70 FR 185 pg. 56181 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 185Page: 56181
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-19153 Filed 9-23-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
60-day notice of information collection under review; application for authorization to issue health care certificates; Form I-905.
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has submitted the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until November 25, 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 agencies 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 collection.
(2) Title of Form/Collection: Application for Authorization to Issue Health Care Certificates.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-905. Business and Trade Services. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Not-for-profit institutions. The data collected on this form is used by the USCIS to determine eligibility of an organization to issue certificates to foreign health care workers.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 10 responses at 4 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 40 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; 202-272-8377.
Dated: September 21, 2005.
Stephen R. Tarrgon,
Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-19153 Filed 9-23-05; 8:45 am]
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