[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28757-28758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11530]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0105]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Entry of
Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative; Notice of Entry of
Appearance as Attorney In Matters Outside the Geographical Confines of
the United States, Form G-28; G-28I; Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
USCIS is also soliciting comments regarding additional features
proposed for incorporation into form G-28. The new features clarify
USCIS notification practices relating to represented parties.
Specifically, USCIS is revising the G-28 to provide that, for
represented parties DHS will send all original notices and documents
regarding any application or petition filed with DHS to the applicants
and petitioners directly with a courtesy copy sent to the attorney of
record or accredited representative. However, on the form the applicant
or petitioner may instruct USCIS to (a) send any notice regarding an
application or petition that he or she has filed with DHS to the
business address of their attorney of record or accredited
representative as listed in the form, or; (b) send any secure identity
document, such as a Permanent Resident Card or Employment Authorization
Document, that he or she is approved, for to the official business
address of his or her attorney of record or accredited representative.
The proposed new forms are available for review in the docket.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
July 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0105 in the subject box, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2008-
0037. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web
site at www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2008-0037;
(2) Email. Submit comments to [email protected];
(3) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
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
[[Page 28758]]
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: Notice of Entry of Appearance as
Attorney or Accredited Representative; Notice of Entry of Appearance as
Attorney In Matters Outside the Geographical Confines of the United
States.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: G-28; G-28I; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. The
information collected on forms G-28 and G-28I allow an attorney to
identify their representation of person in matters either within the
geographical confines of the United States, or outside of the
geographical confines of the United States respectively.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: For the paper
G-28, 2,223,700 respondents with an average response time of .833 hour
(50 minutes); for the ELIS-filed G-28, 281,950 respondents with and
average response time of .667 hour (40 minutes); for the paper G-28I,
25,057 respondents with an average response time of .833 hour (50
minutes).
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 2,057,943 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: May 14, 2014.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-11530 Filed 5-16-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-97-P