51080 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 166 / Monday, August 29, 2005 / Notices 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: InterAgency 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] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-day notice of information 

collection under review; Application for 

Waiver of Grounds of Excludability, 

form I–690. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Service (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 

36203, allowed for a 60-day public 

comment period. No comments were 

received by the USCIS 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 utilituy; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumtpions 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 colleciton 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 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Waiver of Grounds of 

Excludability. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the Collection: Form I–690, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or requirfed to respond, as well as a 

brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. The information collected 

on the application will be used by the 

USCIS in considering eligibility for 

legalization under section 210 and 245A 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 85 responses at 15 minutes (.25 

hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 21 annual burden hours. 

In you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

information collection instrument with 

instructions, or additional information, 

please contact Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management 

Division, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, U.S. Department 

Homeland Security, 111 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20592, 

(202) 272–8377. 

Dated: August 24, 2005. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

[FR Doc. 05–17146 Filed 8–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-day notice of information 

collection under review: nonimmigrant 

petition based on Blanket L Petition, 

Form I–129S. 

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 

36203, allowed for a 60-day public 

comment period. No comments were 

received on this USCIS 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;