[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11147-11148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4276]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension, Without 
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Form 70-
003, 70-004, IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability State Department of 
Corrections Officials and Facilities Assessment; OMB Control No. 1653-
0040.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE), 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 March 31, 2011, Vol. 76 No. 62 pp. 
17936, allowing for a 60 day comment period. No 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 for 
thirty days until March 26, 2012.
    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 OMB 
Desk Officer, for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to

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[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
    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 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, without change, of a 
previously approved collection. The type of information collection as 
previously reported in the 60-day Federal Register Notice at 76 FR 62 
pp. 17936, March 31, 2011 has changed due to the elimination of the 
proposed new forms 75-001 and 75-002.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability 
State Department of Corrections Officials and Facilities Assessment.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form 70-003, 
70-004; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Forms 75-001 and 75-
002, previously indicated as being a part of this collection in the 60-
day Federal Register Notice at 76 FR 62 pp. 17936, March 31, 2011, are 
no longer being added to this collection and the information proposed 
to be collected on these forms will not be collected.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State. Local or Tribal Government; 8 
U.S.C. 1231(a) gives the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. 
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 
revolutionizes immigration enforcement by using technology to share 
information between law enforcement agencies and applying risk-based 
methodologies to focus resources on assisting all local communities 
remove high-risk criminal aliens. In order for the Secure Communities 
Initiatives to meet its goals, ICE must collect detailed business 
requirements and input from its state and local law enforcement 
partners. 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 (.3333 hours) per response. The total number of responses 
of 7,356 previously reported in the 60-day Federal Register Notice at 
76 FR 62 pp. 17936, March 31, 2011, has been corrected to represent the 
elimination of proposed forms 75-001 and 75-002.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 2,334 annual burden hours. The total number of 
burden hours of 2,453 previously reported in the 60-day Federal 
Register Notice at 76 FR 62 pp. 17936, March 31, 2011, has been 
corrected to represent the elimination of proposed forms 75-001 and 75-
002.
    Requests for a copy of the proposed information collection 
instrument, with instructions; or inquiries for additional information 
should be directed to: John Ramsay, Forms Program Manager, U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street, SW., Mail Stop 
5705, Washington, DC 20536.

John Ramsay,
Forms Program Manager, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-4276 Filed 2-23-12; 8:45 am]
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