60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: January 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 14)]

[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: Petition

to Remove Conditions on Residence; Form I-751, 1615-0038.

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

Immigration Services will submit the following information collection

request 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 March 24, 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 1615-0038 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 agencies estimate of the burden of

the collection of information, including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information on

those who are to respond; 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: Petition to Remove Conditions on

Residence.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: The agency

number is 1615-0038; the form number is I-751. U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS).

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. Persons

granted conditional residence through marriage to a United States

citizen or permanent resident use this form to petition for the removal

of those conditions.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 118,008

responses at 80 minutes per response.

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

with the collection: 156,951 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: January 18, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 06-569 Filed 1-29-06; 8:45 am]

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