Agency Information Collection Activities: Forms G-1041 and G-1041A, Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request, 9259-9260 [2012-3666]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 32 / Thursday, February 16, 2012 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I–361, Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I–361, Affidavit of Financial Support and Intent To Petition for Legal Custody for Public Law 97–359 Amerasian. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ACTION: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will be submitting the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until April 16, 2012. During this 60-day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise the Form I–361. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I–361 we will advise the public when we publish the 30-day notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The public will then have 30 days to comment on any revisions to the Form I–361. Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this notice and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and associated response time should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Clearance Office, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997, or via email at uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov. When submitting comments by email please add the OMB Control Number 1615–0021 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed 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 agencies estimate of the burden of the VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:31 Feb 15, 2012 Jkt 226001 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: Affidavit of Financial Support and Intent to Petition for Legal Custody for Public Law 97–359 Amerasian. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I–361. 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 and households. The information on this form is used in support of Form I–360 (Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant) to ensure financial support for Public Law 97–359 Amerasian. The affidavit is used only to sponsor individuals eligible for immigration under Public Law 97–359. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 50 responses at 30 minutes (.50) per response. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 25 annual burden hours. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov/. We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–2020, Telephone number 202–272–8377. Dated: February 10, 2012. William Bacon, Deputy, Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2012–3668 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–97–P PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9259 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency Information Collection Activities: Forms G–1041 and G– 1041A, Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Forms G– 1041 and G–1041A, Genealogy Index Search Request and Genealogy Records Request. ACTION: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until April 16, 2012. During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise forms G–1041 and G–1041A. Should USCIS decide to revise forms G–1041 and G– 1041A, we will advise the public when we publish the 30-day notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The public will then have 30 days to comment on any revisions to forms G–1041 and G– 1041A. Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this notice and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and associated response time should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529– 2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352, or via email at uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov. When submitting comments by email, please add the OMB Control Number 1615– 0096 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed 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 E:\FR\FM\16FEN1.SGM 16FEN1 9260 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 32 / Thursday, February 16, 2012 / Notices 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. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Overview of This Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of an existing information collection. (2) Title of the Forms/Collections: Genealogy Index Search Request and Genealogy Records Request. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Forms G– 1041 and G–1041A. 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 and households. USCIS will use these forms will to facilitate an accurate and timely response to genealogy index search and records requests. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form G–1041—2,570 responses (electronically submitted) at .50 hours (30 minutes) per response and 1,080 responses (submitted by mail) at .58 hours (35 minutes). Form G–1041A—1,683 responses (electronically submitted) at 1 hour (60 minutes) per response and 823 responses (submitted by mail) at 1.08 hours (68 minutes). (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 4,483.4 annual burden hours. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please visit: https://www.regulations.gov/ search/index.jsp. We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–2020, telephone number 202–272–8377. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:31 Feb 15, 2012 Jkt 226001 Dated: February 10, 2012. William Bacon, Deputy Chief, Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2012–3666 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–97–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R6–R–2011–N212; FF06R06000– FXRS1265066CCP0S2–123] Establishment of Dakota Grassland Conservation Area, North Dakota and South Dakota Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has established the Dakota Grassland Conservation Area, the 554th unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service established the Dakota Grassland Conservation Area on September 21, 2011, with the purchase of a 318.18-acre grassland easement in Walworth County, South Dakota. ADDRESSES: A map depicting the approved Refuge boundary and other information regarding the Refuge is available on the Internet at https:// www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/ planning/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Kaczor, Planning Team Leader, Division of Refuge Planning, USFWS, P.O. Box 25486, DFC, Denver, CO 80225. https:// www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/ planning/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service established the Dakota Grassland Conservation Area in the eastern parts of North Dakota and South Dakota, which cover all counties north and east of the Missouri River except those in the existing Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife Management Area. The Service will continue to conserve wetland and grassland resources in the conservation area, primarily through the purchase of perpetual easements from willing sellers. These wetland and grassland easements will connect and expand existing lands under conservation protection. The area’s strong and vibrant rural lifestyle, of which agriculture is the dominant land use, is one of the key components to ensuring habitat integrity and wildlife resource protection. Based on anticipated levels of landowner participation, objectives for the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 conservation area are to protect 240,000 acres of wetland and 1.7 million acres of critical grassland habitat. The conservation area is a landscape-scale effort to conserve populations of priority species in a highly diverse and endangered ecosystem over an area of approximately 29.6 million acres. Therefore, it is important to incorporate the elements of strategic habitat conservation (SHC) to ensure effective conservation. SHC entails strategic biological planning and conservation design, integrated conservation delivery, monitoring, and research at ecoregional scales. This conservation area allows the Service to purchase critical wetland and grassland easements, using the acquisition authority of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a–j). In response to comments received during the public review of the draft environmental assessment (EA) and land protection plan (LPP), the Service included the authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 (16 U.S.C. 715–715d, 715e, 715f–r). The Federal money used to acquire conservation easements is from the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11; funds received under this act are derived primarily from oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf, motorboat fuel taxes, and the sale of surplus Federal property), and the sale of Federal Duck Stamps [Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718–718j, 48 Stat. 452)]. Additional funding to acquire lands, water, or interests for fish and wildlife conservation purposes could be identified by Congress or donated by nonprofit organizations. The purchase of easements from willing sellers will be subject to available money. The Service has involved the public, agencies, partners, and legislators throughout the planning process for the easement program. At the beginning of the planning process, the Service initiated public involvement for the proposal to protect habitats primarily through acquisition of wetland and grassland conservation easements for management as part of the Refuge System. The Service spent time discussing the proposed project with landowners; conservation organizations; Federal, State and county governments; tribes and other interested groups and individuals. The Service held three open-house meetings on December 14, 15, and 16, 2010, at Minot, North Dakota; Jamestown, North Dakota; and Huron, South Dakota; respectively. These open houses were announced in local media. E:\FR\FM\16FEN1.SGM 16FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9259-9260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3666]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Forms G-1041 and G-
1041A, Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Forms G-
1041 and G-1041A, Genealogy Index Search Request and Genealogy Records 
Request.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following 
information collection request for review and clearance in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection 
notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be 
accepted for sixty days until April 16, 2012.
    During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to 
revise forms G-1041 and G-1041A. Should USCIS decide to revise forms G-
1041 and G-1041A, we will advise the public when we publish the 30-day 
notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The public will then have 30 days to comment on any 
revisions to forms G-1041 and G-1041A.
    Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this 
notice and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and 
associated response time should be directed to the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 20 
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also 
be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352, or via email at 
uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov. When submitting comments by email, please add 
the OMB Control Number 1615-0096 in the subject box.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed 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

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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 an existing 
information collection.
    (2) Title of the Forms/Collections: Genealogy Index Search Request 
and Genealogy Records Request.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Forms G-1041 
and G-1041A. 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 and households. USCIS 
will use these forms will to facilitate an accurate and timely response 
to genealogy index search and records requests.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form G-1041--
2,570 responses (electronically submitted) at .50 hours (30 minutes) 
per response and 1,080 responses (submitted by mail) at .58 hours (35 
minutes).
    Form G-1041A--1,683 responses (electronically submitted) at 1 hour 
(60 minutes) per response and 823 responses (submitted by mail) at 1.08 
hours (68 minutes).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 4,483.4 annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection instrument, please visit: https://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
    We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, 
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020, telephone 
number 202-272-8377.

    Dated: February 10, 2012.
William Bacon,
Deputy Chief, Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-3666 Filed 2-15-12; 8:45 am]
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