80 FR 61837 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130, and Form I-130A; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

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

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 198 (October 14, 2015)

Page Range		61837-61838
FR Document		2015-26164

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (e.g., the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61837-61838]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26164]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0012]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Alien 
Relative, Form I-130, and Form I-130A; Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection

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

Action:  60-Day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services (USCIS), invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently 
approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the information collection notice is published 
in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the 
information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated 
burden (e.g., the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents 
to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual 
information collection instruments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
December 14, 2015.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1615-0012 in the subject box, the agency name, and Docket ID USCIS-
2007-0037. To avoid duplicate submissions please use only one of the 
following methods to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2007-0037;
    (2) Email. Submit comments to [email protected]; or
    (3) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy 
and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. (This is not a toll-free number. Comments are not 
accepted via telephone message.) Please note contact information 
provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not 
for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information 
about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status 
Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or 
call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 
800-767-1833).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments

    You may access the information collection instrument with 
instructions, or additional information, by visiting the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal site at http://www.regulations.gov and entering 
USCIS-2007-0037 in the search box. Regardless of the method used for 
submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted, 
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you 
provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You 
may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that 
you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. DHS may 
withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it 
determines may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For 
additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is 
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following four points:

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    (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: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for Alien Relative.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-130, and I-130A; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
130 allows U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United 
States to petition on behalf of certain alien relatives who wish to 
immigrate to the United States. Form I-130A allows for the collection 
of additional information for spouses of the petitioners necessary to 
facilitate a decision.
    (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-130 
is 787,037 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours. The 
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection 
Form I-130A is 36,689 and the estimated hour burden per response is 
0.833 hours.
    (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 1,604,636 hours.
    (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated 
with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated 
with this collection of information is 314,603,120.

    Dated: October 7, 2015.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
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(1) Evaluate whether the proposed Dated: October 7, 2015. protect the quality, safety, durability,
collection of information is necessary Laura Dawkins, and affordability of manufactured
for the proper performance of the Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, homes. The Act was amended on
functions of the agency, including Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship December 27, 2000 (Manufactured
whether the information will have and Immigration Services, Department of Housing Improvement Act of 2000, Title
practical utility; Homeland Security. VI, Pub. L. 106–659, 114 Stat. 2997) to
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the [FR Doc. 2015–26164 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am] require that HUD establish and
agency’s estimate of the burden of the BILLING CODE 9111–97–P implement a Federal manufactured
proposed collection of information, home installation program that includes
including the validity of the installation standards, the training and
methodology and assumptions used; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND licensing of manufactured home
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and URBAN DEVELOPMENT installers, and the inspection of the
clarity of the information to be installation of manufactured homes.
collected; and [Docket No. FR–5893–N–01] On October 19, 2007 (72 FR 59338),
(4) Minimize the burden of the HUD began implementing these
collection of information on those who Notice of Deadlines for Installers’ requirements with the publication of its
are to respond, including through the Licenses Under the HUD Manufactured Model Manufactured Home Installation
use of appropriate automated, Housing Installation Program Standards final rule. The Model
electronic, mechanical, or other AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Installation Standards, which are
technological collection techniques or Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing codified at 24 CFR part 3285, establish
other forms of information technology Commissioner, (HUD). the minimum requirements for the
(e.g., permitting electronic submission initial installation of new manufactured
ACTION: Notice.
of responses). homes. Under these standards, States
SUMMARY: The National Manufactured that choose to operate an installation
Overview of This Information program for manufactured homes must
Collection Housing Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974, as amended, is implement installation standards that
(1) Type of Information Collection: intended to protect the quality, safety, provide protection to its residents that
Revision of a Currently Approved durability, and affordability of equals or exceeds the protections
Collection. manufactured homes. In order to provided by part 3285.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: accomplish those objectives, the Act The Model Manufactured Home
Petition for Alien Relative. requires HUD to establish and Installation Standards are, however, one
(3) Agency form number, if any, and implement manufactured home component of HUD’s efforts to
the applicable component of the DHS installation programs for States that implement the Act. The second
sponsoring the collection: I–130, and I– choose not to operate their own component, HUD’s Manufactured
130A; USCIS. installation programs. Among other Housing Installation Program,
(4) Affected public who will be asked establishes requirements for training
things, HUD’s installation program for
or required to respond, as well as a brief and licensing manufactured home
these States includes the training and
abstract: Primary: Individuals or installers. HUD published its
licensing of manufactured home
households. Form I–130 allows U.S. Manufactured Housing Installation
installers. HUD has recently begun
citizens or lawful permanent residents Program regulations, codified at 24 CFR
providing the training that would
of the United States to petition on behalf part 3286, on June 20, 2008 (73 FR
qualify individuals to apply to obtain a
of certain alien relatives who wish to 35292). Together parts 3285 and 3286
manufactured home installation license.
immigrate to the United States. Form I– establish requirements that implement
As a result, this notice advises that
130A allows for the collection of Section 605 (42 U.S.C. 5404). Under
installers wishing to install
additional information for spouses of Section 605, HUD is required to
manufactured homes in States where
the petitioners necessary to facilitate a implement an installation program to
HUD administers their installation
decision. enforce the Installation Standards in
(5) An estimate of the total number of program that they will be required to
States that do not have installation
respondents and the amount of time apply for and obtain a HUD Installer’s
programs approved by HUD.
estimated for an average respondent to License.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: II. Installer Licensing in HUD-
respond: The estimated total number of
Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator, Administered States
respondents for the information
collection Form I–130 is 787,037 and Office of Manufactured Housing HUD’s Manufactured Home
the estimated hour burden per response Programs, Department of Housing and Installation program is designed to
is 2 hours. The estimated total number Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street apply minimum standards to the
of respondents for the information SW., Room 9166, Washington, DC installation of new manufactured homes
collection Form I–130A is 36,689 and 20410, telephone 202–708–6423 (this is and ensure that qualified persons install
the estimated hour burden per response not a toll-free number). Persons who the homes properly. Manufactured
is 0.833 hours. have difficulty hearing or speaking may homes that are properly installed
(6) An estimate of the total public access this number via TTY by calling provide safe and durable quality
burden (in hours) associated with the the toll-free Federal Information Relay housing that can also be highly
collection: The total estimated annual Service at 800–877–8339. affordable, since proper installation can
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hour burden associated with this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mean fewer repairs and longer home-
collection is 1,604,636 hours. lives. Recognizing that the quality of the
(7) An estimate of the total public I. Background installation work on a manufactured
burden (in cost) associated with the The National Manufactured Housing home depends primarily on the
collection: The estimated total annual Construction and Safety Standards Act installer, the training and licensure of
cost burden associated with this of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401–5426) (the Act) individual installers is a central feature
collection of information is 314,603,120. is intended, among other things, to of HUD’s Manufactured Home

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		60-Day Notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until December 14, 2015.
Contact		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. (This is not a toll-free number. Comments are not accepted via telephone message.) Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).
FR Citation		80 FR 61837

80 FR 61837 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130, and Form I-130A; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 198 (October 14, 2015)

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