[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 251 (Wednesday, December 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 80420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31138]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Form G-646, Revision of 
a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form G-
646, Sworn Statement of Refugee Applying for Admission to the United 
States; OMB Control No. 1615-0097.

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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 August 27, 2008, at 73 FR 50633 allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments for 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 
January 30, 2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk 
Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 
Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 
3008, Washington, DC 20529-2210. Comments may also be submitted to DHS 
via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at [email protected], and to 
the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-6974 or via e-mail 
at [email protected] .
    When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB 
Control Number 1615-0097 in the subject box. Written comments and 
suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or 
more of the following four points:
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently 
approved information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Sworn Statement of Refugee 
Applying for Admission into the United States.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component 
sponsoring the collection: Form G-646, 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. The data 
collected on this form is used by the DHS to determine eligibility for 
the admission of applicants to the United States as refugees.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 75,000 
responses at 20 minutes (.333 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 24,975 annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at: 
http://www.regulations.gov/.
    We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529-2210, 
Telephone number 202-272-8377.

    Dated: December 24, 2008.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-31138 Filed 12-30-08; 8:45 am]
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