[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 217 (Friday, November 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66249-66250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26542]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of an 
Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection For Review; Secure 
Communities IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability State and Local Agency 
Assessment; OMB Control No. 1653-0040.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (USICE), will be 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 
January 6, 2009.
    Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this 
notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and 
associated response time should be directed to the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS), Joseph M. Gerhart, Chief, Records Management 
Branch, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street, SW., 
Room 3138, Washington, DC 20024; (202) 732-6337.
    Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until 
January 6, 2009. Written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed

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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 currently approved 
information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Secure Communities IDENT/IAFIS 
Interoperability State and Local Agency Assessment.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form 70-003 
and Form 70-004, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well 
as a brief abstract: Primary: State and Local Correctional Facilities. 
8 U.S.C. 1231(a) gives the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authority to remove criminal 
aliens who have been ordered as such. DHS/ICE is improving community 
safety by transforming the way the federal government cooperates with 
state and local law enforcement agencies to identify, detain, and 
remove all criminal aliens held in custody. Secure Communities (SC) 
revolutionizes immigration enforcement by using technology to share 
information between law enforcement agencies and by applying risk-based 
methodologies to focus resources on assisting all local communities 
remove high-risk criminal aliens. In order for the Secure Communities 
Initiative to meet its goals, ICE must collect detailed business 
requirements and input from its state and local law enforcement 
partners. ICE will interview law enforcement officials at a combined 
7,000 state and local jails across the United States as part of the 
Secure Communities Initiative. The collection instruments are 
transitioning from the currently approved paper based format to the 
implementation of technology permitting electronic submissions of 
responses. This assessment determines the fingerprint procedures and 
technological capabilities of state and local jails governance, as well 
as basic jail booking statistics. This information is used in order to 
prioritize local sites and deliver the implementation strategy of the 
Secure Communities Initiative.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 7,000 responses 
at 20 minutes (0.3333333333333333 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 2,334 annual burden hours.
    Comments and/or questions; requests for a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument, with instructions; or inquiries for 
additional information should be directed to: Joseph M. Gerhart, Chief, 
Records Management Branch, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
500 12th Street, SW., Room 3138, Washington, DC 20024; (202) 732-6337.

    Dated: November 3, 2008.
Joseph M. Gerhart,
Chief, Records Management Branch, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
 [FR Doc. E8-26542 Filed 11-6-08; 8:45 am]
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