1615–0104 in the
subject box.
During this 60-day period USCIS will
be evaluating whether to revise the
Form I–918 and Supplements A and B.
Should USCIS decide to revise the Form
I–918 and Supplements A and B, it will
advise the public when it publishes 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–918, and
Supplement A and B.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed 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;

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(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies 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 a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–918
and Supplements A and B; U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Form I–918: Individuals or
households. This application permits
victims of certain qualifying criminal
activity and their immediate family
members to apply for temporary
nonimmigrant status.
Form I–918 Supplement A:
Individuals or households. This
application permits victims of certain
qualifying criminal activity and their
immediate family members to apply for
temporary nonimmigrant status.
Form I–918 Supplement B: Federal,
State, Local governments. Federal, State,
or local law enforcement agencies,
prosecutors, judges, or other authority,
that has responsibility for the
investigation or prosecution of a
qualifying crime or criminal activity can
complete this supplement so it can be
filed by the applicant along with form
I–918.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: Form I–918—16,768 responses
at 5 hours per response; Supplement
A—10,033 responses at 1.5 hours per
response; Supplement B—16,768
responses at 1 hour per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 120,651 annual burden
hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the

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information collection instrument,
please visit: http://www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529, telephone
number 202–272–1470.
Dated: May 3, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Acting Chief Regulatory Coordinator,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of
Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form I–824; Extension of an
Existing Information Collection;
Comment Request
30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review; Form I–824;
Application for Action on an Approved
Application.

ACTION:

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 February 28, 2012 at 77 FR
12072, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comments in connection with that
publication.
The purpose of this information
collection notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted until June 8, 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 Coordinator,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, Clearance
Office, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,

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