Agency Information Collection Activities: Revised Collection; Comment Request, 72306 [05-23567]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 72306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23567]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Revised Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION:  30-day notice of information collection under review; 
Application for Authorization to Issue Certification for Health Care 
Workers and Related Requirements; Form I-905.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted 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 September 30, 2005 at 70 FR 57312, allowing for a 
60-day public review and comment period on the proposed revised form. 
No comments were filed.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
January 3, 2006. 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), USCIS, Director, Regulatory Management 
Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, 
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via 
facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When 
submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB Control 
Number 1615-0062 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestion 
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 information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Authorization to 
Issue Certification for Health Care Workers and Related Requirements.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-905, 
Business and Trade Services, Program and Regulations Development, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Not-for-profit institutions. The 
data collected on this form is used by USCIS to determine eligibility 
of an organization to issue certificates to foreign health care 
workers. It also provides the requirements for the data that shall be 
displayed on all health care certificates that will be used by a 
benefit granting agency. The information must be contained on each 
certificate issued by a certifying body in order for the certificate to 
be valid. This data requirement was established under OMB Control 
Number 1615-0062. That information collection was published as an 
Information Collection Request (no agency form) at 68 FR 43901 (Final 
rule: Certificates for Certain Health Care Workers, July 25, 2003).
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 21,010 
responses at 7.6 hours per response. This number includes the 
anticipated amount of certificates that will be issued by a benefit 
granting agency as the information collection now includes the 
requirements that must be met in order for a certificate to be valid.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 37,280 annual burden hours. This number is 
increased as explained in item 5 above.
    (7) Other Information: This submission combines the information 
collection previously approved under OMB Control No. 1615-0062 and Form 
I-905 [OMB Control No. 1615-0086].
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: https://
uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm.
    If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory 
Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington, 
DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

    Dated: November 29, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 05-23567 Filed 12-1-05; 8:45 am]
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