60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: June 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 111)]

[Notices]

[Page 27810]

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: Forms I-600/I-600A,

Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Forms I-

600/I-600A, Petition To Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and

Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition; OMB Control No.

1615-0028.

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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 60 days until August 10, 2009.

During this 60-day period USCIS will be evaluating whether to

revise the Form I-600/I-600A. Should USCIS decide to revise the Form I-

600/I-600A it will advise the public when it publishes the 30-day

notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The public will then have 30 days to comment on any

revisions to the Form I-600/I-600A.

Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this

notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and

associated response time, should be directed to the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division,

Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-

2210. 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 add the OMB Control Number 1615-0028 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 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 an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition To Classify Orphan as an

Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan

Petition

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-600/

I-600A. 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 and households. The Form

I-600 is used by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

to determine whether an alien is an eligible orphan. Form I-600A is

used to streamline the procedure for advance processing of orphan

petitions.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 34,000

responses at 30 minutes (.50) per response.

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

with the collection: 17,000 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please

visit: http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, telephone

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: June 8, 2009

Stephen Tarragon,

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E9-13752 Filed 6-10-09; 8:45 am]