30 Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 46)]

[Notices]

[Page 12458-12459]

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: Reinstatement and

Revision of a Previously Approved Form

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Form I-

485: Supplement C, HRIFA Supplement to Form I-485; OMB Control No.

1615-New.

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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 September 26, 2007, at 72 FR 54671, allowing for a

60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments 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 7, 2008. 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, Chief,

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 e-mail at kastrich@omb.eop.gov.

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

Control Number 1615-New 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 proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

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(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies 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: Reinstatement and revision of a

previously approved form.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: HRIFA Supplement to Form I-485.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-485

Supplement C; 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

information provided on the Form I-485 Supplement C, in combination

with the information collected on Form I-485 (Application to Register

Permanent Resident or Adjust Status), is necessary in order for the

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to make a

determination that the adjustment of status eligibility requirements

and conditions are met by the applicant of Haitian nationality pursuant

to HRIFA.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2,000

respondents at 30 minutes per response.

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

with the collection: 1,000 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://www.regulations.gov.

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: March 4, 2008.

Arthur Moldenhauer,

Acting Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E8-4496 Filed 3-6-08; 8:45 am]

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