Agency Information Collection Activities

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection Activities

action: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Arrival/

Departure Record.

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought

for the information collection listed below. This proposed information

collection was previously published in the Federal Register on December

31, 1998 at 63 FR 72333, 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. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

June 25, 1999. 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 Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Stuart Shapiro, 202-395-7316, Department of Justice Desk

Officer, Washington, DC 20503. 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.

Comments may also be submitted to DOJ via facsimile to 202-514-1534.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies 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 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 form of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of

previously approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Arrival/Departure Record.

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

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Forms I-94. Office of

Inspections, 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.

Documentation of alien arrival and departure to and from the United

States is a part of the manifest requirements of Section 231 and 235 of

the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and may be evidence of

registration when issued as provided by Section 264 of the INA.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 13,924,380

responses at 4 minutes (.066 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 919,009 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 Mr. 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.

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: May 20, 1999.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service.

[FR Doc 99-13345 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]

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