Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Request for Comments and Suggestions for Making the Form More User Friendly, 35713 [E7-12630]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 125 (Friday, June 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 35713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12630]


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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; Request for Comments and 
Suggestions for Making the Form More User Friendly

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
589, Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; OMB Control No. 
1615-0067.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 
August 28, 2007.
    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, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, 
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th 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 1615-0067 in the 
subject box. Comments received from the public will also be provided to 
the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, for 
review and response as part of this information collection request. 
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies 
should address one or more of the following five 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;
    (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; and
    (5) Suggest how the collection of information can be made more 
customer-friendly, identify any confusing and/or unnecessary language 
contained in the collection of information (including the form and form 
instructions), and offer specific ways that the form and form 
instructions can be improved upon or clarified so that they are more 
easily understood by those who do not speak English as their primary 
language and who may not be familiar with legal terms. Any suggested 
changes in language must be consistent with the statutory, regulatory 
and legal requirements for asylum, withholding of removal, and 
protection pursuant to the Convention Against Torture, and must be 
sufficiently precise so as to elicit the information needed by 
adjudicators to decide the cases before them and to provide adequate 
notice to the applicant of the legal consequences and requirements 
associated with the application.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Asylum and for 
Withholding of Removal.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-589. 
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 
information collection will be used to determine whether an alien 
applying for asylum and/or withholding of deportation in the United 
States is classifiable as a refugee, and is eligible to remain in the 
United States.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 63,138 
responses at 12 hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 757,656 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://
www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/
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?vgnextoid=29227b58fa16e010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=29227b
58fa16e010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD.
    If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory 
Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington, 
DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

    Dated: June 25, 2007.
Richard A. Sloan,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
 [FR Doc. E7-12630 Filed 6-28-07; 8:45 am]
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