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(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, mechnical, 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 a currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Application for Asylum and

Withholding of Removal.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–589. Office of

International Affairs, Asylum Division,

Immigration and Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

Households. The information collected

is used by the INS and EOIR to access

eligibility of persons applying for

asylum and withholding of deportation.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 80,000 responses at three and

one half (3.5) hours per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 280,000 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 contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–616–7600,

Director, Policy Directives, and

Instructions Branch, Immigrataion and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: February 6, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–3392 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–M

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Extension of Existing

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; report of complaint.

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on November 14, 1996 at 61 FR

58425, allowing for a 60-day public

comment period. No comments were

received by the Immigration and

Naturalization Service. The purpose of

this notice is to allow an additional 30

days for public comments from the date

listed at the top of this page in the

Federal Register. This process is

conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

Part 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

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Regulatory Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer,

Washington, DC 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to OMB via

facsimile to 202–395–7285. Comments

may also be submitted to the

Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice

Management Division, Information

Management and Security Staff,

Attention: Department Clearance

Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to DOJ via

facsimile to 202–514–1534.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

should address one or more of the

following points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency/component,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies/components 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

collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

Report of Complaint.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

Form I–847. Border Patrol Division,

Immigration and Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

Households. This information collection

is used by the Immigration and

Naturalization Service (INS) to establish

a record of complaint and to initiate an

investigation of misconduct by an

officer of the INS.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 250 responses at 15 minutes

per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 62.5 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated February 6, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–3391 Filed 1–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–M

Agency Information Collection

Activities: New Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Request OMB emergency

approval; Certificate of eligibility for

nonimmigrant student (F–1/M–1) status

for academic, language and vocation

students (Pilot).

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

has submitted the following information

collection request (ICR) utilizing

emergency review procedures, to the