Federal Register: December 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 249)
DOCID: FR Doc 05-24636
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: 45-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review: r- account, USCIS Form 3.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection Activities: 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 are encouraged and will be accepted for fortyfive days until February 13, 2006.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Director, Regulatory Management
Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via
facsimile to 2022728352 or via email at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by email please make sure to add USCIS Form 3 in
the subject box. 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:
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General Information
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning a broad restructuring of its business processes to move from an exclusively transaction based focus to customer accounts. Account management will permit USCIS to streamline benefits processing and eliminate the capture and processing of redundant data.
In some respects the account focus represents more comprehensive
information than USCIS has previously collected at one time. However,
an account focus eliminates redundancy in that customers will not have
to give the same information repeatedly. In addition, in many respects
the account represents less total information than is cumulatively
collected today as customers file various applications in their
lifecycle with USCIS. But the American public expects USCIS to ask what
it needs to know and to link that data with biometrics in order to
deter and detect fraud, and thereby reduce national security risks.
Moreover, the account system allows USCIS to avoid burdening the
customer with repeated requests for the same information. It allows for address changes to be made by individuals, employers, and
representatives one time in one place for all purposes, solving a huge
customer and administrative burden to date. This account system finds
the common ground between USCIS objectives and customer service,
national security, and administrative efficiency. USCIS will be promulgating a rulemaking in the near future.
(1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: raccount.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component
sponsoring the collection: USCIS Form 3. Office of Program and
Regulations Development, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit
entities. Secondary: Nonforprofit institutions. An attorney or
accredited representative will use USCIS Form 3 to register with USCIS
as a prerequisite to appearing before USCIS on behalf of an individual
submitting an application or petition for an immigration benefit.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 10,000 responses at .33 hours (20 minutes) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 3,300 annual burden hours. Attorneys and
accredited representatives will only be required to file USCIS Form 3
once. Therefore, because most attorneys and accredited representatives
handle matters before USCIS for longer than one year, we expect the
number of respondents, and the reporting burden and costs derived from that number, to drop after one year.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm .
If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory
Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20529, (202) 2728377.
Dated: December 23, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 0524636 Filed 122805; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 441010P
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 are encouraged and will be accepted for fortyfive days until February 13, 2006.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Director, Regulatory Management
Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via
facsimile to 2022728352 or via email at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by email please make sure to add USCIS Form 3 in
the subject box. 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:
[[Page 77173]]
General Information
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning a broad restructuring of its business processes to move from an exclusively transaction based focus to customer accounts. Account management will permit USCIS to streamline benefits processing and eliminate the capture and processing of redundant data.
In some respects the account focus represents more comprehensive
information than USCIS has previously collected at one time. However,
an account focus eliminates redundancy in that customers will not have
to give the same information repeatedly. In addition, in many respects
the account represents less total information than is cumulatively
collected today as customers file various applications in their
lifecycle with USCIS. But the American public expects USCIS to ask what
it needs to know and to link that data with biometrics in order to
deter and detect fraud, and thereby reduce national security risks.
Moreover, the account system allows USCIS to avoid burdening the
customer with repeated requests for the same information. It allows for address changes to be made by individuals, employers, and
representatives one time in one place for all purposes, solving a huge
customer and administrative burden to date. This account system finds
the common ground between USCIS objectives and customer service,
national security, and administrative efficiency. USCIS will be promulgating a rulemaking in the near future.
(1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: raccount.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component
sponsoring the collection: USCIS Form 3. Office of Program and
Regulations Development, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit
entities. Secondary: Nonforprofit institutions. An attorney or
accredited representative will use USCIS Form 3 to register with USCIS
as a prerequisite to appearing before USCIS on behalf of an individual
submitting an application or petition for an immigration benefit.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 10,000 responses at .33 hours (20 minutes) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 3,300 annual burden hours. Attorneys and
accredited representatives will only be required to file USCIS Form 3
once. Therefore, because most attorneys and accredited representatives
handle matters before USCIS for longer than one year, we expect the
number of respondents, and the reporting burden and costs derived from that number, to drop after one year.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm .
If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory
Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20529, (202) 2728377.
Dated: December 23, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 0524636 Filed 122805; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 441010P