Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-589, Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request, 31033 [2012-12582]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form I–589, Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comment Request
30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form I–589,
Application for Asylum and for
Withholding of Removal.
ACTION:
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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 March 19, 2012, at 77 FR
16047, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
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 June 25,
2012. 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 Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may
also be submitted to DHS via facsimile
to 202–272–8518 or via email at
uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov, and to the
OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile
at 202–395–5806 or via email at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. When
submitting comments by email, please
make sure to add OMB Control Number
1615–0067 in the subject box.
Note: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning the extension of this information
collection. Please do not submit requests for
individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about
the status of your individual case, please
check ‘‘My Case Status’’ online at: https://
egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the
USCIS National Customer Service Center at
1–800–375–5283 (TTY 1–800–767–1833).
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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 for Asylum and for
Witholding 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 (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Households. Form I–589 is necessary to
determine whether an alien applying for
asylum and/or withholding of removal
in the United States is classified 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: 46,000 responses at 12 hours
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 552,000 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 Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529, telephone
number 202–272–1470.
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Dated: May 17, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Acting Chief Regulatory Coordinator,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of
Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey;
Montana
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
survey.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM Montana State Office, Billings,
Montana, on June 25, 2012.
DATES: Protests of the survey must be
filed before June 25, 2012 to be
considered.
ADDRESSES: Protests of the survey
should be sent to the Branch of
Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land
Management, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101–4669.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor,
Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of
Land Management, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669,
telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896–
5009, Marvin_Montoya@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the
above individual during normal
business hours. The FIRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
survey was executed at the request of
the Regional Director, Rocky Mountain
Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and
was necessary to determine the
boundaries of Tribal Trust lands. The
lands we surveyed are:
SUMMARY:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 26 N., R. 24 E.
The plat, in one sheet, representing the
dependent resurvey of the south boundary of
the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, through
Township 26 North, Range 24 East, Principal
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-589, Extension
of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal.
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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 March 19, 2012, at 77 FR 16047,
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive
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
June 25, 2012. 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 Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be
submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8518 or via email at
uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile
at 202-395-5806 or via email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. When
submitting comments by email, please make sure to add OMB Control
Number 1615-0067 in the subject box.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning the extension of this information
collection. Please do not submit requests for individual case status
inquiries to this address. If you are seeking information about the
status of your individual case, please check ``My Case Status''
online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the
USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-
767-1833).
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 for Asylum and for
Witholding 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 (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. Form I-
589 is necessary to determine whether an alien applying for asylum and/
or withholding of removal in the United States is classified 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: 46,000
responses at 12 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 552,000 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 Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529, telephone number 202-272-1470.
Dated: May 17, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Acting Chief Regulatory Coordinator, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-12582 Filed 5-23-12; 8:45 am]
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