[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 17936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7550]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement


Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of an Existing 
Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection for Review; Secure 
Communities IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability State and Local Agency 
Assessment; OMB Control No. 1653-0040.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE), will be submitting 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 May 
31, 2011.
    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 Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer/OAA/Records Branch, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, 500 12th Street, SW., STOP 5705 Washington, DC 20536-5705.
    Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until 
May 31, 2011. 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 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: Revision of a currently 
approved information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Secure Communities IDENT/IAFIS 
Interoperability State and Local Agency Assessment.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form 70-003, 
Form 70-004, Form 75-001 and Form 75-002; U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State and Local Correctional 
Facilities and Officials. 8 U.S.C. 1231(a) gives the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 
authority to remove criminal aliens who have been ordered as such. DHS/
ICE is improving community safety by transforming the way the Federal 
government cooperates with state and local law enforcement agencies to 
identify, detain, and remove all criminal aliens held in custody. 
Secure Communities revolutionizes immigration enforcement by using 
technology to share information between law enforcement agencies and 
applying risk-based methodologies to focus resources on assisting all 
local communities remove high-risk criminal aliens. In order for the 
Secure Communities Initiatives to meet its goals, ICE must collect 
detailed business requirements and input from its state and local law 
enforcement partners. This assessment determines the fingerprint 
procedures and technological capabilities of state and local jails 
governance, as well as basic jail booking statistics. This information 
is used in order to prioritize local sites and deliver the 
implementation strategy of the Secure Communities Initiative.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:

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                                                          Average burden
    No. of respondents           Form name/Form No.        per response
                                                            (in hours)
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3,500....................  Secure Communities Initiative          0.3333
                            Survey--State/Form 70-003.
3,500....................  Secure Communities Initiative          0.3333
                            Survey--Local/Form 70-004.
300......................  Secure Communities Initiative          0.3333
                            Survey--DOC Facilities 75-
                            001.
56.......................  Secure Communities Initiative          0.3333
                            Survey--DOC Officials/Form
                            75-002.
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    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 2,453 annual burden hours.
    Comments and/or questions; requests for a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument, with instructions; or inquiries for 
additional information should be directed to: Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer/OAA/Records Branch, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, 500 12th Street, SW., STOP 5705 Washington, DC 20536-5705.

    Dated: March 25, 2011.
John Ramsay,
Forms Program Manager, Office of Asset Administration, U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-7550 Filed 3-30-11; 8:45 am]
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