[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4519-4520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02370]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0096]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Genealogy Index Search
Request and Genealogy Records Request
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
March 18, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. All submissions
received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-
0096 in the subject line.
You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number
(202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number; comments are not
accepted via telephone message.). Please note contact information
provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information
about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS website at http://www.uscis.gov, or call
the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800)
767-1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register on November 5, 2018, at 83 FR 55393, allowing for a
60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comment(s) in
connection with the 60-day notice.
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2006-0013 in the search 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 Request: Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Genealogy Index Search Request
and Genealogy Records Request.
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(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: G-1041 and G-1041A; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The
Genealogy Program is necessary to provide a more timely response to
requests for genealogical and historical records. Form G-1041 is
provided as a convenient means for persons to provide data necessary to
perform a search of historical agency indices. Form G-1041A provides a
convenient means for persons to identify a particular record desired
under the Genealogy Program. The forms provide rapid identification of
such requests and ensures expeditious handling. Persons such as
researchers, historians, and social scientists seeking ancestry
information for genealogical, family history and heir location purposes
will use Forms G-1041 and G- 1041A.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated
total number of respondents for the information collection G-1041 is
3,847 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1,924 hours. The
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection G-
1041A is 2,920 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1,460
hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated
with this collection is 3,384 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated
with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated
with this collection of information is $25,376.
Dated: February 8, 2019.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-02370 Filed 2-14-19; 8:45 am]
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