51644 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 172 / Thursday, September 4, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–590, Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Form I–590, 

Registration for Classification as 

Refugee; OMB Control No. 1615–0068. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS), 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 November 3, 2008. 

Written comments and suggestions 

regarding items contained in this notice, 

and especially with regard to the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Management Division, Clearance Office, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 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. When 

submitting comments by e-mail please 

add the OMB Control Number 1615–

0068 in the subject box. 

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 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 and 

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: 

Registration for Classification as 

Refugee. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–590. 

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 information collection 

provides a uniform method for 

applicants to apply for refugee status 

and contains the information needed in 

order to adjudicate such applications. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 140,000 responses at 35 (.583) 

minutes per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 81,620 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

information collection instrument, 

please visit the USCIS Web site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov/. 

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 28, 2008. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management 

Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E8–20484 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

United States Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

ACTION: Revision of Currently Approved 

Information Collection; Form I–901, Fee 

Remittance for Certain F, J and M Nonimmigrants; OMB No. 1653–0034. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (USICE), has previously 

submitted the above referenced 

information collection request for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. Certain fees related to this 

information collection have been 

changed. This document contains 

revisions to certain portions of the form 

that were previously published that are 

related to those fee changes. 

Revision 

• On Page 2 of the Instructions, Item 

18B is revised as follows: Expedited 

Delivery: There will be an added 

shipping and handling fee of $35.00 for 

this option. Your receipt will be 

delivered in an expedited manner to the 

address listed in item numbers 4–8 on 

the Form I–901. 

Dated: August 27, 2008. 

Lee Shirkey, 

Chief, Records Management Branch Chief, 

United States Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

[FR Doc. E8–20455 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5194–N–13] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment; Capital 

Fund 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: HUD will submit the proposal 

for collection of information described 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 

Department will request this previously 

approved information collection be 

extended, and is soliciting public 

comments on the subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 

3, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name/or OMB Control 

number and should be sent to: Lillian L. 

Deitzer, Departmental Reports 

Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410–

5000; telephone 202.402.8048, (this is 

not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. 


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