[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 63 (Monday, April 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17109-17110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6422]


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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: 60-day notice of information collection under review; petition 
to classify orphan as an immediate relative and application for advance 
processing of orphan petition, Form I-600, I-600A.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services has submitted the following information collection 
request 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 sixty days until June 3, 2005.
    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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition to Classify Orphan as an 
Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan 
Petition.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-600

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and I-600A. 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 and households. This 
form is used by the USCIS to determine immigrant eligibility and 
advance processing of orphans.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 34,000 
responses at 30 minutes (.50) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 17,000 annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection instrument with instructions, please contact 
Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20529; (202) 272-8377.

    Dated: March 23, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-6422 Filed 4-1-05; 8:45 am]
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