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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / Notices6271(3) Enhance the quality, utility, andclarity of the information to becollected; and(4) Minimize the burden of thecollection of information on those whoare to respond, including through theuse of appropriate automated,electronic, mechnical, or othertechnological collection techniques orother forms of information technology,e.g., permitting electronic submission ofresponses.Overview of this informationcollection:(1) Type of Information Collection:Revision of a currently approvedcollection.(2) Title of the Form/Collection:Application for Asylum andWithholding of Removal.(3) Agency form number, if any, andthe applicable component of theDepartment of Justice sponsoring thecollection: Form I–589. Office ofInternational Affairs, Asylum Division,Immigration and Naturalization Service.(4) Affected public who will be askedor required to respond, as well as a briefabstract: Primary: Individuals orHouseholds. The information collectedis used by the INS and EOIR to accesseligibility of persons applying forasylum and withholding of deportation.(5) An estimate of the total number ofrespondents and the amount of timeestimated for an average respondent torespond: 80,000 responses at three andone half (3.5) hours per response.(6) An estimate of the total publicburden (in hours) associated with thecollection: 280,000 annual burdenhours.If you have additional comments,suggestions, or need a copy of theproposed information collectioninstrument with instructions, oradditional information, please contactRichard A. Sloan 202–616–7600,Director, Policy Directives, andInstructions Branch, Immigrataion andNaturalization Service, U.S. Departmentof Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,comments and/or suggestions regardingthe item(s) contained in this notice,especially regarding the estimatedpublic burden and associated responsetime may also be directed to Mr.Richard A. Sloan.If additional information is requiredcontact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, ClearanceOfficer, United States Department ofJustice, Information Management andSecurity Staff, Justice ManagementDivision, Suite 850, Washington Center,1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC20530.Dated: February 6, 1997.Robert B. Briggs,Department Clearance Officer, United StatesDepartment of Justice.[FR Doc. 97–3392 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4410–18–MAgency Information CollectionActivities; Extension of ExistingCollection; Comment RequestACTION: Notice of information collectionunder review; report of complaint.Office of Management and Budget(OMB) approval is being sought for theinformation collection listed below.This proposed information collectionwas previously published in the FederalRegister on November 14, 1996 at 61 FR58425, allowing for a 60-day publiccomment period. No comments werereceived by the Immigration andNaturalization Service. The purpose ofthis notice is to allow an additional 30days for public comments from the datelisted at the top of this page in theFederal Register. This process isconducted in accordance with 5 CFRPart 1320.10.Written comments and/or suggestionsregarding the item(s) contained in thisnotice, especially regarding theestimated public burden and associatedresponse time, should be directed to theOffice of Management and Budget,Office of Regulatory Affairs, Attention:Department of Justice Desk Officer,Washington, DC 20530. Additionally,comments may be submitted to OMB viafacsimile to 202–395–7285. Commentsmay also be submitted to theDepartment of Justice (DOJ), JusticeManagement Division, InformationManagement and Security Staff,Attention: Department ClearanceOfficer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW.,Washington, DC 20530. Additionally,comments may be submitted to DOJ viafacsimile to 202–514–1534.Written comments and suggestionsfrom the public and affected agenciesshould address one or more of thefollowing points:(1) Evaluate whether the proposedcollection of information is necessaryfor the proper performance of thefunctions of the agency/component,including whether the information willhave practical utility;(2) Evaluate the accuracy of theagencies/components estimate of theburden of the proposed collection ofinformation, including the validity ofthe methodology and assumptions used;(3) Enhance the quality, utility, andclarity of the information to becollected; and(4) Minimize the burden of thecollection of information on those whoare to respond, including through theuse of appropriate automated,electronic, mechanical, or othertechnological collection techniques orother forms of information technology,e.g., permitting electronic submission ofresponses.Overview of this InformationCollection:(1) Type of information collection;Extension of a currently approvedcollection.(2) The title of the form/collection:Report of Complaint.(3) The agency form number, if any,and the applicable component of theDepartment sponsoring the collection:Form I–847. Border Patrol Division,Immigration and Naturalization Service.(4) Affected public who will be askedor required to respond, as well as a briefabstract: Primary: Individuals orHouseholds. This information collectionis used by the Immigration andNaturalization Service (INS) to establisha record of complaint and to initiate aninvestigation of misconduct by anofficer of the INS.(5) An estimate of the total number ofrespondents and the amount of timeestimated for an average respondent torespond: 250 responses at 15 minutesper response.(6) An estimate of the total publicburden (in hours) associated with thecollection: 62.5 annual burden hours.If additional information is requiredcontact: Mr. Robert Briggs, ClearanceOfficer, United States Department ofJustice, Information Management andSecurity Staff, Justice ManagementDivision, Suite 850, Washington Center,1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC20530.Dated February 6, 1997.Robert B. Briggs,Department Clearance Officer, United StatesDepartment of Justice.[FR Doc. 97–3391 Filed 1–10–97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4410–18–MAgency Information CollectionActivities: New Collection; CommentRequestACTION: Request OMB emergencyapproval; Certificate of eligibility fornonimmigrant student (F–1/M–1) statusfor academic, language and vocationstudents (Pilot).The Department of Justice,Immigration and Naturalization Servicehas submitted the following informationcollection request (ICR) utilizingemergency review procedures, to the