[Federal Register: October 2, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 191)]
[Notices]
[Page 56848]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review:
Application for Authorization to Issue Health Care Certificates; Form
I-905.
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The Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services (BCIS) 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 September 17, 2002, at 67 FR 58634, and again on
February 25, 2003, at 68 FR 8784, allowing for a 30-day public review
and comment period on the proposed revised form. No comments were
received on this information collection. However, the proposed form was
withdrawn and continued by OMB until submission of accompanying final
regulation. The information collection was submitted to OMB on June 20,
2003, for review and was granted temporary approval until December 31,
2003.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
November 3, 2003. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
725-17th Street, NW., Suite 10102, Washington, DC 20530; Attention:
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Room 10235.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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: Extension of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Authorization to
Issue Health Care Certificates.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form I-905, Business
and Trade Services, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond,a s
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Not-for-profit institutions. The
data collected on this form is used by the BCIS to determine
eligibility of an organization to issue certificates to foreign health
care workers.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 10 responses at
4 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 40 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 contact Richard A. Sloan 202-514-3291,
Director, Regulations and Forms Services Division Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, Room 4034,
425 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536. Additionally, comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time may
also be directed to Mr. Richard A. Sloan.
If additional information is required contact: Ms. Theresa
O'Malley, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Regional Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets, SW., Suite 4636-26,
Washington, DC 20202.
Dated: September 26, 2003.
Richard A. Sloan,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau
of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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