[Federal Register: February 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 9668]
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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: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review:
Petitioning Requirements for H-1C Nonimmigrant Classification; File No.
OMB-26.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 December 28, 2004 at 69 FR 77764, allowed a 60-day
public comment period. The USCIS did not receive any public comments on
this information collection during that period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
March 30, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the information collection 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: Petitioning Requirements for H-1C
Nonimmigrant Classification.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: File No.
OMB-26 (there is no agency form number), 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. Public
Law 106-95, Section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act allows petitioning hospitals to import registered
nurses to work at those hospitals as nonimmigrant. The information
collection is necessary for the CIS to make a determination that the
eligibility requirements and conditions are met regarding the nurse/
beneficiary.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2,000 responses
at 2 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 4,000 annual burden hours.
If you have comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection, please contact Mr. Richard A. Sloan, Director,
Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; 202-372-8377.
Dated: February 10, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-3855 Filed 2-25-05; 8:45 am]
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