[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25761-25762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10174]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-643, Extension 
of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
643, Health and Human Services Statistical

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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 (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 February 28, 2008, at 73 FR 10799, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments for 
this information collection.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
June 6, 2008. 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 Management and Budget 
(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, 
Regulatory Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts 
Avenue, 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#403226336e32252733002428336e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d1f0b1e431f080a1e2d09051e430a021b">[email protected]</span></a>, and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 
202-395-6974 or via e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a212b393e382329220a252728642f253a642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c272d3f383e252f240c23212e6229233c622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>.
    When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB 
Control Number 1615-0070 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 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 a currently 
approved 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.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The 
primary purpose of the information collected on this form is for use in 
the Office of Refugee Resettlement Report to Congress (8 U.S.C. 1523). 
The USCIS is required to report on the status of refugees at the time 
of adjustment to lawful permanent resident.
    (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 hours) 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 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
    If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory 
Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008, Washington, 
DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

    Dated: May 1, 2008.
Stephen Tarragon,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
 [FR Doc. E8-10174 Filed 5-6-08; 8:45 am]
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