[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 52 (Monday, March 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12809-12810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4948]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


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

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection under review: Form I-
643, Health and Human Services Statistical Data for Refugee/Asylee 
Adjusting Status; OMB Control No. 1615-0070.

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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 sixty days until May 18, 2007.
    Written comments and suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in 
this notice, and especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, 
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008, 
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via 
facsimile to 202-272-8352, or via e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8aabeabf6aabdbfab98bcb0abf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc8e9a8fd28e999b8fbc98948fd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>. When 
submitting comments by e-mail please add the OMB Control Number 1615-
0070 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: Revision of an existing 
information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Health and Human Services 
Statistical Data for Refugee/Asylee Adjusting Status.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-643. 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. Refugees 
and asylees, Cuban/Haitian Entrants under section 202 of Public Law 99-
603, and Amerasians under Public Law 97-359, must use this form when 
applying for adjustment of status, with the U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS will provide the data collected on 
this form to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 195,000 
responses at 55 minutes (.916) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 178,620 annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, 
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008, 
Washington, DC 20529; Telephone No. 202-272-8377.

    Dated: March 14, 2007.
Richard Sloan,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7-4948 Filed 3-16-07; 8:45 am]
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