Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 104 / Tuesday, June 2, 2009 / Notices 26415 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–243, Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Form I–243, 

Application for Removal; OMB Control 

No. 1615–0019. 

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. 

During this 60-day period USCIS will 

be evaluating whether to revise the 

Form I–243. Should USCIS decide to 

revise the Form I–243 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 I–243. 

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 

1615–0019 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 for Removal. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable Department of Homeland 

Security component sponsoring the 

collection: Form I–243. 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 and 

households. The information provided 

on this form allows the USCIS to 

determine eligibility for an applicant’s 

request for removal from the United 

States. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 41 responses at 30 minutes (.50 

hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 20 annual burden hours. 

If you 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 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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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

United States Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of an Existing 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 60-day notice of information 

collection under review; Form G–146, 

Nonimmigrant Checkout Letter; OMB 

Control No. 1653–0020. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (USICE), 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), Joseph M. Gerhart, Chief, 

Records Management Branch, U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

500 12th Street, SW., Room 3138, 

Washington, DC 20536; (202) 732–6337. 

Comments are encouraged and will be 

accepted for sixty days until August 3, 

2009. 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: