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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 submissions 

of responses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

additional information is required 

contact: the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), Policy Directorate/ 

Office of Strategic Plans, Michael 

Galang, (202) 282–9118. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Implementing Recommendations of the 

9/11 Commission Act of 2007 mandated 

the QHSR and included the following 

consultation requirement: ‘‘The 

Secretary shall conduct each 

quadrennial homeland security review 

under this subsection in consultation 

with—(A) The heads of other Federal 

agencies, including the Attorney 

General, the Secretary of State, the 

Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services, the 

Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary 

of Agriculture, and the Director of 

National Intelligence; (B) key officials of 

the Department; and (C) other relevant 

governmental and nongovernmental 

entities, including State, local, and 

tribal government officials, members of 

Congress, private sector representatives, 

academics, and other policy experts.’’ 

The homeland security community is 

so vast that physically convening 

representative and inclusive study 

groups that are also able to work 

efficiently and effectively is virtually 

impossible. Therefore, DHS will fulfill 

QHSR consultation requirements 

through a number of mechanisms, 

including collaborative web-based 

engagement tools. In doing so, DHS 

intends to create a true national 

dialogue on homeland security. A 

national dialogue platform will be 

created and hosted to engage homeland 

security stakeholders around the 

compelling questions, ideas, or concepts 

that emerge through the QHSR process. 

The dialogue platform is based on the 

principle of radical scalability: The 

more feedback that is received, the more 

clearly sorted participants’ preferences 

and priorities become. In a national 

dialogue, users can submit their best 

ideas, refine them in open discussion, 

and use simple rating and tagging 

features to identify the most popular 

ideas and important overarching 

themes. The platform can host multiple 

simultaneous dialogues, and 

dynamically pose new questions, so that 

DHS can repeatedly ‘‘pulse’’ 

participants over a three-month 

timeframe. 

Ideas, comments, or position papers 

will also be solicited at the outset of the 

review and accepted via electronic 

means. All submitted position papers 

will inform the QHSR Study Groups as 

they initiate their analyses. All 

homeland security stakeholders are 

eligible and are invited to provide input. 

A letter from Secretary Napolitano will 

be sent to each stakeholder association 

inviting their input. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, Policy Directorate/Office of 

Strategic Plans. 

Title: Quadrennial Homeland Security 

Report. 

OMB Number: 1601–NEW. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Federal Government, 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 50,000 

respondents. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 

hours per respondent. 

Total Burden Hours: 400,000 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): None. 

Dated: May 14, 2009. 

Margaret H. Graves, 

Acting Chief Information Officer. 

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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: 60-day notice of information 

collection under review: Application 

Requirements for the Adjustment of 

Status under Section 586 of Public Law 

106–249; OMB–27, OMB Control No. 

1615–0081. 

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 August 3, 2009. 

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 

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 

20529–2210. 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 make sure to 

add OMB Control Number 1615–0081 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 a currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application Requirements for the 

Adjustment of Status under Section 586 

of Public Law 106–249. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: No Agency 

Form Number; File No. OMB–27, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

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(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. The data is used by the 

USCIS to determine an applicant’s 

eligibility for adjustment of status under 

section 586 of Public Law 106–249. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 5,000 responses at 30 minutes 

(.50) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 2,500 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: May 27, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form N–470; Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-day notice of information 

collection under review: Form N–470, 

Application to Preserve Residence for 

Naturalization; Form N–470. OMB 

Control No. 1615–0056. 

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 August 3, 2009. 

During this 60-day period USCIS will 

be evaluating whether to revise the 

Form N–470. Should USCIS decide to 

revise the Form N–470 it will advise the 

public when it publishes the 30-day 

notice in the Federal Register in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The public will then 

have 30 days to comment on any 

revisions to the Form N–470. 

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 

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210. 

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 

make sure to add OMB Control Number 

1615–0056 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 currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application to Preserve Residence for 

Naturalization. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form N–470. 

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 furnished 

on this form will be used to determine 

whether an alien who intends to be 

absent from the United States for a 

period of one year or more is eligible to 

preserve residence for naturalization 

purposes. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 375 responses at 35 minutes 

(.583) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 219 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov/. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: May 27, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–508 and Form I– 

508F, Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Form I–508 

and I–508F, Waiver of Rights, Privileges, 

Exemptions and Immunities; OMB 

Control No. 1615–0025. 

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 August 3, 2009. 

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 

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC, 20529–2210. 

Comments may also be submitted to 

DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352, or 

via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When