17144 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 59 / Monday, March 28, 2011 / Notices 

• E-mail: Tradeevents@dhs.gov. 

Include the docket number in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 202–325–4290. 

• Mail: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of 

Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Room 5.2A, Washington, 

DC 20229. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received by the COAC, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

A public comment period will be held 

during the meeting on April 12, 2011 

from 4:25 pm to 4:55 pm, and speakers 

are requested to limit their comments to 

3 minutes. Please note that the public 

comment period may end before the 

time indicated, following the last call 

for comments. Contact the individual 

listed below to register as a speaker. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Wanda Tate, Office of Trade Relations, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Department of Homeland Security, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 5.2A, 

Washington, DC 20229; telephone 202– 

344–1440; facsimile 202–325–4290. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). The COAC provides 

advice to the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, 

and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) on matters 

pertaining to the commercial operations 

of CBP and related functions within 

DHS or the Department of the Treasury. 

Agenda 

The COAC will meet to review and 

discuss next steps on the following 

issues: 

1. Managing by Account: Center of 

Excellence and Expertise (CEE) and 

Account Executive Pilots 

2. The Role of the Broker, A Broker 

Revision Project 

3. One U.S. Government at the 

Border—Interagency Issues 

4. Automation/International Trade 

Data System 

5. Enhancing Air Cargo Security 

6. National Strategy Global Supply 

Chain Security and the Secretary’s work 

to foster international standards and 

cooperation 

7. Enhancing Intellectual Property 

Rights Enforcement Efforts 

8. Risk Based Bonding and Risk 

Factors 

Dated: March 22, 2011. 

Maria Luisa O’Connell, 

Senior Advisor for Trade and Public 

Engagement, Office of Trade Relations. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7163 Filed 3–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form N–300; Extension of 

an Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form N–300, 

Application to File Declaration of 

Intention; OMB Control No. 1615–0078. 

The Department Homeland Security, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) 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 27, 2011. 

During this 60 day period, USCIS will 

be evaluating whether to revise the 

Form N–300. Should USCIS decide to 

revise Form N–300 we will advise the 

public when we publish 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 N–300. 

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, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, Office of the 

Executive Secretariat, Clearance Officer, 

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2020. 

Comments may also be submitted to 

DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997 or 

via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When 

submitting comments by e-mail, please 

make sure to add OMB Control No. 

1615–0078 in the subject box. 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

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 an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application to File Declaration of 

Intention. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form N–300; 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Form N–300 will be used 

by permanent residents to file a 

declaration of intention to become a 

citizen of the United States. This 

collection is also used to satisfy 

documentary requirements for those 

seeking to work in certain occupations 

or professions, or to obtain various 

licenses. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 45 responses at 45 minutes per 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 34 annual burden hours. 


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If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: http://www.regulations. 

gov/ 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, Office of 

the Executive Secretariat, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2020, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: March 23, 2011. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Senior Analyst, Regulatory Products Division, 

Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7224 Filed 3–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Business Transformation— 

Automated Integrated Operating 

Environment (IOE), New Information 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Business 

Transformation—Integrated Operating 

Environment (IOE); OMB Control No. 

1615–NEW. 

SUMMARY: USCIS is developing an 

automated Integrated Operating 

Environment (IOE) to process benefit 

applications. The IOE will collect 

information by asking sequential 

questions using ‘‘wizard’’ technology. 

The IOE will allow immigration benefit 

requests to be filed directly via the 

internet or ‘‘e-filed.’’ In accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA) this notice provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with notice 

that USCIS will be submitting this 

information collection request to OMB 

and the public will have an opportunity 

to review and comment. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 27, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: 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, Chief, 

Regulatory Products Division, Office of 

the Executive Secretariat, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2020. 

Comments may also be submitted to 

DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997 or 

via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When 

submitting comments by e-mail, please 

be sure to add ‘‘Automated IOE’’ in the 

subject box. Please do not submit 

requests for individual case status 

inquiries to this address. If you are 

seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My 

Case Status’’ online at: https:// 

egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or 

call the USCIS National Customer 

Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. If 

you need a copy of this information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

or call the Regulatory Products Division 

at (202) 272–8377. 

Background: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) is 

transforming its business processes and 

systems to improve operational 

efficiency and customer service, and to 

strengthen the security and integrity of 

the immigration system. As part of this 

effort, USCIS may modify its data 

collection practices to eventually 

convert all data collections to e-filing in 

the IOE. The intent of this change is to 

improve the consistency and timeliness 

of its immigration benefit adjudications, 

as well as to support identity 

management, evaluate benefit eligibility, 

promote customer service, and manage 

national security and benefit risk. This 

change will also serve to bring USCIS 

into compliance with the Government 

Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), 

Public Law 105–277, tit. XVII, section 

1703, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–749 (Oct. 21, 

1998), 44 U.S.C. 3504 note, and the E– 

Government Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107– 

347, 116 Stat. 2899, 44 U.S.C. 3601 

note). GPEA provides that Federal 

agencies use electronic forms, electronic 

filing, and electronic submissions, when 

possible, to conduct agency business 

with the public. The E–Government Act 

sought to promote the use of the Internet 

by Federal Agencies through efforts like 

USCIS’ Business Transformation 

initiative. 

The IOE will be implemented by 

USCIS and made available for the public 

to submit requests over the next few 

years in increments that USCIS has 

termed as ‘‘releases’’ and ‘‘phases.’’ As 

each phase is implemented, DHS will 

announce each request that has been 

converted to the IOE, if the IOE will be 

the sole filing option available, or if the 

option of filing a paper form will remain 

available for that benefit for all or 

certain groups that may seek to submit 

the applicable request. In general, the 

IOE will follow the immigration 

‘‘lifecycle’’ to first include nonimmigrant 

benefits, proceeding eventually to 

applications for naturalization. 

The first benefit type available in the 

automated IOE under Release A, Phase 

1, will be the Application to Extend/ 

Change Nonimmigrant Status. 

Beginning in December 2011, USCIS 

customers will be able to apply for an 

extension or change of their 

nonimmigrant status using the IOE or 

continue to use the current paper Form 

I–539 (OMB Control No. 1615–0003). In 

the future, however, USCIS may allow 

the current paper Form I–539 to expire, 

eliminate the option of filing on a paper 

form, and instead require this benefit 

application to be filed through the 

automated IOE. USCIS is very interested 

in receiving comments concerning 

mandatory e–filing of this benefit and 

any future benefits that are added to the 

automated IOE. USCIS also welcomes 

comments on which groups, 

individuals, or businesses for which it 

would be the most appropriate for 

USCIS to require (or not require) 

electronic filing of all benefit requests. 

The supporting statement for this 

information collection contains a more 

detailed description of the USCIS 

Business Transformation initiative and 

wizard technology. The supporting 

statement can be viewed at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/. 

USCIS is also interested in public 

comment addressing the following 

issues: 

(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: 

New information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Business Transformation—Automated 

Integrated Operating Environment (IOE). 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 


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