The Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) 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 INS published a Federal Register notice on August 7, 2000 at 65 FR 48252 to solicit public comments for a 60day period regarding the proposed revision of Form I589 (Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal). The proposed revisions included both the Instructions to completing the Form I589 and the application form itself. At the close of the public comment period on October 6, 2000, the INS had received three responses regarding the proposed revisions. The public comments received have been addressed in the accompanying Supporting Statement.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. The proposed draft of the revised information collection published with this notice is for publ ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2001-03-06-01-5296 Tue, Mar 6 2001 11:00:00 GMT