Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 77 / Friday, April 20, 2012 / Notices 23735 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Forms G–1041 and G– 

1041A, Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Forms G– 

1041 and G–1041A, Genealogy Index 

Search Request and Genealogy Records 

Request. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting 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 notice 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on February 16, 2012, at 77 FR 

9259, 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 May 21, 

2012. 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 

Coordinator, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, Clearance Office, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 

20529. Comments may also be 

submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202– 

272–0997 or via email at 

uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov, and to the 

OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile 

at 202–395–5806 or via email at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by email 

please make sure to add OMB Control 

Number 1615–0096 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 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 

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: 

Genealogy Index Search Request and 

Genealogy Records Request. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Forms G– 

1041 and G–1041A. 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 and 

households. USCIS will use these forms 

will to facilitate an accurate and timely 

response to genealogy index search and 

records requests. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 

Form G–1041—2,570 responses 

(electronically submitted) at .50 hours 

(30 minutes) per response and 1,080 

responses (submitted by mail) at .58 

hours (35 minutes). 

Form G–1041A—1,683 responses 

(electronically submitted) at 1 hour 

(60 minutes) per response and 823 

responses (submitted by mail) at 1.08 

hours (68 minutes). 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 4,483.4 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 

Coordination Division, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 

20529, (202) 272–1470. 

Dated: April 16, 2012. 

Laura Dawkins, 

Acting Chief Regulatory Coordinator, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of 

Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9617 Filed 4–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5633–N–01] 

Statutorily Mandated Designation of 

Qualified Census Tracts for Section 42 

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice designates 

‘‘Qualified Census Tracts’’ (QCTs) for 

purposes of the Low-Income Housing 

Tax Credit (LIHTC) under Section 42 of 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 

2013. HUD is making new designation 

of QCTs at this time on the basis of new 

data from the 2010 Decennial Census 

and the 2006–2010 tabulations of 

American Community Survey (ACS). 

The 2012 Difficult Development Areas 

(DDAs) designated in the Federal 

Register notice published on October 

27, 2011 (76 FR 66741) are not changed 

by this notice and remain in effect. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on how QCTs are designated 

and on geographic definitions, contact 

Michael K. Hollar, Senior Economist, 

Economic Development and Public 

Finance Division, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 Seventh Street SW., Room 8234, 

Washington, DC 20410–6000; telephone 

number 202–402–5878, or send an email 

to Michael.K.Hollar@hud.gov. For 

specific legal questions pertaining to 

Section 42, contact Branch 5, Office of 

the Associate Chief Counsel, 

Passthroughs and Special Industries, 

Internal Revenue Service, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20224; telephone number 202–622– 

3040, fax number 202–622–4753. For 

questions about the ‘‘HUB Zones’’ 

program, contact Mariana Pardo, 

Assistant Administrator for 

Procurement Policy, Office of 

Government Contracting, Small 

Business Administration, 409 Third 

Street SW., Suite 8800, Washington, DC 


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