Federal Register: January 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 4)
DOCID: FR Doc 05-228
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Immigrant petition by alien entrepreneur, Form I526.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted 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 is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments
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are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until March 7, 2005.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the 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 agency's 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: Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I526. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. This form
is used by qualified immigrants seeking to enter the United States
under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for the
purpose of engaging in a commercial enterprise, must petition the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1,368 responses at 1 hour and 15 minutes (1.25 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 1,710 annual burden hours.
If you have comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529.
Dated: December 30, 2004.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
DOCUMENT BODY:
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted 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 is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments
[[Page 1261]]
are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until March 7, 2005.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the 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 agency's 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: Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I526. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. This form
is used by qualified immigrants seeking to enter the United States
under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for the
purpose of engaging in a commercial enterprise, must petition the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1,368 responses at 1 hour and 15 minutes (1.25 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 1,710 annual burden hours.
If you have comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529.
Dated: December 30, 2004.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05228 Filed 1505; 8:45 am]
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