[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57870-57871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22975]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0068; Form I-590]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Registration for
Classification as Refugee; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
ACTION: 60-day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently
approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents,
the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the
respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the
actual information collection instruments. During this 60-day period,
USCIS will be evaluating whether to further revise the information
collection. Should USCIS decide to further revise the information
collection, it will advise the public when it publishes the 30-day
notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the PRA. The public
will then have 30 days to comment on any further revisions to the
information collection.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
November 19, 2013.
ADDRESSES: During the 60-day comment period, written comments and
suggestions regarding items contained in this notice, and especially
with regard to the estimated public burden and associated response time
must be directed to DHS using one of the following methods: (1) Via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at www.Regulations.gov under e-
Docket ID number USCIS-2007-0036; (2) by email to
[email protected]; or (3) by mail to DHS, USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140. All submissions
received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0068 in the subject
box, the agency name and e-Docket ID USCIS-2007-0036.
Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.Regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary
submission you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in
comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy
of an individual or is offensive. For additional information, please
read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the
footer of http://www.Regulations.gov.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Registration for Classification
as Refuge.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-590; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief
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abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-590 provides a
uniform method for applicants to apply for refugee status and contains
the information needed for USCIS to adjudicate such applications.
The revised Form I-590 includes additional questions that have been
transferred from Form G-646, Sworn Statement of Refugee Applying for
Admission into the United States. These questions assist USCIS in
determining whether an applicant is inadmissible to the United States.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100,000
responses at 3 hours and 20 minutes (3.33 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 333,000 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information, please visit the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.Regulations.gov. We may also be
contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20529-2140, Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: September 17, 2013.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-22975 Filed 9-19-13; 8:45 am]
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