[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 41418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14125]


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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: notice of 
immigration pilot program, File No. OMB-5.

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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 USCIS published a notice in the Federal Register on May 16, 
2005 at 70 FR 25840. The notice allowed for a 60-day public review and 
comment period on the extension of a currently approved information 
collection. No public comments were received on this information 
collection.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
August 18, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    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 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: Notice of Immigration Pilot 
Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency 
Form Number (File No. OMB-05); 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. This 
collection of information is used by the USCIS to determine 
participants in the Pilot Immigration Program provided for by section 
610 of the Appropriations Act. The USCIS will select regional center(s) 
that are responsible for promoting economic growth in a geographical 
area.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 50 responses at 
40 hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 2,000 annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection instrument, 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: June 21, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services,
[FR Doc. 05-14125 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
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