[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61295-61296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21104]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


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

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; 
Biographic Information, Form G-325.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services has submitted the following information collection 
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published to 
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are 
encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until December 20, 2005.
    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 agencies 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 currently approved 
collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Biographic Information.

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    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form G-325. 
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. This 
form is used to check other agency records on application or petitions 
submitted for benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
Additionally, this form is required for applicants for adjustment to 
permanent resident status and specific applicants for naturalization.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1,144,994 
responses at 15 minutes (.25 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 286,249 annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection instrument with instructions, please contact 
Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20529.
    Information about USCIS forms is available online at the USCIS Web 
site. The USCIS Web site address is: http://www.uscis.gov. Click on the 
link to the USCIS Forms, Fees and Fingerprints Information Center. The 
Forms and Fees link provides information on immigration forms and how 
to print them. We recommend that you obtain all of your forms by 
downloading (printing) them from this website. This will ensure that 
you will have the most up-to-date version of the forms that is 
currently available.

Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-21104 Filed 10-20-05; 8:45am]
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