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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form I–140, Revision of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comment Request
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ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form I–140,
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker;
OMB Control Number 1615–0015.
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 May 5, 2009, at 74 FR
20722, allowing for a 60-day public
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comment period. USCIS received three
comments. USCIS’s discussion and
response to the comments are addressed
in the supporting statement. The
supporting statement will be posted to
the Web site at: https://
www.regulations.gov.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until October 28,
2009. 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 Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS
Desk Officer. Comments may be
submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Products Division, Clearance Office, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC
20529–2210. 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–
5806 or via e-mail at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
When submitting comments by
e-mail, please make sure to add OMB
Control No. 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 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.
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(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: Business or other for
profit. The information furnished on
Form I–140 will be used by U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services to
classify aliens under section 203(b)(1),
203(b)(2) or 203(b)(3) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (Act).
(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 one hour
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 96,000 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument, please visit the
Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Products Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2210,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
Dated: September 23, 2009.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Administrative Rulings
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension of an existing
collection of information: 1651–0085.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, CBP invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on an information collection
requirement concerning Administrative
Rulings. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13;
44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 27,
2009, to be assured of consideration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-140, Revision of
a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; OMB Control Number 1615-0015.
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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 May 5, 2009, at 74 FR 20722, allowing for a 60-day
public comment period. USCIS received three comments. USCIS's
discussion and response to the comments are addressed in the supporting
statement. The supporting statement will be posted to the Web site at:
https://www.regulations.gov.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
October 28, 2009. 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 Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk
Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue,
Washington, DC 20529-2210. 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 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
When submitting comments by e-mail, please make sure to add OMB
Control No. 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 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: 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: Business or other for profit. The
information furnished on Form I-140 will be used by U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services to classify aliens under section 203(b)(1),
203(b)(2) or 203(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act).
(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 one hour per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 96,000 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please
visit the Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, Telephone
number 202-272-8377.
Dated: September 23, 2009.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
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