30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: October 11, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 196)]

[Notices]

[Page 59804-59805]

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

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a

Currently approved information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review:

Interagency Record of Individual Requesting Change/Adjustment to or

From A or G Status or Requesting A, G, or NATO dependent Employment

Authorization; Form I-566; Control No. 1615-0027.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 was previously published in the

Federal Register on July 26, 2006 at 71FR 42407, allowing for a 60-day

public comment period. No comments were received on this information

collection.

The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that the USCIS

is seeking OMB approval on this information collection and to allow an

additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and

will be accepted until November 13, 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), and to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: 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, and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at

202-395-6974 or via e-mail at kastrich@omb.eop.gov.

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

Control Number 1615-0027. 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 of a currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Interagency Record of Individual

Requesting Change/Adjustment to or From A or G Status or Requesting A,

G, or NATO Dependent Employment Authorization.

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

Department of Homeland Security

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sponsoring the collection: Form I-566. 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. The data

on this form is used by Department of State (DOS) to certify to USCIS

eligibility of dependents of A or G principals requesting employment

authorization, as well as for North Atlantic Treaty Organization/

Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (NATO/HQ SACT) to

certify to USCIS similar eligibility for dependents of NATO principals.

DOS also uses this form to certify to USCIS that certain, A, G or NATO

nonimmigrants may change their status to another nonimmigrant status.

USCIS, on the other hand, uses data on this form in the adjudication of

change or adjustment of status applications from aliens in A, G, or

NATO classifications, and following any such adjudication informs DOS

of the results by use of this form.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 5,800 responses

at 15 minutes (.250 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 1,450 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 Suite 3008,

Washington, DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

Dated: October 4, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 06-8578 Filed 10-10-06; 8:45 am]

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