80_FR_17122 80 FR 17061 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act, Forms I-864; I-864A; I-864EZ; I-864W; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

80 FR 17061 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act, Forms I-864; I-864A; I-864EZ; I-864W; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 61 (March 31, 2015)

Page Range17061-17062
FR Document2015-06732

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection notice was previously published in the Federal Register on January 27, 2015, at 80 FR 4297, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 1 comment in connection with the 60-day notice.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17061-17062]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06732]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0075]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Affidavit of Support 
Under Section 213A of the Act, Forms I-864; I-864A; I-864EZ; I-864W; 
Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection notice was previously 
published in the Federal Register on January 27, 2015, at 80 FR 4297, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 1 
comment in connection with the 60-day notice.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
April 30, 2015. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS 
Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. Comments may 
also be submitted via fax at (202) 395-5806. All submissions received 
must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-0075.
    You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal 
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For 
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is 
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  If you need a copy of the information 
collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, 
please visit the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-2007-0029 in the search box. We may 
also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory 
Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number 202-272-8377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments

    Note:  The address listed in this notice should only be used to 
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do 
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this 
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your 
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

    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 forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Affidavit of Support under 
Section 213A of the Act.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: Forms I-864; I-864A; I-864EZ; I-864W; 
USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. These 
forms are used by family-based and certain employment-based immigrants 
to have the petitioning relative execute an Affidavit of Support on 
their behalf.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated 
total number of respondents for the information collection Form I-864, 
439,500 responses at 6 hours per response; Form I-864A, 215,800 
responses at 1.75 hours per response; Form I-864EZ, 100,000 responses 
at 2.5 hours per response; Form I-864W, 1,000 responses at 1 hour per 
response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated 
with this collection is 3,265,650 hours.
    (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated 
with the collection: The estimated cost burden for this collection is 
$132,177,500.


