60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: December 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 239)]

[Notices]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection under review: Affidavit

of Support Under Section 213A of the Act and Contract Between Sponsor

and Household Member, Form I-864, 1615-0075.

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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 February 13, 2006.

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), USCIS, Director, Regulatory Management

Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor,

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via

facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs.@dhs.gov. When

submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB Control

Number 1615-0075 in the subject box. 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 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:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Affidavit of Support under

Section 213A of the Act, and Contract Between Sponsor and Household

Member.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-864

and Form I-864A. 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. The

collection of information is mandated by law for a petitioning relative

to submit an affidavit on their relative's behalf. The executed form

creates a contract between the sponsor and any entity that provides

means-tested public benefits.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 539,500

principal I-864 responses at 3.8 hours per response and 195,000

dependent I-864 responses at .08 hours per response; and 215,800 I-864A

responses at 1.75 minutes per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection(s): 2,443,350 annual burden hours.

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If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm

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If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington,

DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

Dated: December 8, 2005.

Richard A. Sloan,

Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 05-23997 Filed 12-13-05; 8:45 am]

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