60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: August 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 150)]

[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

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a

Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

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

Registration for Classification as Refugee; Form I-590, OMB Control

Number 1615-0068.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted 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

October 3, 2006.

Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this

notice, and especially with regard to 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, NW., 3rd floor,

Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS

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

submitting comments by e-mail add the OMB Control Number 1615-0068 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 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 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

and forms of information technology, e.g.,

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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: Registration for Classification

as Refugee.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-590.

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. This

information collection provides a uniform method for applicants to

apply for refugee status and contains the information needed in order

to adjudicate such applications.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 140,000

responses at 35 (.583) minutes per response.

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

with the collection: 81,620 annual burden hours.

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

information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at

http://uscis.gov/graphics/formfee/forms/pra/index.htm. We may also be

contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, Telephone

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: August 1, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E6-12595 Filed 8-3-06; 8:45 am]

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