[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 38 (Monday, February 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 9668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3855]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a 
Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: 
Petitioning Requirements for H-1C Nonimmigrant Classification; File No. 
OMB-26.

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    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 was previously published in the 
Federal Register on December 28, 2004 at 69 FR 77764, allowed a 60-day 
public comment period. The USCIS did not receive any public comments on 
this information collection during that period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
March 30, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the information collection 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: Extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petitioning Requirements for H-1C 
Nonimmigrant Classification.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: File No. 
OMB-26 (there is no agency form number), U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. Public 
Law 106-95, Section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act allows petitioning hospitals to import registered 
nurses to work at those hospitals as nonimmigrant. The information 
collection is necessary for the CIS to make a determination that the 
eligibility requirements and conditions are met regarding the nurse/
beneficiary.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2,000 responses 
at 2 hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 4,000 annual burden hours.
    If you have comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection, please contact Mr. Richard A. Sloan, Director, 
Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 111 Massachusetts 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; 202-372-8377.

    Dated: February 10, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-3855 Filed 2-25-05; 8:45 am]
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