[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44865-44866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20894]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement


Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information 
Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; 
Electronic Bonds Online (eBonds) Access; OMB Control No. 1653--NEW.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (USICE), is submitting the following information collection 
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The Information Collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 114 
28517, allowing for a 60 day public comment period. USICE received no 
comments on this Information Collection from the public during this 60 
day period. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 
days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted 
for thirty days September 30, 2009.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies regarding items contained in this notice and especially with 
regard to the estimated public burden and associated response time 
should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the 
OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806. Written comments and 
suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the 
proposed 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 agency's 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: New information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Electronic Bonds Online (eBonds) 
Access.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-352SA 
(Surety eBonds Access Application and Agreement); Form I-352RA (eBonds 
Rules of Behavior Agreement); U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individual or Households, Business 
or other non-profit. The information taken in this collection is 
necessary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) to grant 
access to eBonds and to notify the public of the duties and 
responsibilities associated with accessing eBonds. The I-352SA and the 
I-352RA are the two instruments used to collect the information 
associated with this collection. The I-352SA is to be completed by a 
Surety that currently holds a Certificate of Authority to act as a 
Surety on Federal bonds and details the requirements for accessing 
eBonds as well as the documentation, in addition to the I-352SA and I-
352RA, which the Surety must submit prior to

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being granted access to eBonds. The I-352RA provides notification that 
eBonds is a Federal government computer system and as such users must 
abide by certain conduct guidelines to access eBonds and the 
consequences if such guidelines are not followed.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100 responses 
at 30 minutes (.50 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 50 annual burden hours
    Requests for a copy of the proposed information collection 
instruments, with instructions; or inquiries for additional information 
should be requested via e-mail to: [email protected] with ``Electronic 
Bonds Online (eBonds) Access'' in the subject line.

    Dated: August 24, 2009.
Carl Albritton,
Program Manager, Bond Management Unit, Detention and Removal 
Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-20894 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]
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