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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

# ACTION:

30-day notice of information collection under review: Immigrant petition for alien workers, Form I-140. 

                    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 52907, allowed a 60-day public comment period. The USCIS did not receive any comments 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 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 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:*                     Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers.                

                    (3)                     *Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component sponsoring the collection:*                     Form I-140. 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. This form is used to classify a person under section 203(b)(1), 203(b)(2), or 203(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The information collected on this form will be used by the USCIS to determine eligibility for immigration benefits.                

                    (5)                     *An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:*                     96,000 responses at 60 minutes (1 hour) per response.                

                    (6)                     *An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:*                     96,000 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, Department of Homeland Security, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529.

Dated: December 30, 2004.

Richard A. Sloan,

Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 05-227  Filed 1-5-05; 8:45 am]

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