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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of Existing

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; application--

alternative inspection services.

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The Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service

submitted the following information collection request utilizing

emergency review procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act 1995. This proposed information collection was previously

published in the Federal Register on October 15, 1996, at 61 FR 53766,

allowing for an emergency review with a 60-day public comment period.

No comments were received by the Immigration and Naturalization

Service. The Office of Management and Budget approved this information

collection under emergency review.

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

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

January 23, 1997. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

Part 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 Office of

Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer, 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 202-514-1590.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies should address one or more of the following points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/

component, including whether the information will have practical

utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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 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.

The proposed collection is listed below:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently

approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection. Application--Alternative

Inspection Services.

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

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form I-823.

Inspections 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

collected data will be used to determine eligibility for automated

inspections programs and to secure those data elements necessary to

confirm enrollment at the time of application for admission to the

United States.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 500,000

respondents at 70 minutes (1.166) per response.

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

with the collection: 583,000 annual burden hours.

Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly

encouraged.

Dated: December 19, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96-32705 Filed 12-24-96; 8:45 am]

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