[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 27241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11127]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-918, and
Supplement A and B, Extension of a Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status; and Supplement A and B.
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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 notice is
published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for
sixty days until July 9, 2012.
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 Coordinator,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Clearance Office, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS
via facsimile to 202-272-8518, or via email at uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov.
When submitting comments by email, add the OMB Control Number 1615-0104
in the subject box.
During this 60-day period USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise the Form I-918 and Supplements A and B. Should USCIS decide to
revise the Form I-918 and Supplements A and B, 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-918, and Supplement A
and B.
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 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: Petition for U Nonimmigrant
Status.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-918
and Supplements A and B; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Form I-918: Individuals or households. This
application permits victims of certain qualifying criminal activity and
their immediate family members to apply for temporary nonimmigrant
status.
Form I-918 Supplement A: Individuals or households. This
application permits victims of certain qualifying criminal activity and
their immediate family members to apply for temporary nonimmigrant
status.
Form I-918 Supplement B: Federal, State, Local governments.
Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, judges,
or other authority, that has responsibility for the investigation or
prosecution of a qualifying crime or criminal activity can complete
this supplement so it can be filed by the applicant along with form I-
918.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-918--
16,768 responses at 5 hours per response; Supplement A--10,033
responses at 1.5 hours per response; Supplement B--16,768 responses at
1 hour per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 120,651 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please visit: http://www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529, telephone number 202-272-1470.
Dated: May 3, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Acting Chief Regulatory Coordinator, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
[FR Doc. 2012-11127 Filed 5-8-12; 8:45 am]
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