[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51079-51080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17144]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Information Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a 
Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Inter-
Agency Alien Witness and Information Record, Form I-854.

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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 June 22, 2005 at 70 FR 36204. The notice allowed 
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 until 
September 28, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    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 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 a previously 
approved information collection.

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    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Inter-Agency Alien Witness and 
Information Record.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-854. 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individual or households. This form 
is used by law enforcement agencies (LEA) to bring alien witnesses and 
informants to the United States in ``S'' nomimmigrant classification. 
This form also provides the Department of State and the USCIS with 
information necessary to identify the requesting LEA, and the alien 
witness and/or informant.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 125 responses 
at 4 hours and 15 minutes (4.25 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 531 annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, 
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20529.

    Dated: August 24, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-17144 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am]
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