60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 45)]

[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: Form I-102, Extension

of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-

102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure

Document; OMB Control No. 1615-0079.

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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 May

11, 2009.

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 20529-2210. 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, add the OMB Control Number 1615-0079 in

the subject box.

During this 60-day period USCIS will be evaluating whether to

revise the Form I-102. Should USCIS decide to revise the Form I-102 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

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have 30 days to comment on any revisions to the Form I-102.

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 Replacement/

Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-102.

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.

Nonimmigrants temporarily residing in the United States use this form

to request a replacement of his or her arrival evidence document.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 12,195

responses at 25 minutes (.416) per response.

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

with the collection: 5,073 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.

You may also contact us at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division,

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529-2210,

telephone number 202-272-8377.

Dated: March 4, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. E9-4977 Filed 3-9-09; 8:45 am]

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