[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 232 (Monday, December 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 72460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23598]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; 
Application for Immediate Family Member of U-1 Recipient; and U 
Nonimmigrant Status Certification; Forms I-918; I-918 Supplement A; and 
I-918 Supplement B.

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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 February 3, 2006.
    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: New information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Immediate Family 
Member of U-1 Recipient; and U Nonimmigrant Status Certification.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Forms I-918; 
I-918 Supplement A; and I-918 Supplement B; 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, Federal 
Government. This application permits victims of certain qualifying 
criminal activity and their immediate family members to demonstrate 
that they qualify for temporary nonimmigrant status pursuant to the 
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA), and 
to receive temporary immigration benefits.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-918--
12,000 responses at 3 hours per response; Supplement A--24,000 
responses at 1 hour per response; Supplement B--36,000 responses at 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 additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm.
    If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory 
Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington, 
DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

    Dated: November 30, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-23598 Filed 12-2-05; 8:45 am]
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