[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55419-55420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28294]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Request OMB emergency approval; Petition for Amerasians, widow 
or special immigrant.

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    The Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service 
(INS) has submitted an emergency information collection request (ICR) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide for the 
required final 30 days for public review/comment and ample time for 
OMB's review and final action. To ensure that the review process is 
conducted in accordance with the procedures specified in 5 CFR 1320.10, 
the INS is also requesting an extension of the current OMB approval 
period until January 31, 1998.
    This proposed information collection was previously published in 
the Federal Register on July 30, 1997 at 62 FR 40841, allowing for an 
emergency extension with a 60-day public comment period. No comments 
were received by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Comments 
are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional ``thirty days'' 
until November 24, 1997.
    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 Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Ms. Debra Bond, 202-395-7316, Department of Justice

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Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments may be 
submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-395-6974.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please contact Mr. Richard A. Sloan, 202-514-
3291, Director, Policy Directives and Instructions Branch, Immigration 
and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, Room 5307, 425 
I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536. Additionally, comments may be 
submitted via facsimile to 202-305-0143.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 agencies 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: Extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for Amerasians, Widow or 
Special Immigrant.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form I-360. 
Adjudications Division, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
    (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 to determine eligibility or to classify an alien as an 
Amerasian, widow or widower, battered or abused spouse or child and 
special immigrant, including religious worker, juvenile court dependent 
and armed forces member.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 8,397 
respondents at two (2) hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 16,794 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required during the first 60 days of 
this same regular review period contact Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance 
Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information Management 
and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 850, Washington 
Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: October 21, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-28294 Filed 10-23-97; 8:45 am]
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