Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 199 / Friday, October 16, 2009 / Notices 53285 

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 13, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–590; Extension of an 

Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form I–590, 

Registration for Classification as 

Refugee; OMB Control No. 1615–0068. 

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 15, 2009. 

During this 60 day period, USCIS will 

be evaluating whether to revise the 

Form I–590. Should USCIS decide to 

revise Form I–590 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–590. 

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. 

1615–0068 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 

agency’s 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: 

Registration for Classification as 

Refugee. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–590; 

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–590 provides a 

uniform method for applicants to apply 

for refugee status and contains the 

information needed for USCIS to 

adjudicate such applications. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 140,000 responses at 35 

minutes (.583) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 81,620 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, 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 13, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–24954 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–1859– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2008–0018] 

American Samoa; Amendment No. 1 to 

Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

Territory of American Samoa (FEMA– 

1859–DR), dated September 29, 2009, 

and related determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 6, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this disaster is closed effective October 

6, 2009. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant.) 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E9–24914 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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