30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: June 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 105)]

[Notices]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-907, Revision of

a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-

907, Request for Premium Processing Service; OMB Control No. 1615-0048.

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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted 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 February 5, 2009, at 74 FR 6171, allowing for a 60-

day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

July 6, 2009. 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 the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk

Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue,

Washington, DC 20529-2210. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via

facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the

OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-6974 or via e-mail at

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.

When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB

Control Number 1615-0048 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 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,

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: Request for Premium Processing

Service.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-907.

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 will be used by USCIS to provide employers the opportunity to

request faster processing of certain employment-based petitions and

applications.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:

Filing by Mail 97,000 responses at 30 minutes (.50) per

response.

Electronically 3,000 responses at 20 minutes (.333) per

response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: 49,500 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please

visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/

main.

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,

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Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, telephone number

202-272-8377.

Dated: May 29, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

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