Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of Existing

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; application for

advance permission to return to unrelinquished domicile.

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Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below. This proposed information

collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August

14, 1996, at 61 FR 42270, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.

No comments were received by the Immigration and Naturalization

Service.

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

public comments until January 6, 1997. This process is conducted in

accordance with 5 CFR Part 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item 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 Regulatory Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Office, Washington, DC 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-7285.

Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ),

Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff,

Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be submitted to DOJ

via facsimile to (202) 514-1534.

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

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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: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Advance

Permission to Return to Unrelinquished Domicile.

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

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form I-191. Office of

Examinations, Adjudications Division, Immigration and Naturalization

Service.

(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 will be used to determine whether an

applicant is eligible for discretionary relief under section 212(c) of

the Act.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 300 respondents

at 15 minutes (.250) per response.

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

with the collection: 75 annual burden hours.

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: December 2, 1996.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96-31038 Filed 12-5-96; 8:45 am]

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