60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: June 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 111)]

[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-485 and

Supplements A and E, Extension of a Currently Approved Information

Collection; Comment Request

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

485 and Supplements A and E, Application to Register Permanent

Residence or Adjust Status; OMB Control Number 1615-0023.

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

Immigration Services 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 60 days until August 10, 2009.

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

revise the Form I-485 and Supplements A and E. Should USCIS decide to

revise the Form I-485 and Supplements A and E 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-485 and Supplements A

and E.

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 Products Division,

Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 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 please add the OMB Control Number 1615-0023 in the subject box.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the collection of information 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;

(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: Extension of a currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application to Register Permanent

Residence or Adjust Status.

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

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

and Supplements A and E. 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 collected is used to determine eligibility to adjust status

under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-485--

614,921 responses at 6 hours and 15 minutes (6.25) per response;

Supplement A--3,888 responses at 13 minutes (.216) per response;

Supplement E--31,000 responses at one hour per response.

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

with the collection: 3,875,095 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please

visit: http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.

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We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, telephone

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: June 8, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E9-13750 Filed 6-10-09; 8:45 am]

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