[Federal Register: July 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 147)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-914, Extension
of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
914 and Supplements A and B, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status;
Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient; and
Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in
Persons; OMB Control No. 1615-0099.
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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
September 29, 2008.
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, Chief, Regulatory Management Division,
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 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. When
submitting comments by e-mail, please add the OMB Control Number 1615-
0099 in the subject box.
During this 60-day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise the Form I-914. Should USCIS decide to
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revise the Form I-914 it will advise the public when it publishes the
30 day notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The public will then have 30 days to comment on any
revisions to the Form I-914.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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: Extension of an existing
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for T Nonimmigrant
Status; Supplement A: Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1
Recipient; and Supplement B: Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for
Victim of Trafficking in Persons.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-914.
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
application permits victims of severe forms of trafficking and their
immediate family members to demonstrate that they qualify for temporary
nonimmigrant status pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA), and to receive temporary immigration
benefits.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-914 (500
responses at 2.25 hours per response); Supplement A (500 responses at 1
hour per response); Supplement B (200 responses at .5 hours per
response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 1,725 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please visit: http://
www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529,
telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: July 25, 2008.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
[FR Doc. E8-17435 Filed 7-29-08; 8:45 am]
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