60-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2013)]

[Notices]

[Pages 57870-57871]

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

[FR Doc No: 2013-22975]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0068; Form I-590]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Registration for

Classification as Refugee; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship

and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently

approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is

published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the

nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents,

the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the

respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the

actual information collection instruments. During this 60-day period,

USCIS will be evaluating whether to further revise the information

collection. Should USCIS decide to further revise the information

collection, it will advise the public when it publishes the 30-day

notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the PRA. The public

will then have 30 days to comment on any further revisions to the

information collection.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until

November 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: During the 60-day comment period, written comments and

suggestions regarding items contained in this notice, and especially

with regard to the estimated public burden and associated response time

must be directed to DHS using one of the following methods: (1) Via the

Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at www.Regulations.gov under e-

Docket ID number USCIS-2007-0036; (2) by email to

USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov; or (3) by mail to DHS, USCIS, Office of

Policy and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20

Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140. All submissions

received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0068 in the subject

box, the agency name and e-Docket ID USCIS-2007-0036.

Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,

all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at http://www.Regulations.gov, and will include any

personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this

information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the

amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary

submission you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in

comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy

of an individual or is offensive. For additional information, please

read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the

footer of http://www.Regulations.gov.

Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to

submit comments concerning this information collection. 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.do, or call the USCIS National

Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

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 agency's 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: Revision of a Currently

Approved Collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Registration for Classification

as Refuge.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: I-590; USCIS.

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

well as a brief

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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.

The revised Form I-590 includes additional questions that have been

transferred from Form G-646, Sworn Statement of Refugee Applying for

Admission into the United States. These questions assist USCIS in

determining whether an applicant is inadmissible to the United States.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100,000

responses at 3 hours and 20 minutes (3.33 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 333,000 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with

instructions, or additional information, please visit the Federal

eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.Regulations.gov. We may also be

contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory

Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC

20529-2140, Telephone number 202-272-8377.

Dated: September 17, 2013.

Laura Dawkins,

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,

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

Security.

[FR Doc. 2013-22975 Filed 9-19-13; 8:45 am]

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