Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Emergency extension of existing collection; Petition to remove

the conditions on residence.

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The Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service

(INS) has submitted an emergency information collection request to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide for the

required final 30 days for public review/comment and ample time for

OMB's review and final action. To ensure that the review process is

conducted in accordance with the procedures specified in 5 CFR 1320.10,

the INS is also requesting an extension of the current OMB approval

period until January 31, 1998.

This information collection was previously published in the Federal

Register on July 17, 1997 at 62 FR 38323, allowing for an emergency

extension with a 60-day public comment period. No comments were

received by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Comments are

encouraged and will be accepted for an additional ``thirty days'' until

November 24, 1997.

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 Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Ms. Debra Bond, 202-395-7316, Department of Justice Desk

Officer, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments may

be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-395-6974.

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, 425 I Street, NW.,

Room 5307, Washington, DC 20536.

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 agencies 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of currently approved

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition to Remove the Conditions

on Residence.

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

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form I-751.

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. Aliens

granted conditional residence through marriage to a United States

citizen or permanent resident use this information collection to

petition for the removal of those conditions.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 128,889

respondents at 80 minutes or (1.33) hours per response.

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

with the collection: 171,422 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: October 21, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97-28293 Filed 10-23-97; 8:45 am]

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