Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, 72461-72462 [05-23609]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension of Existing
Information Collection Comment
Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Application
for Posthumous Citizenship; Form N–
644.
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 February 3, 2005.
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 1615–0059 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
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.
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Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Posthumous
Citizenship.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form N–644,
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individual or
households. The information collected
will be used to determine an applicant’s
eligibility to request posthumous
citizenship status for a decedent and to
determine the decedent’s eligibility for
such status.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 50 responses at 1 hour and 50
minutes (1.83 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 92 annual burden hours.
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 30, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division,
USCIS.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review; Application
for Suspension of Deportation or Special
Rule Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant
to Section 203 of Public Law 105–100);
Form I–881.
ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services has submitted the
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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 February 3, 2006.
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 1615–0072 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 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
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 existing information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Suspension of
Deportation or Special Rule
Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant to
Section 203 of Public Law 105–100).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–881
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 and
households. This form is used by a
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nonimmigrant to apply for suspension
of deportation or Special Rule
cancellation of removal. The
information collected on this form is
necessary in order for the USCIS to
determine if it has jurisdiction over an
individual applying for this release as
well as to elicit information regarding
the eligibility of an individual applying
for this release, pursuant to section 203
of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and
Central American Relief Act (NACARA);
Public Law 105–100.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 55,000 responses at 12 hours
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 660,000 annual burden
hours.
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 30, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–4977–N–10]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: The
Study of Multifamily Building
Conformance With the Fair Housing
Accessibility Guidelines: Improving
the Methodology (Phase 2)
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 3,
2006.
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Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
control Number and should be sent to:
Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SW., Room 8228,
Washington, DC 20410–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Stoloff, Program Evaluation
Division, Policy Development and
Research, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 8140, Washington, DC
20410–5000. Telephone (202) 708–3700,
extension 5723 for copies of the
proposed forms and other available
documents. (This is not a toll-free
number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is
soliciting comments from members of
the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information: (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; (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 collection techniques or
other forms of information technology
(e.g., permitting electronic submission
of responses).
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Multifamily
Building Conformance with the Fair
Housing Accessibility Guidelines:
Improving the Methodology.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of a survey
instrument designed to measure the
degree of conformance in multifamily
buildings to the Fair Housing
Accessibility Guidelines. The survey
will be compared to baseline data
gathered in a previous study from 2003,
which covered the period 1991–1996.
The purpose of the survey is to: (1)
Replicate the core components of the
previous survey and compare, where
possible, changes in the level of
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conformance with the Fair Housing
Guidelines; (2) Provide a new and more
reliable baseline for future studies; and
(3) Conduct a large enough survey, with
weighted sampling, to assess the
differences in levels of conformance
among specific housing types (e.g., Low
Income Housing Tax Credit properties
and elderly properties).
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public:
Individuals.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response:
Inspections: 400 projects, average of
five hours inspection time per project
will result in 2,000 hours. (This estimate
combines inspection time with
interview time. The actual burden on
individuals will be closer to 400 hours.)
Telephone interviews: 100
respondents, one interview at one hour
each will result in 100 hours.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Pending OMB approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: November 21, 2005.
Harold Bunce,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Supplement to the Draft
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Upper Mississippi River National
Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Illinois, Iowa,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service announces that the Supplement
to the Draft Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
is available for Upper Mississippi River
National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The
Supplement to the Draft CCP/EIS was
prepared pursuant to the National
Wildlife Refuge System Administration
Act of 1966, as amended by the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997, and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Goals
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review;
Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation
of Removal (Pursuant to Section 203 of Public Law 105-100); Form I-881.
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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 February 3, 2006.
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 1615-0072 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 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 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 existing
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Suspension of
Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant to
Section 203 of Public Law 105-100).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-881
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 and households. This
form is used by a
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nonimmigrant to apply for suspension of deportation or Special Rule
cancellation of removal. The information collected on this form is
necessary in order for the USCIS to determine if it has jurisdiction
over an individual applying for this release as well as to elicit
information regarding the eligibility of an individual applying for
this release, pursuant to section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and
Central American Relief Act (NACARA); Public Law 105-100.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 55,000
responses at 12 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 660,000 annual burden hours.
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 30, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-23609 Filed 12-2-05; 8:45 am]
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