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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 23, 2005 / Notices
Dated: March 17, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05–5674 Filed 3–22–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection; Comment
Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Application
to Register Permanent Residence or
Adjust Status and Supplement A to
Form I–485.
ACTION:
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
sixty days until May 23, 2005.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information should address one or more
of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the 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
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:
Application to Register Permanent
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Residence or Adjust Status and
Supplement A to Form I–485.
(3) Agency Form Number, if Any, and
the Applicable Component of the
Department of Homeland Security
Sponsoring the Collection: Form I–485
and I–485 Supplement A. 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. This form allows an
applicant to determine whether he or
she must file under section 245 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, and it
allows the USCIS to collect information
needed for reports to be made to
different government committees.
(5) An Estimate of the Total Number
of Respondents and the Amount of Time
Estimated for an Average Respondent to
Respond: I–485 Adult respondents are
160,000 at 5.25 hours per response; I–
485 Children respondents are 112,000 at
4.5 hours per response; and I–485
Supplement A respondents are 50,000 at
13 minutes (.216 hours) per response.
(6) An Estimate of the Total Public
Burden (in Hours) Associated With the
Collection: Form I–485 annual burden
hours are 1,316,000 and Form I–485
Supplement A annual burden hours are
10,800.
If you have comments, suggestions, or
need a copy of the information
collection instrument, please contact
Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory
Management Division, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529; 202–272–8377.
Dated: March 17, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05–5675 Filed 3–22–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Special
Immigrant Visas for Fourth Preference
Employment-Based Broadcasters, File
No. OMB–25.
ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has
submitted the following information
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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 is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted for
sixty days until May 23, 2005. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10.
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 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
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:
Special Immigrant Visas for Fourth
Preference Employment-Based
Broadcasters.
(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–25); 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
via the submitted supplemental
documentation (as contained in 8 CFR
204.13(d)) will be used by the USCIS to
determine eligibility for the requested
classification as fourth preference
employment-based immigrant
broadcasters.
(5) An Estimate of the Total Number
of Respondents and the Amount of Time
Estimated for an Average Respondent to
Respond: 100 responses at 2 hours per
response.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review:
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status and
Supplement A to Form I-485.
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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 sixty days until May 23, 2005.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should
address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the 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 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: Application to Register Permanent
Residence or Adjust Status and Supplement A to Form I-485.
(3) Agency Form Number, if Any, and the Applicable Component of the
Department of Homeland Security Sponsoring the Collection: Form I-485
and I-485 Supplement A. 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. This form
allows an applicant to determine whether he or she must file under
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and it allows the
USCIS to collect information needed for reports to be made to different
government committees.
(5) An Estimate of the Total Number of Respondents and the Amount
of Time Estimated for an Average Respondent to Respond: I-485 Adult
respondents are 160,000 at 5.25 hours per response; I-485 Children
respondents are 112,000 at 4.5 hours per response; and I-485 Supplement
A respondents are 50,000 at 13 minutes (.216 hours) per response.
(6) An Estimate of the Total Public Burden (in Hours) Associated
With the Collection: Form I-485 annual burden hours are 1,316,000 and
Form I-485 Supplement A annual burden hours are 10,800.
If you have comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20529; 202-272-8377.
Dated: March 17, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-5675 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]
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