[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43106-43107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17775]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0001]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Alien
Fianc[eacute] (e), Form I-129F; Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department
of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day Notice.
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SUMMARY: DHS, 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
September 21, 2015.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0001 in the subject box, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2006-
0028. 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-2006-0028;
(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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, telephone number
202-272-8377 (comments are not accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here is solely for questions
regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries.
Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual
cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at
http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service
Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2006-0028 in the search box. 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.
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: Petition for Alien Fianc[eacute]
(e).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-129F; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
129F must be filed with USCIS by a citizen of the United States in
order to petition for an alien fianc[eacute] (e), spouse, or his/her
children.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated
total number of respondents for the information collection I-129F is
approximately 43,819 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3
hours per response; and the estimated number of respondents providing
biometrics is 43,819 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.17
hours.
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(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated
with this collection is 182,725 hours.
Dated: July 15, 2015.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-17775 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
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