05-3850. Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, Comment Request
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ACTION:
60-day notice of information collection under review; Employment Authorization Document, Form I-765.
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until April 29, 2005.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information 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: Extension of a currently approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/collection: Employment Authorization Document.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form I-765. 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 or households. The information collected on this form is used by the USCIS to determine eligibility for the issuance of the employment document.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1,873,296 responses at 3.42 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 6,406,672 annual burden hours.
If you have comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Start Printed Page 9666Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; 202-272-8377.
Start SignatureDated: February 23, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-3850 Filed 2-25-05; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 02/28/2005
- Department:
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- 60-day notice of information collection under review; Employment Authorization Document, Form I-765.
- Document Number:
- 05-3850
- Pages:
- 9665-9666 (2 pages)
- PDF File:
- 05-3850.pdf