[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 1258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-223]


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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: 30-day notice of information collection under review: Request 
for fee waiver denial letter, Form G-1054.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information 
collection 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 52909, allowed 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 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 a currently 
approved information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Fee Waiver Denial 
Letter.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component 
sponsoring the collection: Form G-1054. 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. Title 8 
CFR 103.7(c), which authorizes the agency to waive fees, reads (in 
pertinent part) as follows: ``The officer of the Service having 
jurisdiction to render a decision on the application, petition, appeal, 
motion or request may, in his discretion, grant the waiver of fee.'' In 
order to maintain consistency in the adjudication of fee waiver 
requests, to collect accurate data on amounts of fee waivers, and to 
facilitate the public-use process, it is necessary to implement this 
Fee Waiver Denial Letter, Form G-1054.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 16,000 
responses at 1.25 hours (75 minutes) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 20,000 annual burden hours.
    If you have comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection, 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. 05-223 Filed 1-5-05; 8:45 am]
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