30 - Day Notice

[Federal Register: September 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 172)]

[Notices]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information

Collection, Comment Request

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: CIS

Ombudsman Case Problem Submission Worksheet, Form DHS-7001 (Previously

published as Form G-1107). OMB Control No. 1615-NEW.

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The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Citizenship and

Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman 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 was previously

published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2006, at 71 FR 37085. 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

October 6, 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 DHS-7001 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: New information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: CIS Ombudsman Case Problem

Submission Worksheet.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: DHS-7001.

Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.

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

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

information collection is necessary for the CIS Ombudsman to identify

problem areas, propose changes, and assist individuals experiencing

problems during the processing of an immigration benefit with USCIS.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2,600 responses

at 1 hour per response.

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

with the collection: 2,600 annual burden hours.

If you have comments, please submit them to DHS via facsimile to

202-272-8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the DHS desk

officer at:

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kastrich@omb.eop.gov, or fax to 202-395-6974. If you 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: August 31, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. E6-14702 Filed 9-5-06; 8:45 am]

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