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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
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.

Dated: January 16, 2013.
Laura Dawkins
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.

Overview of This Information
Collection

ACTION:

(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or
Special Immigrant
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–360;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. This information collection
is used by several prospective classes of
aliens who intend to establish their
eligibility to immigrate to the United
States.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 7,882 responses at 2.08 hours
per response, 6,381 responses at 3.08
hours per response, and 4,504 at 2.33
hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 46,542. (This is a correction
from the estimated total annual burden
hours previously reported in the 60-day
notice at 68,499, which was based on a
calculation error.)
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 20529–2134;
Telephone 202–272–8377.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0015]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Immigrant Petition for Alien
Workers, Form I–140; Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection
30-Day notice.

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. The information collection notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on October 30, 2012, at 77 FR
65706, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS received three
public comment submissions in
connection with the 60-day notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until February 22,
2013. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: All written comments and/
or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
via email at
[email protected]. The
comments submitted to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer may also be submitted to
DHS via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
Web site at http://www.regulations.gov
under e-Docket ID number USCIS–
2007–0018 or via email at
[email protected]. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the OMB Control
Number 1615–0015.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
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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
agency’s 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:
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–140;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. The information furnished on
Form I–140 will be used by USCIS to
classify aliens under sections 203(b)(1),
203(b)(2) or 203(b)(3) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (Act).
(5) An estimate of the total number of
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estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 77,149 at 1.08 hours (1 hour 5
minutes). This is a change from the
estimated number of respondents in the
60-day Federal Register notice
published on October 30, 2012, at 77 FR
65706 which estimated the number of
respondents at 81,678. This change in
the estimated number of respondents is
due to a change in agency estimates
based on updated FY2013 statistical
data.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 83,320.92 annual burden
hours. This is a change from the
estimated total public burden hours
reported in 60-day Federal Register
notice published on October 30, 2012 at
77 FR 65706, which estimated the total
annual burden associated with this
collection to be 88,212 hours. This
change in the total annual burden hours
can be attributed to the adjustment in
the agency estimates on the number of
respondents noted above.
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 20529–2134;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: January 16, 2013.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5690–N–01]

Notice of Proposed Information for
Public Comment for: Energy and
Performance Information Center
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.

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HUD created the Energy and
Performance Information Center
(‘‘EPIC’’) data system to track the
amount and types of Energy Efficiency
Measures (EEMs) being implemented
within Public Housing units (OMB
Control Number 2577–0274). This
revision expands the data collected to
include the amount and type of Public
Housing development, including
development in conjunction with Low
Income Housing Tax Credits; other
planning collections and performance
reports presently collected in hard copy;
the Physical Needs Assessment; and
modernization undertaken by PHAs
through Energy Performance Contracts.
The EPIC data system is necessary in
order to support the Department’s
Agency Performance Goals (APGs),
specifically APG # 4, Measure # 13
which sets numeric targets for
completing green retrofits and creating
energy efficient units. In addition to the
direct support of HUD APG # 4,
Measure # 13, the implementation of the
EPIC data system will enable HUD to
provide reports on the progress of EEMs
completed with PIH funding. The EPIC
data system will also improve PHA
planning by making the five year plan
and annual statement process electronic
and also enabling HUD to aggregate this
information in order to track APG # 2,
Measure # 5, which sets goals for
expanding the number of families
housed. The EPIC data system will also
allow improved tracking of the Energy
Performance Contract process and will
include the Physical Needs Assessment
tool.
DATES: Comments Due Date: March 25,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name/or OMB Control
number and should be sent to: Colette
Pollard, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
4160, Washington, DC 20410–5000;
telephone 202.402.3400 (this is not a
toll-free number) or email Ms. Pollard at
[email protected]. Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. (Other
than the HUD USER information line
and TTY numbers, telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
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(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
number).
The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is
soliciting comments from members of
the public and affecting agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information to: (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 agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (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 collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This Notice Also Lists the Following
Information
Title of Proposal: Energy and
Performance Information Center (EPIC).
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2577–0274.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Department has recognized the need for
improving energy efficiency in
affordable housing and has prioritized
this in Agency Priority Goal # 4,
Measure # 13. The Department
pioneered its data collection in this area
with the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 in creating
the Recovery Act Management
Performance System (‘‘RAMPS’’). The
data collected through the RAMPS gave
the Department a more comprehensive
dataset regarding energy efficient
improvements than it had ever had
previously. The EPIC data system builds
upon the successes of the RAMPS and
adds data collection for other areas. This
form is to revise the collection to
include other information. Some of this
information is presently collected in
paper form and will be collected
electronically through the EPIC data
system.
The EPIC data system will gradually
automate the collection of the five year
plan and annual statement forms from
grantees. These are required forms
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