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    Dated: March 18, 2015.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-06732 Filed 3-30-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 61 / Tuesday, March 31, 2015 / Notices 17061 Number of Total burden Number of Total Time per Collection responses per hours respondents responses response respondent Importer Security Filing ..................................................... 17,739,000 240,000 33.75 8,100,000 2.19 hours. Vessel Stow Plan (Import) ................................................ 31,803 163 109 17,767 1.79 hours. Vessel Stow Plan (Export) ................................................ 31,803 163 109 17,767 1.79 hours. Container Status Messages .............................................. 23,996 60 4,285,000 257,100,000 0.0056 minutes. Request for Manifest Confidentiality ................................. 1,260 5,040 1 5,040 15 minutes. Electronic Air Export Manifest .......................................... 121,711 260 5,640 1,466,400 5 minutes. Electronic Ocean Export Manifest .................................... 5,000 500 400 200,000 1.5 minutes. Electronic Rail Export Manifest ......................................... 2,490 50 300 15,000 10 minutes. Total ........................................................................... 20,796,603 289,996 ........................ 281,217,774 Dated: March 23, 2015. omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Tracey Denning, submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806. All clarity of the information to be Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and submissions received must include the collected; and Border Protection. agency name and the OMB Control (4) Minimize the burden of the [FR Doc. 2015–07275 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am] Number 1615–0075. collection of information on those who BILLING CODE 9111–14–P You may wish to consider limiting the are to respond, including through the amount of personal information that you use of appropriate automated, provide in any voluntary submission electronic, mechanical, or other DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND you make. For additional information technological collection techniques or SECURITY please read the Privacy Act notice that other forms of information technology, is available via the link in the footer of e.g., permitting electronic submission of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration http://www.regulations.gov. responses. Services FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Overview of This Information [OMB Control Number 1615–0075] you need a copy of the information Collection collection instrument with instructions, Agency Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection or additional information, please visit Activities: Affidavit of Support Under Request: Revision of a Currently the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: Section 213A of the Act, Forms I–864; Approved Collection. http://www.regulations.gov and enter (2) Title of the Form/Collection: I–864A; I–864EZ; I–864W; Revision of a USCIS–2007–0029 in the search box. Currently Approved Collection Affidavit of Support under Section We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 213A of the Act. AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory (3) Agency form number, if any, and Immigration Services, Department of Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, the applicable component of the DHS Homeland Security. Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, sponsoring the collection: Forms I–864; ACTION: 30-Day notice. Washington, DC 20529–2140, I–864A; I–864EZ; I–864W; USCIS. Telephone number 202–272–8377. (4) Affected public who will be asked SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: or required to respond, as well as a brief Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and abstract: Primary: Individuals or Immigration Services (USCIS) will be Comments households. These forms are used by submitting the following information family-based and certain employment- collection request to the Office of Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to submit comments based immigrants to have the Management and Budget (OMB) for petitioning relative execute an Affidavit concerning this information collection. review and clearance in accordance Please do not submit requests for individual of Support on their behalf. with the Paperwork Reduction Act of case status inquiries to this address. If you (5) An estimate of the total number of 1995. The information collection notice are seeking information about the status of respondents and the amount of time was previously published in the Federal your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case estimated for an average respondent to Register on January 27, 2015, at 80 FR Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ respond: The estimated total number of 4297, allowing for a 60-day public Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. respondents for the information comment period. USCIS did receive 1 collection Form I–864, 439,500 comment in connection with the 60-day Written comments and suggestions responses at 6 hours per response; Form notice. from the public and affected agencies I–864A, 215,800 responses at 1.75 hours DATES: The purpose of this notice is to should address one or more of the per response; Form I–864EZ, 100,000 allow an additional 30 days for public following four points: responses at 2.5 hours per response; comments. Comments are encouraged (1) Evaluate whether the proposed Form I–864W, 1,000 responses at 1 hour and will be accepted until April 30, collection of information is necessary per response. 2015. This process is conducted in for the proper performance of the (6) An estimate of the total public asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. functions of the agency, including burden (in hours) associated with the ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or whether the information will have collection: The total estimated annual suggestions regarding the item(s) practical utility; hour burden associated with this contained in this notice, especially (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the collection is 3,265,650 hours. regarding the estimated public burden agency’s estimate of the burden of the (7) An estimate of the total public and associated response time, must be proposed collection of information, burden (in cost) associated with the directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer including the validity of the collection: The estimated cost burden via email at oira_submission@ methodology and assumptions used; for this collection is $132,177,500. 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17062 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 61 / Tuesday, March 31, 2015 / Notices Dated: March 18, 2015. 1. Any waiver of a regulation must be a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part Laura Dawkins, in writing and must specify the grounds 570. Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, for approving the waiver; Where more than one regulatory Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 2. Authority to approve a waiver of a provision is involved in the grant of a and Immigration Services, Department of regulation may be delegated by the particular waiver request, the action is Homeland Security. Secretary only to an individual of listed under the section number of the [FR Doc. 2015–06732 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am] Assistant Secretary or equivalent rank, first regulatory requirement that appears BILLING CODE 9111–97–P and the person to whom authority to in 24 CFR and that is being waived. For waive is delegated must also have example, a waiver of both § 58.73 and authority to issue the particular § 58.74 would appear sequentially in the regulation to be waived; listing under § 58.73. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 3. Not less than quarterly, the Waiver of regulations that involve the URBAN DEVELOPMENT Secretary must notify the public of all same initial regulatory citation are in waivers of regulations that HUD has time sequence beginning with the [Docket No. FR–5789–N–04] approved, by publishing a notice in the earliest-dated regulatory waiver. Federal Register. These notices (each Should HUD receive additional Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests covering the period since the most information about waivers granted Granted for the Fourth Quarter of recent previous notification) shall: during the period covered by this report Calendar Year 2014 a. Identify the project, activity, or (the fourth quarter of calendar year undertaking involved; 2014) before the next report is published AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, b. Describe the nature of the provision (the first quarter of calendar year 2015), HUD. waived and the designation of the HUD will include any additional ACTION: Notice. provision; waivers granted for the fourth quarter in c. Indicate the name and title of the the next report. SUMMARY: Section 106 of the Department person who granted the waiver request; Accordingly, information about of Housing and Urban Development d. Describe briefly the grounds for approved waiver requests pertaining to Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform approval of the request; and HUD regulations is provided in the Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly e. State how additional information Appendix that follows this notice. Federal Register notices of all about a particular waiver may be regulatory waivers that HUD has obtained. Dated: March 24, 2015. approved. Each notice covers the Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act Tonya T. Robinson, quarterly period since the previous also contains requirements applicable to Principal Deputy General Counsel. Federal Register notice. The purpose of waivers of HUD handbook provisions APPENDIX this notice is to comply with the that are not relevant to the purpose of requirements of section 106 of the HUD this notice. Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Reform Act. This notice contains a list This notice follows procedures Requirements Granted by Offices of the provided in HUD’s Statement of Policy Department of Housing and Urban of regulatory waivers granted by HUD on Waiver of Regulations and Directives Development October 1, 2014 through during the period beginning on October December 31, 2014 1, 2014, and ending on December 31, issued on April 22, 1991 (56 FR 16337). 2014. In accordance with those procedures Note to Reader: More information about and with the requirements of section the granting of these waivers, including a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of copy of the waiver request and approval, may general information about this notice, regulations are granted by the Assistant be obtained by contacting the person whose contact Camille E. Acevedo, Associate Secretary with jurisdiction over the name is listed as the contact person directly General Counsel for Legislation and after each set of regulatory waivers granted. regulations for which a waiver was Regulations, Department of Housing and requested. In those cases in which a The regulatory waivers granted appear in Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, the following order: General Deputy Assistant Secretary I. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office SW., Room 10282, Washington, DC granted the waiver, the General Deputy 20410–0500, telephone 202–708–1793 of Community Planning and Development. Assistant Secretary was serving in the II. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office (this is not a toll-free number). Persons absence of the Assistant Secretary in of Housing. with hearing- or speech-impairments accordance with the office’s Order of III. Regulatory waivers granted by the may access this number through TTY by Succession. Office of Public and Indian Housing. calling the toll-free Federal Relay This notice covers waivers of Service at 800–877–8339. I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office regulations granted by HUD from of Community Planning and Development For information concerning a October 1, 2014 through December 31, particular waiver that was granted and For further information about the following 2014. For ease of reference, the waivers regulatory waivers, please see the name of for which public notice is provided in granted by HUD are listed by HUD the contact person that immediately follows this document, contact the person program office (for example, the Office the description of the waiver granted. whose name and address follow the of Community Planning and • Regulation: 24 CFR 58.22(a). description of the waiver granted in the Development, the Office of Fair Housing Project/Activity: The Spokane Tribe of accompanying list of waivers that have and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Indians requested a waiver of 24 CFR asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES been granted in the fourth quarter of Housing, and the Office of Public and 58.22(a) for the demolition and new calendar year 2014. Indian Housing, etc.). Within each construction of the West End Community program office grouping, the waivers are Center serving the Spokane Tribe in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section Wellpinit, WA. The waiver requested 106 of the HUD Reform Act added a listed sequentially by the regulatory clearance for the demolition of the old new section 7(q) to the Department of section of title 24 of the Code of Federal community center prior to the Request for Housing and Urban Development Act Regulations (CFR) that is being waived. Release of Funds (RROF). (42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides For example, a waiver of a provision in Nature of Requirement: The regulation at that: 24 CFR part 58 would be listed before 24 CFR 58.22(a) provides that no entity may VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Mar 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1


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Document Modified: 2015-12-18 11:47:50
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day notice.
DatesThe purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 30, 2015. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ContactIf you need a copy of the information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, please visit the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: http:// www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-2007-0029 in the search box. We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number 202-272-8377.
FR Citation80 FR 17061 
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