[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45282-45283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21515]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: Notice of information collection under review: Petition for
approval of school for attendance by nonimmigrant students.
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The Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS) 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
25, 1999 at 64 FR 9349, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No
public comment was received by the INS on this proposed information
collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged
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and will be accepted until September 20, 1999. This process is
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Stuart Shapiro, Department of Justice Desk Officer, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20530; 202-395-7316.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 collection; 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: Reinstatement without change of
a previously approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for Approval of School
for Attendance by Nonimmigrant Students.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form I-17.
Adjudications Division, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. The
information is used by learning institutions to determine acceptance of
nonimmigrant students, as well as INS to establish a list of names and
locations of schools or campuses within school systems or districts
with multiple locations, which schools are bona fide institutions of
learning.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 322 responses
at one (1) hour per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 322 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please contact Richard A. Sloan 202-514-3291,
Director, Policy Directives and Instructions Branch, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536. Additionally, comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time may
also be directed to Mr. Richard A. Sloan.
If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B.
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: August 10, 1999.
Richard A. Sloan,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[FR Doc. 99-21515 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]
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