30 Day Notice

[Federal Register: June 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 125)]

[Notices]

[Page 36542]

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: Form N-648, Revision of

a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

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

648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions; OMB Control No.

1615-0060.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 April 14, 2008, at 73 FR 20058 allowing for a 60-

day public comment period. USCIS received four comments for this

information collection. The comments will be addressed in the

supporting statement.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

July 28, 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. Interested persons are invited to submit

written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.

Comments should be addressed to OMB Desk Officer, for U.S. Citizenship

and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, and sent via

electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-

6974.

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

Control Number 1615-0060. 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: Revision of a currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Medical Certification for

Disability Exceptions.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-648.

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. USCIS

uses the Form N-648 medical certification issued by the licensed

medical professional to substantiate a claim for an exception to the

requirements of section 312(a) of the Act.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 20,000

responses at 2 hours per response.

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

with the collection: 40,000 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: http://www.regulations.gov/

search/index.jsp.

If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008, Washington,

DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

Dated: June 24, 2008.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E8-14576 Filed 6-26-08; 8:45 am]

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