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participating. This additional 

recruitment is possible as the transition 

to the new sample is finalized. When 

hospitals from the old sample are 

phased out, they can be replaced with 

hospitals from the new sample. In 2009 

and 2010, DAWN plans to recruit 2 

States with centralized ME/C systems. 

To achieve full participation by ME/Cs 

in the metropolitan areas currently 

covered, DAWN plans to recruit 

approximately 20 more ME/Cs from the 

13 metropolitan areas, and 

approximately 20 ME/Cs from 

metropolitan areas in the rest of the 

country. DAWN data are submitted 

electronically, using eHERS (electronic 

Hospital Emergency Reporting System) 

and eMERS (electronic Medical 

Examiner Reporting System). In most of 

the facilities participating in DAWN (83 

percent of the EDs and 58 percent of the 

ME/C offices), data are collected by 

government contractor staff; these 

facilities are not included in the burden 

statement because the facility staff are 

not involved in data collection. The 

annual burden estimates for those EDs 

and ME/C offices that collect the data 

using their own staff are shown below. 

There will be minor editorial changes to 

both the ED and ME/C reporting forms 

to simplify reporting. On the ME/C 

reporting form, a data element for case 

narrative will be added. These changes 

are not anticipated to impact the overall 

burden. 

ANNUALIZED REPORTING BURDEN FOR DAWN: 2009–2011 

Activity Number of 

respondents 1

Estimated 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Estimated time 

per response 

(in minutes) 

Total hour 

burden 2

Emergency Departments 

ED Chart review ................................................................... 61 24,551 1,497,611 2.5 62,400 

Case data entry ................................................................... 61 556 33,916 3 1,696 

ED activity report ................................................................. 61 52 3,172 2 106 

Subtotal ......................................................................... 61 ........................ ........................ ........................ 64,202 

State Medical Examiners 1

Death investigation records review ...................................... 6 3,099 18,594 4 1,240 

Case data entry ................................................................... 6 338 2,028 3 101 

ME/C activity report ............................................................. 6 104 624 2 21 

Subtotal ......................................................................... 6 ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,362 

Individual Medical Examiners/Coroners 1

Death investigation records review ...................................... 84 1,097 92,148 4 6,143 

Case data entry ................................................................... 84 89 7,476 3 374 

ME/C activity report ............................................................. 84 52 4,368 2 146 

Subtotal ......................................................................... 84 ........................ ........................ ........................ 6,663 

TOTAL ................................................................... 151 ........................ ........................ ........................ 72,227 

1State MEs and some other ME/C offices report for multiple jurisdictions. For this reason, the number of respondents is smaller than the number of ME/C jurisdictions participating in DAWN. 2 Row and column totals may differ due to rounding. 

Written comments and 

recommendations concerning the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent by September 25, 2008 to: 

SAMHSA Desk Officer, Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, Office 

of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503; due to potential 

delays in OMB’s receipt and processing 

of mail sent through the U.S. Postal 

Service, respondents are encouraged to 

submit comments by fax to: 202–395–

6974. 

Dated: August 15, 2008. 

Elaine Parry, 

Acting Director, Office of Program Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–290B, Extension of 

an Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Form I–290B, 

Notice of Appeal to the Office of 

Administrative Appeals (AAO). OMB 

Control No. 1615–0095. 

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 May 21, 2008, at 73 FR 

29527 allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did not receive 

any comments for 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 September 

25, 2008. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), and to the Office of Information 


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and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS 

Desk Officer. Comments may be 

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Management Division, Clearance Office, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008, 

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may 

also be submitted to DHS via facsimile 

to 202–272–8352 or via e-mail at 

rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–

6974 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by e-mail 

please make sure to add OMB Control 

Number 1615–0095 in the subject box. 

Written comments and suggestions from 

the public and affected agencies 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 an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Notice of Appeal to the Office of 

Administrative Appeals (AAO). 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–290B. 

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 information collection 

required on the Form I–290B is 

necessary in order for USCIS to make a 

determination that the appeal or motion 

to reopen or reconsider meets eligibility 

requirements, and for the 

Administrative Appeals Office to 

adjudicate the merits of the appeal or 

motion to reopen or reconsider. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 30,000 responses at 30 minutes 

(.50 hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 15,000 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

information collection instrument, 

please visit: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

search/index.jsp. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Management Division, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 

3008, Washington, DC 20529, telephone 

number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: August 20, 2008. 

Sunday Aigbe, 

Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2453–08; DHS Docket No. USCIS–

2008–0030] 

RIN 1615–ZA70 

Direct Mail Program for Submitting 

Form I–800A, Application for 

Determination of Suitability To Adopt a 

Child From a Convention Country, and 

Form I–800, Petition To Classify 

Convention Adoptee as an Immediate 

Relative 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) is 

expanding its Direct Mail Program to 

include Form I–800, Petition to Classify 

Convention Adoptee as an Immediate 

Relative, and Form I–800A, Application 

for Determination of Suitability to 

Adopt a Child from a Convention 

Country. Applicants must submit Forms 

I–800, I–800A, and all related 

supplements and forms to the USCIS 

Chicago Lockbox facility located in 

Illinois, for initial processing. 

Applicants were previously required to 

file at a USCIS field office with 

jurisdiction over their place of current 

residence. The Direct Mail Program 

allows USCIS to process applications 

more efficiently by eliminating 

duplicative work, maximizing staff 

productivity, and introducing better 

information management tools. 

DATES: Effective September 25, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lissette Kvortek, HQ Adjudications 

Officer, Office of Field Operations, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529, Telephone (202) 

272–1001. 

I. Background 

A. What is The Hague Adoption 

Convention? 

The Convention on Protection of 

Children and Co-operation in Respect of 

Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption 

Convention) signed at The Hague, The 

Netherlands, on May 29, 1993, is a 

treaty that strengthens protections for 

children, birth parents, and prospective 

adoptive parent(s). It establishes 

internationally agreed upon rules and 

procedures for adoptions between 

countries that have a treaty relationship 

under the Hague Adoption Convention. 

It provides a framework for member 

countries to work together to ensure that 

children are provided with permanent, 

loving homes, that adoptions take place 

in the best interests of a child, and that 

the abduction, sale and trafficking in 

children is prevented. The President 

signed the instrument of ratification for 

the Hague Adoption Convention on 

November 16, 2007, and the Hague 

Adoption Convention entered into force 

for the United States on April 1, 2008. 

72 FR 71730. 

B. What is the Direct Mail Program? 

Under the Direct Mail program, 

applicants for certain immigration 

benefits mail the designated application 

or petition directly to a U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services (USCIS) 

Service Center or Lockbox facility 

instead of submitting it to their local 

USCIS office. USCIS has discussed the 

purpose and strategy of the Direct Mail 

program in detail in previous rules and 

notices. (See 59 FR 33903, 59 FR 33985, 

60 FR 22408, 61 FR 2266, 61 FR 56060, 

62 FR 16607, 63 FR 891, 63 FR 892, 63 

FR 13434, 63 FR 13878, 63 FR 16828, 

63 FR 50584, 63 FR 8688, 63 FR 8689, 

64 FR 67323, 69 FR 3380, 69 FR 4210, 

70 FR 30768, 72 FR 3402). 

C. Which Hague Adoption Convention 

forms are affected by the Direct Mail 

Program? 

You must now submit the following 

forms through the Direct Mail Program 


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