60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: December 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 239)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection under review:

Application requirements for the adjustment of status under section 586

of Public Law 106-249; OMB-27, 1615-0081.

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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted 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 is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted for sixty days until February 13, 2006.

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), USCIS, Director, Regulatory Management

Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor,

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via

facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When

submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB Control

Number 1615-0081 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of

information 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 of a currently

approved information collection.

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

Adjustment of Status under Section 586 of Public Law 106-249.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency

Form Number; File No. OMB-27, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services. [1615-0081]

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The data

is used by the agency to determine an applicant's eligibility for

adjustment of status under section 586 of Public Law 106-249.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 5,000 responses

at 30 (.05) minutes per response.

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

with the collection: 2,500 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm

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If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington,

DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

Dated: December 9, 2005.

Richard A. Sloan,

Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 05-24018 Filed 12-13-05; 8:45 am]

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