30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2012)]

[Notices]

[Pages 59409-59410]

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

[FR Doc No: 2012-23814]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0023]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Register

Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485 and Supplements A, C,

and E, Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 July 25, 2012, at 76 FR 43608,

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

comments on the 60-day notice.

DATES: This notice allows an additional 30 days for public comments.

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 29, 2012.

This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

ADDRESSES: 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 DHS, and to

the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, USCIS Desk

Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory

Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts

Avenue, Washington, DC 20529-2140. Comments may also be submitted to

DHS via email at [email protected] or via the Federal eRulemaking

Portal at www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2009-0020,

and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via

email at [email protected]. All submissions received must

include the agency name and e-Docket ID. When submitting comments by

email please make sure to add 1615-0023 in the subject box.

All submissions received must include the agency name, OMB Control

Number and Docket ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting

comments or material, all submissions

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will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at

http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information

you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public.

You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information

that you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. For

additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is

available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

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

submit comments concerning 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.

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 Request: Revision of a currently

approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application to Register Permanent

Residence or Adjust Status.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-485 and Supplements A, C, and E;

USCIS.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The

information collected is used to determine eligibility to adjust status

under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. USCIS will be

combining The Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA)

Instructions for Form I-485, Supplement C; OMB Control No. 1615-0024,

in Form I-485 instructions under OMB Control No. 1615-0023.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-485--

580,133 responses at 6 hours and 15 minutes (6.25) per response;

Supplement A--3,888 responses at 13 minutes (.216) per response;

Supplement C--386 responses at 30 minutes (.50) per response;

Supplement E--31,000 responses at 1 hour per response.

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

with the collection: 3,657,863 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with

supplementary documents, or need additional information, please visit

http://www.regulations.gov. We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Office

of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20

Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140; Telephone 202-272-

1470.

Dated: September 24, 2012.

Laura Dawkins,

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,

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

Security.

[FR Doc. 2012-23814 Filed 9-26-12; 8:45 am]

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