Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently approved information Collection; Comment Request, 59804-59805 [06-8578]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59804-59805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8578]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a 
Currently approved information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review: 
Interagency Record of Individual Requesting Change/Adjustment to or 
From A or G Status or Requesting A, G, or NATO dependent Employment 
Authorization; Form I-566; Control No. 1615-0027.

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    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 July 26, 2006 at 71FR 42407, allowing for a 60-day 
public comment period. No comments were received on this information 
collection.
    The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that the USCIS 
is seeking OMB approval on this information collection and to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and 
will be accepted until November 13, 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), and to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: 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, and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 
202-395-6974 or via e-mail at kastrich@omb.eop.gov.
    When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB 
Control Number 1615-0027. 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: Extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Interagency Record of Individual 
Requesting Change/Adjustment to or From A or G Status or Requesting A, 
G, or NATO Dependent Employment Authorization.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security

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sponsoring the collection: Form I-566. 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 data 
on this form is used by Department of State (DOS) to certify to USCIS 
eligibility of dependents of A or G principals requesting employment 
authorization, as well as for North Atlantic Treaty Organization/
Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (NATO/HQ SACT) to 
certify to USCIS similar eligibility for dependents of NATO principals. 
DOS also uses this form to certify to USCIS that certain, A, G or NATO 
nonimmigrants may change their status to another nonimmigrant status. 
USCIS, on the other hand, uses data on this form in the adjudication of 
change or adjustment of status applications from aliens in A, G, or 
NATO classifications, and following any such adjudication informs DOS 
of the results by use of this form.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 5,800 responses 
at 15 minutes (.250 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,450 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 Suite 3008, 
Washington, DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

    Dated: October 4, 2006.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 06-8578 Filed 10-10-06; 8:45 am]
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