60-day notice

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 48 / Monday, March 12, 2012 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of an Existing
Information Collection; Comment
Request
60-Day notice of information
collection under review; Form I–590,
registration for classification as refuge.

ACTION:

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The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting 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, 2012.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will
be evaluating whether to revise the
Form I–590. Should USCIS decide to
revise Form I–590 we will advise the
public when we publish 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–590.
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), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Products Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–
2020. Comments may also be submitted
to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997
or via email at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by email, please
make sure to add OMB Control No.
1615–0068 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:
Note: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning the extension of the Form I–590.
Please do not submit requests for individual
case status inquiries to this address. If you
are seeking information about the status of
your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case
Status’’ online at https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/
Dashboard, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283
(TTY 1–800–767–1833).

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary

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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 an existing information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Registration for Classification as
Refugee.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–590;
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. Form I–590 provides a
uniform method for applicants to apply
for refugee status and contains the
information needed for USCIS to
adjudicate such applications.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 140,000 responses at 35
minutes (.583) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 81,620 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, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
Dated: March 7, 2012.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office
of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application To Use the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.

AGENCY:

60-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension of an existing
collection of information: 1651–0105.

ACTION:

As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, CBP invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on an information collection
requirement concerning the Application
to Use the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE). This request for
comment is being made pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13).

SUMMARY:

Written comments should be
received on or before May 11, 2012, to
be assured of consideration.

DATES:

Direct all written comments
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of International Trade,
799 9th Street NW., 5th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information
should be directed to Tracey Denning,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 799 9th Street NW.,
5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177,
at 202–325–0265.
CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).
The comments should address: (a)
Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimates of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden including
the use of automated collection

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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