[Federal Register: January 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 8)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of an
Existing Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Data
Relating to Beneficiary of Private Bill; Form G-79A, OMB Control Number
1653-0026.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE) 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 October 23, 2006, at 71 FR 62116, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. No comments were received on 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
February 12, 2007. 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), USICE, Office of Asset Management, Records
Branch 425 I St., NW., Room 1122, Washington, DC 20536. Comments may
also be submitted to ICE via facsimile to 202-
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514-1867 or via e-mail at ICERecordsbranch@dhs.gov. Any comments should
also be submitted to the OMB Desk Officer by e-mail at
kastrich@omb.eop.gov or faxed to 202-395-6974.
When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB
Control Number 1653-0026. Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies 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 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: Data Relating to Beneficiary of
Private Bill.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: G-79A. U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals and Households. This
information collection provides a uniform method for applicants to
apply for refugee status and contains the information needed in order
to adjudicate such applications.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100 responses
at approximately 1 hour per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 100 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required contact: ICE Records
Management Branch via facsimile 202-514-1867 or via e-mail at
ICERecordsbranch@dhs.gov.
Dated: January 9, 2007.
Ricardo Lemus,
Chief, Records Management Branch, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7-344 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am]
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