30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]

[Notices]

[Pages 39413-39414]

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

[FR Doc No: 2011-16871]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: File Number OMB 22;

Extension of an Existing Information Collection: Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: OMB 22,

National Interest Waivers; Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485;

OMB Control No. 1615-0063.

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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

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with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection

was previously published in the Federal Register on April 28, 201 at 76

FR 23832, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received

comments from one commenter. A discussion of the comments and USCIS'

responses are addressed in item 8 of the supporting statement that can

be viewed at: http://www.regulations.gov.

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

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

August 5, 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, 20

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also

be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at

USCISFRComment@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 OMB

Control Number 1615-0063 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: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Interest Waivers;

Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency

Form Number; File No. OMB-22. 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

supplemental documentation will be used by the U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services to determine eligibility for national interest

waiver requests and to finalize the request for adjustment to lawful

permanent resident status.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 8,000

responses, two responses per respondent, at one (1) hour per response.

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

the collection: 16,000 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, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone number 202-272-8377.

Dated: June 30, 2011.

Sunday Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive

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

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2011-16871 Filed 7-5-11; 8:45 am]

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