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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: File No. OMB–5; Extension 

of an Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; File No. 

OMB–5, Notice of Immigration Pilot 

Program; OMB Control No. 1615–0061. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 July 15, 2009, at 74 FR 

34361, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did not receive 

any comments. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until November 5, 

2009. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

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), and to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS 

Desk Officer. Comments may be 

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, 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, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395– 

5806 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by email, please make sure to add OMB 

Control No. 1615–0061 in the subject 

box. Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

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: 

Notice of Immigration Pilot Program. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: File No. 

OMB–5; 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. The information collected 

will be used by USCIS to determine 

which regional centers should 

participate in the immigration pilot 

program. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 50 responses at 40 hours per 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 2,000 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection, please visit the website at: 

http://www.regulations.gov/. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: October 1, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–602; Extension of an 

Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form I–602, 

Application by Refugee for Waiver of 

Grounds of Excludability; OMB Control 

No. 1615–0069. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 July 13, 2009, at 74 FR 

33454, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did not receive 

any comments. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until November 5, 

2009. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

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), and to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS 

Desk Officer. Comments may be 

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, 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, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395– 

5806 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by email, please make sure to add OMB 

Control No. 1615–0069 in the subject 

box. Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

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; 


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(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 by Refugee for Waiver of 

Grounds of Excludability. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–602; 

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 I–602 is necessary to 

establish eligibility for waiver of 

excludability based on humanitarian, 

family unity, or public interest. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 2,500 responses at 15 minutes 

(.25) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 625 annual burden hours. 

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, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: October 1, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Form I–854; Extension of an Existing 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form I–854, 

Interagency Alien Witness and 

Informant Record; OMB Control No. 

1615–0046. 

* * * * * 

The Department Homeland Security, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) 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 December 7, 2009. 

During this 60 day period, USCIS will 

be evaluating whether to revise the 

Form I–854. Should USCIS decide to 

revise Form I–854 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 I–854. 

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, Clearance Officer, 

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 

make sure to add OMB Control No. 

1615–0046 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 an existing 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Interagency Witness and Informant 

Record. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the 

applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I– 

854; 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 I–854 is used 

by law enforcement agencies to 

bring alien witnesses and 

informants to the United States in 

‘‘S’’ nonimmigrant classification. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of 

time estimated for an average 

respondent to respond: 125 

responses at 4 hours and 15 

minutes (4.25) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with 

the collection: 531 annual burden 

hours. 

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, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: September 30, 2009. 

Sunday Aigbe, 

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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