Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-698, Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request, 65022 [2010-26512]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 65022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26512]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-698, Extension 
of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: Form I-
698, Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident; 
OMB Control No. 1615-0035.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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 June 23, 2010, at 75 FR 35825, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any 
comments for this information collection.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
November 22, 2010. 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, Chief, 
Regulatory Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 
20529-2020. 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 Number 1615-0035 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

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application to Adjust Status from 
Temporary to Permanent Resident.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-698; 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The data 
collected on this form is used by USCIS to determine eligibility to 
adjust an applicant's residence status.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 704 responses 
at 1 hour per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 704 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, 
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020; Telephone 202-
272-8377.

    Dated: October 18, 2010.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-26512 Filed 10-20-10; 8:45 am]
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