[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54646-54647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22352]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control No. 1615-0099]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-914; Extension 
of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Form I-
914 and Supplements A and B, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status; 
Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient; and 
Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in 
Persons; OMB Control No. 1615-0099.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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 
November 8, 2010.
    During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to 
revise the Form I-914. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I-914 we will 
advise the public when we publish the 30-day notice in the Federal 
Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The public 
will then have 30 days to comment on any revisions to the Form I-914.
    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), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210. Comments may 
also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. When submitting comments by e-mail, please make sure 
to add OMB Control No. 1615-0099 in the subject box. 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 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 an existing 
information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for T Nonimmigrant 
Status; Supplement A: Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 
Recipient; and Supplement B: Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for 
Victim of Trafficking in Persons.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-914; 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
914 permits victims of severe forms of trafficking and their immediate 
family members to demonstrate that they qualify for temporary 
nonimmigrant status pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking

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and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA), and to receive temporary 
immigration benefits.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-914, 500 
responses at 2.25 hours per response; Supplement A, 500 responses at 1 
hour per response; Supplement B, 200 responses at .50 hours per 
response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,725 annual burden hours.
    If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please 
visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/.
    We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, 
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, Telephone 
number 202-272-8377.

    Dated: September 2, 2010.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-22352 Filed 9-7-10; 8:45 am]
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