60-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2014)]

[Notices]

[Page 49529]

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

[FR Doc No: 2014-19819]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0064]

Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB-25, Special

Immigrant Visas for Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters;

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. 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

October 20, 2014.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number

1615-0064 in the subject box, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2006-

0012. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the

following methods to submit comments:

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

site at www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2006-0012;

(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: Special Immigrant Visas for

Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number; File No. OMB-25;

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 via the submitted supplemental documentation (as

contained in 8 CFR 204.13(d)) will be used by the USCIS to determine

eligibility for the requested classification as fourth preference

Employment-based immigrant broadcasters.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated

total number of respondents for the information collection OMB-25 is

100 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours.

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

with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated

with this collection is 200 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: August 15, 2014.

Laura Dawkins,

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

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

Security.

[FR Doc. 2014-19819 Filed 8-20-14; 8:45 am]

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