Federal Register: December 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 249)
DOCID: FR Doc 05-24637
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: 45-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review: Petition for Temporary Worker H1B Cap, Form 60.
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 60 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:
(1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for Temporary WorkerH 1B Cap.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component
sponsoring the collection: USCIS Form 60. 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. This
form will be required to be filed by employers petitioning for
temporary workers for H1B classification who are subject to the annual
numeric limitation. Employers who are petitioning for temporary workers
in H1B classification who are not subject to the H1B annual numerical cap may use the Form 60 if they wish.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 90,000 responses at 2 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 180,000 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, please visit the
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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. 0524637 Filed 122805; 8:45 am]
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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 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 60 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:
(1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for Temporary WorkerH 1B Cap.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component
sponsoring the collection: USCIS Form 60. 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. This
form will be required to be filed by employers petitioning for
temporary workers for H1B classification who are subject to the annual
numeric limitation. Employers who are petitioning for temporary workers
in H1B classification who are not subject to the H1B annual numerical cap may use the Form 60 if they wish.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 90,000 responses at 2 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 180,000 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, please visit the
[[Page 77174]]
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. 0524637 Filed 122805; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 441010P