[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 1255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-217]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


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

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: Checklist 
for on-site review of schools; File No. OMB-35.

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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 August 30, 2004 at 69 FR 52908, allowed for a 60-
day public comment period. The USCIS did not receive any comments on 
this information collection during that period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
February 7, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one ore 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 agency's 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:
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Checklist for On-Site Review of 
Schools.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No agency 
Form Number; File No. OMB-35, 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 or Households. The data 
is used by the agency when conducting on-site visits at schools that 
submitted certification applications in SEVIS after the preliminary 
enrollment period.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 10,000 
responses at 65 (1.083) minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 10,830 annual burden hours.
    If you have 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; 202-272-8377.

    Dated: December 30, 2004.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-217 Filed 1-5-04; 8:45 am]
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