Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

[Federal Register: February 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 38)]

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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: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence; Form I-751.

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 December 28, 2004 at 69 FR 777766, allowed for a 60-day public comment period. The USCIS did not receive any comments on this information collection during that period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 30, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

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 agency's 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: Extension of a currently approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-751. 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. Persons granted conditional residence through marriage to a United States citizen or permanent resident use this form to petition for the removal of those conditions.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 118,008 responses at 80 minutes (1.33 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 156,951 annual burden hours.

If you have comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; 202-272-8377.

Dated: February 8, 2005. Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 05-3857 Filed 2-25-05; 8:45 am]

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