[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 49398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24129]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review: Petition for 
alien fiance(e).

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    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 information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 
26, 2001 at 66 FR 47518. The notice requested emergency OMB review and 
processing and allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. 
During this period, one public comment was received by the INS. The 
public comment was addressed and reconciled by the INS in the 
accompanying supporting statement.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comments. 
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 29, 2001. 
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items 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: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20530; 202-395-7316.
    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 agency's 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 collection.
    (2) Type of the Form/Collection: Petition for Alien Fiance(e).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form I-129F. 
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 by a U.S. citizen to facilitate the entry of his or her 
fiance(e) into the United States so that a marriage may be concluded 
within 90 days of entry between the U.S. citizen and the beneficiary of 
the petition. This form also allows the spouse or child of a U.S. 
citizen to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant, in accordance 
with provisions of section 1103 of the Legal Immigration Family Equity 
Act of 2000.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 20,000 
responses at 30 minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 10,000 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 contact Richard A. Sloan 202-514-3291, 
Director, Policy Directives and Instructions Branch, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, Room 4034, 425 I 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536. Additionally, comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially 
regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time may 
also be directed to Mr. Richard A. Sloan.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street, NW., Suite 1600, Washington, DC 
20004.

    Dated: September 20, 2001.
Richard A. Sloan,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Immmigration and Naturalization Service.
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