[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15787-15788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6418]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-131, Revision of 
an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
131, Application for Travel Document.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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 December 28, 2011, at 77 FR 81517, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive 
comments in connection with that information collection notice.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
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comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 16, 
2012. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding any item contained in 
this notice, especially those regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, 
Regulatory Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Washington, 
DC 20529-2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 
202-272-8352 or via email at [email protected], and to the OMB 
USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via email at [email protected].
    When submitting comments by email please make sure to add OMB 
Control Number 1615-0013 in the subject box. Written comments and 
suggestions from the public and affected agencies 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: Revision of an existing 
information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Travel Document.
    (3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the Applicable Component of the 
Department of Homeland Security Sponsoring the Collection: Form I-131. 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
    (4) Affected Public who Will Be Asked or Required To Respond, as 
Well as Brief Abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Certain 
aliens, namely permanent or conditional residents, refugees or asylees 
and aliens abroad use this information collection to apply for a travel 
document to lawfully enter or reenter the United States.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 338,940 
responses at 1.9 hours (1 hour and 55 minutes) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 643,986 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/fdmspublic/component/main.
    We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, 
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020, telephone 
number 202-272-8377.

    Dated: March 8, 2012.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive 
Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-6418 Filed 3-15-12; 8:45 am]
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