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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0026]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Immigrant Petition by Alien
Entrepreneur, Form I–526, Revision of
a Currently Approved Collection
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ACTION:
60-Day Notice.
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), 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 is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted for 60 days until January 29,
2013.
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,
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Laura Dawkins, Chief, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140.
Comments may also be submitted via
the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site
at https://www.Regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2007–0021.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or that is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the collection of information
should address one or more of the
following four points:
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(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
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0013]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application for Travel
Document, Form Number I–131;
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection
ACTION:
30-Day Notice.
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) 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.
USCIS has previously published two
notices in the Federal Register in
connection with this information
collection: a notice on December 28,
2011 published at 76 FR 81517,
allowing for a 60-day public comment
period; and, a notice on March 16, 2012
published at 77 FR 15787, allowing for
a 30-day public comment period. USCIS
did not receive any comments in
connection with these notices. OMB,
however, has recommended changes
that are reflected in the instructions to
the form.
In addition to these
recommendations, USCIS is revising the
form’s instructions to include clear
guidance regarding recipients’ of
Deferred Action under Childhood
Arrivals (DACA) ability to request
advance parole documents under
certain circumstances as provided under
the memorandum issued by the
Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security on June 15, 2012,
and the implementation guidance that
derives from it. USCIS is also reporting
an increase in the number of
respondents associated with this
information collection as DACA
recipients that can establish a need to
travel outside of the United States based
on humanitarian, employment or
education reasons will be able to request
advance parole documents.
SUMMARY:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Immigrant Petition by Alien
Entrepreneur.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–526,
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 form is used by the
USCIS to determine if an alien can enter
the U.S. to engage in commercial
enterprise.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 8,070 responses at 1 hour and
20 minutes (1.33 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 10,733 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
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529, Telephone
number 202–272–8377.
PO 00000
Dated: November 25, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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The purpose of this notice is to
amend the 30-day notice USCIS
published on March 6, 2012, to allow
for an additional 30 days for public
comments regarding these additional
changes USCIS is proposing. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted
until December 31, 2012. This process is
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
DATES:
Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
and to DHS. Comments should be
submitted to the OMB USCIS Desk
Officer via email at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All
submissions received must include the
agency name, OMB Control Number
[1615–0013].
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at www.Regulations.gov, and will
include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may
wish to consider limiting the amount of
personal information that you provide
in any voluntary submission you make
to DHS. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
www.Regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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Note: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning 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.
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
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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
Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Travel Document.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–131;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Certain aliens, principally
permanent or conditional residents,
refugees or asylees, applicants for
adjustment of status, aliens in
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and
aliens abroad seeking humanitarian
parole, in need to apply for a travel
document to lawfully enter or reenter
the United States. Eligible recipients of
deferred action under childhood arrivals
(DACA) may now request an advance
parole documents based on
humanitarian, educational and
employment reasons.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 495,090 respondents
submitting form I–131 at 1.9 hours;
71,665 respondents providing
biometrics at 1.17 hours; and 293,733
providing passport-style photographs at
.50 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: Estimated 1,171,385 burden
hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument with
supplementary documents, or need
additional information, please visit
www.Regulations.gov. We may also be
contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: November 27, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5606–N–02]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request; Ginnie
Mae Multiclass Securities Program
Documents (Forms and Electronic
Data Submissions); Notice of
Proposed Information Collection:
Comment Request
Office of the President of
Government National Mortgage
Association (Ginnie Mae), HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due: January 29,
2013.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Q, Administrator
Support Specialist, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Room 4160, Washington,
DC 20410; email:
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov; telephone
(202) 708–0306, ext. 3400. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available
documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debra Murphy or Victoria Vargas,
Ginnie Mae, 451 7th Street SW., Room
B–133, Washington, DC 20410; emails—
Debra.L.Murphy@hud.gov; telephone
(202) 475–4923 or
Victoria_Vargas@hud.gov; telephone—
(202) 475–6752. These are not toll-free
numbers); the Ginnie Mae Web site at
www.ginniemae.gov for other available
information.
ADDRESSES:
The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and
affecting agencies concerning the
proposed collection of information to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0013]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Travel
Document, Form Number I-131; Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection
ACTION: 30-Day Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) 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.
USCIS has previously published two notices in the Federal Register
in connection with this information collection: a notice on December
28, 2011 published at 76 FR 81517, allowing for a 60-day public comment
period; and, a notice on March 16, 2012 published at 77 FR 15787,
allowing for a 30-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any
comments in connection with these notices. OMB, however, has
recommended changes that are reflected in the instructions to the form.
In addition to these recommendations, USCIS is revising the form's
instructions to include clear guidance regarding recipients' of
Deferred Action under Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ability to request
advance parole documents under certain circumstances as provided under
the memorandum issued by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security on June 15, 2012, and the implementation guidance that derives
from it. USCIS is also reporting an increase in the number of
respondents associated with this information collection as DACA
recipients that can establish a need to travel outside of the United
States based on humanitarian, employment or education reasons will be
able to request advance parole documents.
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DATES: The purpose of this notice is to amend the 30-day notice USCIS
published on March 6, 2012, to allow for an additional 30 days for
public comments regarding these additional changes USCIS is proposing.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 31, 2012.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer and to DHS. Comments should be submitted to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer via email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All submissions
received must include the agency name, OMB Control Number [1615-0013].
Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at www.Regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary
submission you make to DHS. For additional information please read the
Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of
www.Regulations.gov.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning 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.
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 Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Travel Document.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-131; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Certain
aliens, principally permanent or conditional residents, refugees or
asylees, applicants for adjustment of status, aliens in Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) and aliens abroad seeking humanitarian parole,
in need to apply for a travel document to lawfully enter or reenter the
United States. Eligible recipients of deferred action under childhood
arrivals (DACA) may now request an advance parole documents based on
humanitarian, educational and employment reasons.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 495,090
respondents submitting form I-131 at 1.9 hours; 71,665 respondents
providing biometrics at 1.17 hours; and 293,733 providing passport-
style photographs at .50 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: Estimated 1,171,385 burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with
supplementary documents, or need additional information, please visit
www.Regulations.gov. We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140; Telephone 202-272-8377.
Dated: November 27, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
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