2088 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 9 / Wednesday, January 14, 2009 / Notices 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (4) and 

(9)(B). 

James Madon, 

Deputy Manager, National Communications 

System. 

[FR Doc. E9–568 Filed 1–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

United States Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection under Review; Secure 

Communities IDENT/IAFIS 

Interoperability State and Local Agency 

Assessment; OMB Control No. 1653– 

0040. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (USICE), is submitting the 

following information collection request 

for review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on November 7, 2008, Vol. 73 

No. 217 66249, allowing for a 60 day 

comment period. No comments were 

received on 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 for thirty days until February 

13, 2009. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

regarding items contained in this notice 

and especially with regard to the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time should be directed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, for United States 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

Department of Homeland Security, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. Written comments 

and suggestions from the public and 

affected agencies concerning the 

proposed 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: 

Extension of currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Secure Communities IDENT/IAFIS 

Interoperability State and Local Agency 

Assessment. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form 70–003 

and Form 70–004, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: State and Local 

Correctional Facilities. 8 U.S.C. 1231(a) 

gives the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement (ICE) authority to 

remove criminal aliens who have been 

ordered as such. DHS/ICE is improving 

community safety by transforming the 

way the federal government cooperates 

with state and local law enforcement 

agencies to identify, detain, and remove 

all criminal aliens held in custody. 

Secure Communities (SC) revolutionizes 

immigration enforcement by using 

technology to share information 

between law enforcement agencies and 

by applying risk-based methodologies to 

focus resources on assisting all local 

communities with removing high-risk 

criminal aliens. In order for the Secure 

Communities Initiative to meet its goals, 

ICE must collect detailed business 

requirements and input from its state 

and local law enforcement partners. ICE 

will interview law enforcement officials 

at a combined 7,000 state and local jails 

across the United States as part of the 

Secure Communities Initiative. The 

collection instruments are transitioning 

from the currently approved paper 

based format to the implementation of 

technology permitting electronic 

submissions of responses. This 

assessment determines the fingerprint 

procedures and technological 

capabilities of state and local jails 

governance, as well as basic jail booking 

statistics. This information is used in 

order to prioritize local sites and deliver 

the implementation strategy of the 

Secure Communities Initiative. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 7,000 responses at 20 minutes 

(0.3333333333333333 hours) per 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 2,334 annual burden hours. 

Requests for a copy of the proposed 

information collection instrument, with 

instructions; or inquiries for additional 

information should be directed to: 

Joseph M. Gerhart, Chief, Records 

Management Branch, U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th 

Street, SW., Room 3138, Washington, 

DC 20024; (202) 732–6337. 

Dated: January 8, 2009. 

Joseph M. Gerhart, 

Chief, Records Management Branch, U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–601 Filed 1–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

United States Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form I–352, 

Immigration Bond; OMB Control No. 

1653–0022. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (USICE), is submitting the 

following information collection request 

for review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on November 3, 2008 Vol. 73 

No. 213 65390, allowing for a 60 day 

public comment period. No comments 

were received on 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 for thirty days 

February 13, 2009. Written comments 


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