[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68901-68902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27331]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0125]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Secondary Inspections
Tool, Form M-1061; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection
ACTION: 30-Day Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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 notice was previously
published in the Federal Register on September 4, 2014, at 79 FR 52739,
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any
comment in connection with the 60-day notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
December 19, 2014. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. Comments may
also be submitted via fax at (202) 395-5806. All submissions received
must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-0125.
You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
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 Request: Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Secondary Inspections Tool.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form M-1061; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The
Secondary Inspections Tool (SIT) is an internet-based tool that
processes, displays, and retrieves biometric and biographic data from
the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) within the US-
Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) system.
USCIS officers in USCIS District/Field Offices
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will be instructed to use SIT at the time of a required interview in
connection with an immigration or naturalization benefit request, or an
individual's appearance at a USCIS District/Field Office to receive a
document evidencing an immigration benefit, following a required
appearance at an Application Support Center (ASC) for fingerprinting.
This information collection is necessary for USCIS to collect and
process the required biometric and biographic data from an applicant,
petitioner, sponsor, beneficiary, or other individual residing in the
United States.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1,363,141
responses at 5 minutes (.083 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 113,140 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with
supplementary documents, or need additional information, please visit
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 20529-2134; Telephone 202-272-
8377.
Dated: November 13, 2014.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-27331 Filed 11-18-14; 8:45 am]
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