[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35991-35992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14637]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-829, Extension 
of an Existing Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Correction

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions.

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    On June 7, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published an information 
collection notice in the Federal Register at 77 FR 33758 by error due 
to an incorrect submission. This document corrects and replaces the 
document that erroneously published on June 7, 2012, at 77 FR 33758.
    DHS, 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 (PRA) of 1995. 
The information collection notice was previously published in the 
Federal Register on March 13, 2012, at 77 FR 14817, allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. USCIS received two comments and acknowledges 
receipt of the comments in the supporting statement (item 8) posted at 
www.Regulations.gov.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
July 16, 2012. 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 DHS, and to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: Chief, 
Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, USCIS, 
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may 
also be submitted to DHS via email at [email protected] or via the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at http://www.Regulations.gov under 
e-Docket number USCIS-2006-0009, and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via 
facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via [email protected]. When 
submitting comments by email please make sure to add OMB Control Number 
1615-0045 in the subject box.

    Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to 
submit comments concerning the extension of this information 
collection. Please do not submit requests for individual case status 
inquiries to this address. If you are seeking information about the 
status of your individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' 
online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the 
USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-
767-1833).

    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the 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 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, 
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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: Petition by Entrepreneur to 
Remove Conditions.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-829. 
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 and households. This 
form is used by a conditional resident alien entrepreneur who obtained 
such status through a qualifying investment, to apply to remove 
conditions on his or her conditional residence, and on the conditional 
residence for his or her spouse and children.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1,500 responses 
at 1.08 hours (65 minutes) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,620 annual burden hours.
    If you need a copy of this information collection instrument, 
please visit the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at http://www.Regulations.gov. If additional information is required contact: 
USCIS, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020, telephone (202) 
272-8377.

    Dated: June 12, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-14637 Filed 6-14-12; 8:45 am]
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