60-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2014)]

[Notices]

[Pages 4168-4169]

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

[FR Doc No: 2014-01385]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0099]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for T

Nonimmigrant Status; Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1

Recipient; and Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of

Trafficking in Persons, Form I-914 and Supplements A and B. Extension,

Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship

and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension of a currently

approved collection of information or new collection of information].

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the

information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to

obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the

categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort,

and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost

to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until

March 25, 2014.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number

1615-0099 in the subject box, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS

USCIS-2006-0059. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of

the following methods to submit comments:

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(1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web

site at www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS- USCIS-2006-

0059;

(2) Email. Submit comments to [email protected];

(3) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy

and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments

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 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. DHS may withhold information provided in

comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy

of an individual or is offensive. 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: Extension, Without Change, of a

Currently Approved Collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for T Nonimmigrant

Status; Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient; and

Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in

Persons.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-914 and Supplements A and B;

USCIS.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-

914 permits victims of severe forms of trafficking and their immediate

family members to demonstrate that they qualify for temporary

nonimmigrant status pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking and Violence

Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA), and to receive temporary immigration

benefits.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-914, 500

responses at 2 hours and 15 minutes (2.25 hours) per response;

Supplement A, 500 responses at 1 hour per response; Supplement B, 200

responses at 30 minutes (.50 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 1,725 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with

instructions, or additional information, please visit the Federal

eRulemaking Portal site at: 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 number 202-272-8377.

Dated: January 17, 2014.

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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