30 Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 59)]

[Notices]

[Page 15469]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Currently

Approved Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Petition

to Remove Conditions on Residence; Form I-751. OMB Control No. 1615-

0038.

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

Immigration Services 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. This

information was previously published in the Federal Register on January

23, 2006 at 71 FR 3524. The notice allowed for a 60-day public comment

period. No comments were received on this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

April 27, 2006. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

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 No.

1615-0038 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the

public and affected agencies should address one or more of the

following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the 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 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: Revision of a currently

approved 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: Form I-751,

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(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 of 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

respondents at 2 hours and 20 minutes (2.333) per response.

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

with the collection: 275,312 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: March 23, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 06-2900 Filed 3-27-06; 8:45 am]

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