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Burden Estimate: The estimated
burden has increased from 120 hours to
200 hours a year.
Dated: December 22, 2005.
R.T. Hewitt,
Rear Admiral, Assistant Commandant for
Command, Control, Communications
Computers and Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Current Request
60-day notice of information
collection under review; Immigrant
Petition for Alien Workers, Form I–140;
OMB Control Number 1615–0015.
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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 27, 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 1615–0015 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
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(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:
Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–140;
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 is used to
classify a person under seciton
203(b)(1), 203(b)(2), or 203(b)(3) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act. The
data collected on this form will be used
by USCIS to determine eligibility for the
requested immigration benefit.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 96,000 responses at 60 minutes
(1 hour) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 96,000 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: December 23, 2005.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Director, Regulatory Management
Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of Existing
Collection; Comment Request
60-day notice of information
collection under review: Request for Fee
Waiver Denial Letter, Form G–1054;
OMB Control No. 1615–0098.
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 by
sixty days until February 27, 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 1615–0089 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
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:
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(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Request for Fee Waiver Denial Letter.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form G–1054;
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (CIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Households. The regulations at 8 CFR
103.7(c) allows U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) to waive
fees for benefits under the Immigration
and Nationality Act (Act). This form is
used to maintain consistency in the
adjudication of fee waiver requests, to
collect accurate data on amounts of fee
waivers, and to facilitate the public-use
process.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 16,000 responses at 1.25 hours
(75 minutes) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 20,000 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: December 23, 2005.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Director, Regulatory Management
Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
45-day notice of information
collection under review: i-account,
USCIS Form 1.
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ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has
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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 is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted for
forty-five days until February 13, 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 USCIS Form 1 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:
(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:
General Information
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) is planning a broad
restructuring of its business processes to
move from an exclusively transaction
based focus to customer accounts.
Account management will permit
USCIS to streamline benefits processing
and eliminate the capture and
processing of redundant data.
In some respects the account focus
represents more comprehensive
information than USCIS has previously
collected at one time. However, an
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account focus eliminates redundancy in
that customers will not have to give the
same information repeatedly. In
addition, in many respects the account
represents less total information than is
cumulatively collected today as
customers file various applications in
their lifecycle with USCIS. But the
American public expects USCIS to ask
what it needs to know and to link that
data with biometrics in order to deter
and detect fraud, and thereby reduce
national security risks. Moreover, the
account system allows USCIS to avoid
burdening the customer with repeated
requests for the same information. It
allows for address changes to be made
by individuals, employers, and
representatives one time in one place for
all purposes, solving a huge customer
and administrative burden to date. This
account system finds the common
ground between USCIS objectives and
customer service, national security, and
administrative efficiency. USCIS will be
promulgating a rulemaking in the near
future.
(1) Type of Information Collection:
New Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
USCIS i-account.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component sponsoring
the collection: USCIS Form I–1.
Adjudications Division, USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. This form is used for collecting
biographic information that can be
updated at future encounters. It is also
used as a unique personal identifier for
transactions with USCIS.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 2,500,000 responses at 1 hours
and 30 minutes (1.5 hours) per
response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 3,750,000 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of Existing
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Request
for Fee Waiver Denial Letter, Form G-1054; OMB Control No. 1615-0098.
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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 by sixty days until February 27, 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 1615-0089 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 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:
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(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Fee Waiver Denial
Letter.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form G-1054;
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The
regulations at 8 CFR 103.7(c) allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) to waive fees for benefits under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (Act). This form is used to maintain consistency in the
adjudication of fee waiver requests, to collect accurate data on
amounts of fee waivers, and to facilitate the public-use process.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 16,000
responses at 1.25 hours (75 minutes) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 20,000 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: December 23, 2005.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
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