[Federal Register: February 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 38)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a
Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review; notice of
Immigration Pilot Program, File No. OMB-01.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services has submitted the following information collection
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published to
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until April 29, 2005.
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:
(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 collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Notice of Immigration Pilot
Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency
Form Number (File No. OMB-01). 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 participants in the Pilot Immigration
program provided for by section 610 of the Appropriations Act. The
USCIS will select regional center(s) that are responsible for promoting
economic growth in a geographical area.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 30 responses at
40 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 1,200 annual burden hours.
If you have comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director,
Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; 202-272-
8377.
Dated: February 23, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-3849 Filed 2-25-05; 8:45 am]
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