Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 4 / Thursday, January 6, 2005 / Notices 1255

Room 15–99, Rockville, Maryland 

20857, Telephone (301) 594–0367.

Dated: December 28, 2004. 

Steven A. Pelovitz, 

Associate Administrator for Administration 

and Financial Management.

[FR Doc. 05–216 Filed 1–5–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P

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. 

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] 

BILLING CODE 4410–01–M

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: Application to 

adjust status from temporary to 

permanent resident, Form I–698. 

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 October 14, 2004 at 69 FR 

61034, 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 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 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 

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 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:

Application to Adjust Status from 

Temporary to Permanent Resident. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component sponsoring 

the collection: Form I–698, 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 collected on this 

form is used by the USCIS to determine 

an applicant’s eligibility to adjust status 

from temporary to permanent resident. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to