30 Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2011)]

[Notices]

[Page 26750]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2011-11166]

[[Page 26750]]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: Visa

Processing Fee Payment; OMB control No. 1615-New.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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 March 3, 2011, at 76 FR 11805,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any

comments.

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

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

June 8, 2011. 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 Products Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat,

Clearance Officer, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 20529-2020.

Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-0997 or

via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via

facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. When submitting comments by e-mail please make

sure to add Visa Processing Fee Payment 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;

(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: New information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Visa Processing Fee Payment.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Form

Number; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This

information collection is necessary for USCIS to track payment of the

visa processing fee and reconcile the payment received in the Federal

Financial Management System (FFMS), and the applicant's file.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 500,000

responses at 10 minutes (.166 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 83,000 annual burden hours.

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

visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov.

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

Office of the Executive Secretariat, Clearance Officer, 20

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020; Telephone 202-

272-8377.

Dated: May 3, 2011.

Sunday Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive

Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2011-11166 Filed 5-6-11; 8:45 am]

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