30 Day Notice

[Federal Register: October 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 204)]

[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: Comment Request

ACTION: 30-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 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 August 4, 2006 at 71 FR 44305, allowing 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

November 22, 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 Suite 3008, 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 email at kastrich@omb.eop.gov.

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

Control Number 1615-0068. 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 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 currently approved

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: 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 and 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 approximately 35 minutes (.583) hours 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

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,

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Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

Dated: October 18, 2006.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E6-17663 Filed 10-20-06; 8:45 am]

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